Kenneth W. Kinzler

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Kenneth W. Kinzler
Born (1962-01-30) January 30, 1962 (age 60)
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Scientific career
Fields oncology, bioinformatics
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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]

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References

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