Biography:Kenneth W. Kinzler

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Kenneth W. Kinzler
Born (1962-01-30) January 30, 1962 (age 62)
Alma mater
Scientific career
Fieldsoncology, bioinformatics
Institutions

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.[3]

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]

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