Christine Anne Orengo FRS is a Professor of Bioinformatics at University College London (UCL)[2][6][7][8] known for her work on protein structure, particularly the CATH database.

[11] She continued her studies at the University of Aberdeen where she was awarded a Master of Science degree in Medical Physics in 1977 for research on the disruption of iron metabolism in laboratory rats with Yoshida sarcomas.

[13] Following her PhD, Orengo worked in industry as Chief Chemist for FCI International, Brussels and mathematical modeller for Humphreys & Glasgow in London.

[15] As of 2021[update], according to Google Scholar[2] and Scopus[6] her most cited work has been published in Nature,[16] Nucleic Acids Research,[17][18] Structure[5] and the Journal of Molecular Biology.

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