Kenneth W. Kinzler Explained
Kenneth Wayne Kinzler (born January 30, 1962)[1] is a professor of oncology, and director of the Ludwig Center at Johns Hopkins University at the Sidney Kimmel Comprehensive Cancer Center.[2]
Kinzler received his PhD from Johns Hopkins University in 1988.[2] He is of German descent.
Much of his work has been in collaboration with Bert Vogelstein, beginning when Kinzler was a graduate student and Vogelstein was a new assistant professor.[3]
He developed serial analysis of gene expression (SAGE) as a bioinformatics tool for the quantification of gene expression.[2]
Awards
- 2002 MERIT Award, National Cancer Institute
- 2006 NCI Director's Service Award
- 2012 MERIT Award, National Cancer Institute
- 2013 AACR Team Science Award (pancreatic cancer team)
- 2014 AACR Team Science Award (brain cancer team)[2]
- 2014 Elected fellow of the AACR Academy
- 2015 Elected member of the National Academy of Medicine[4]
- 2016 Elected fellow of the National Academy of Sciences[5]
- 2017 AACR Team Science Award (liquid biopsy team)
- 2020 The Times 'Science Power List'[6]
Notes and References
- Web site: Kinzler, Kenneth W. . id.loc.gov . 2018-10-15.
- Web site: Kenneth Kinzler, PhD.
- An Interview with Bert Vogelstein and Kenneth Kinzler. Misia. Landau. 1 January 2015. Clinical Chemistry. 61. 1. 9–20. clinchem.aaccjnls.org. 10.1373/clinchem.2014.223271. 25550474. free.
- Web site: Johns Hopkins 'gene hunter' Kenneth Kinzler elected to National Academy of Medicine. 20 October 2015.
- Web site: Kenneth Kinzler. www.nasonline.org.
- News: Franklin-Wallis. Oliver. 23 May 2020. From pandemics to cancer: the science power list. en. The Times. 2020-05-26. 0140-0460.
