Kenneth W. Kinzler

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]

Kenneth W. Kinzler
Born	(1962-01-30) January 30, 1962 (age 63)
Alma mater	Johns Hopkins University
Scientific career
Fields	oncology, bioinformatics
Institutions	Johns Hopkins University

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]