Robert Kuhn received his PhD in biochemistry and molecular biology at the University of California Santa Barbara, where he studied the centromeres of yeast. Following a postdoctoral fellowship studying photoreceptor genes in plants at UC Berkeley, he taught biochemistry, genetics and molecular biology at the University of California Santa Cruz. He joined the UCSC Genome Browser project in 2003, retiring as Associate Director in 2022. The Genome Browser is a widely used visualization tool giving access to the genomes of human, model organisms and more than one hundred other animals. Dr. Kuhn's responsibilities included influencing the growth of the Browser, identifying important datasets for inclusion into the Browser and enabling researchers worldwide through teaching the Genome Browser via videos and in-person workshops and seminars, now more than 300 in number (https://bit.ly/kuhnTalks). He has a particular interest in the support of clinical geneticists via online databases and tools for interpreting data. Dr Kuhn is now operating as Robert Kuhn Consulting, where he continues to offer Browser trainings, bioinformatics consultation and educational materials.