Louis M. Kunkel
Louis Martens Kunkel(born October 13, 1949) is an Americangeneticistand member of theNational Academy of Sciences(NAS). His father (Henry G. Kunkel) and grandfather (Louis O. Kunkel) were also scientists and NAS members.[1]Kunkel came from a Lutheran background and attended Lutheran schools in youth. He later graduated fromGettysburg Collegein 1971.[2]He obtained his PhD fromJohns Hopkins University.[3]He is noted for discoveringdystrophin,[4][5]which is relevant tomuscular dystrophyresearch.[6]
Awards[edit]
- 1988GlaxoSmithKline Prize[7]
- 1989Gairdner Foundation International Award[8]
- 1991E. Mead Johnson Award[9]
- 2004William Allan Award[10]
- 2009March of Dimes Prize in Developmental Biology[11]
References[edit]
- ^Natvig, Jacob V.; Capra, J. Donald (2006)."Henry G. Kunkel. 1916-1983"(PDF).Biographical Memoirs.Washington D.C.: National Academy of Sciences. pp. 2–19.
- ^Gitschier J (2005)."2004 William Allan Award Address. Introductory speech for Louis Kunk".Am J Hum Genet.76(2): 203–4.doi:10.1086/427957.PMC1196362.PMID15714694.
- ^Boston Children's Hospital
- ^Hoffman EP, Brown RH, Kunkel LM (1987). "Dystrophin: the protein product of the Duchenne muscular dystrophy locus".Cell.51(6): 919–28.doi:10.1016/0092-8674(87)90579-4.PMID3319190.S2CID33548364.
- ^Bloomberg profile
- ^Discovery Could Speed Diagnoses of Dystrophy by HAROLD M. SCHMECK Jr. published in the May 26, 1988 issue of The New York Times
- ^Royal Society list of Past Winners
- ^The Gairdner Foundation page on Louis M. Kunkel
- ^E. Mead Johnson Award - Past Recipients page
- ^"William Allan Award at Past ASHG Award Recipients".Archived fromthe originalon 2014-10-03.Retrieved2015-10-22.
- ^MARCH OF DIMES PRIZE IN DEVELOPMENTAL BIOLOGY RECIPIENT LIST (pdf)
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