Kenneth S. Kosik
| Kenneth S. Kosik | |
|---|---|
 Kenneth S. Kosik December 2013 lab meeting | |
| Alma mater | Medical College of Pennsylvania |
| Occupation | Neurologist |
| Known for | Neuroscience research |
| Awards | Zenith Award - Alzheimer's Association |
| Website |
UCSB MCDBUCSB NRI |
Kenneth S. Kosik, M.D. is an American neurologist, author, researcher and professor in neuroscience at the University of California, Santa Barbara.[1] Recent contributions includes a significant discovery in understanding the way human embryonic stem cells function.[2] He has contributed to novel thinking about how to reduce risk for getting Alzheimer's disease and reduce the impact of this illness on our communities.[3][4] He was the founder and executive director of Cognitive Fitness & Innovative Therapies, followed by the Cottage Center for Brain Fitness.[5] Kosik provided much of the original data on the largest family in the world with a genetic form of Alzheimer's disease located in Antioquia, Colombia.[6][7]
Awards
- Whitaker Health Sciences Award, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
- Metropolitan Life Foundation Medical Award
- Derek Denny-Brown Neurological Scholar Award, the American Neurological Association
- Zenith Award from the Alzheimer's Association
- Ranwell Caputo Medal, the Argentine Society of Neurochemistry
- NASA Group Achievement Award to the Neurolab Science Team
Publications
- The Alzheimer's Solution: How Today's Care Is Failing Millions- and How We Can Do Better; Kenneth S. Kosik, Ellen Clegg; Publish Date: August 2009 ISBN 1-59102-728-4.[8]
- When Someone You Love Has Alzheimer's: The Caregiver's Journey; Earl A. Grollman, Kenneth S. Kosik; Publish Date: November 1997 ISBN 0-8070-2721-9.[9]
- Selected publications of K.S. Kosik, M.D.
External links
References
- ↑ https://www.mcdb.ucsb.edu/people/faculty/kosik
- ↑ "MicroRNA-145 regulates OCT4, SOX2, and KLF4 and represses pluripotency in human embryonic stem cells". 137 (4). May 2009: 647–58. doi:10.1016/j.cell.2009.02.038. PMID 19409607.
- ↑ Stix, Gary (June 2010). "Alzheimer's:Forestalling the Darkness" (PDF). Scientific American. 302 (6).
- ↑ Marx, Patricia (July 29, 2013). "Mentally Fit". The New Yorker. Retrieved 25 November 2013.
- ↑ Marcus, Amy (March 30, 2010). "How to Outsmart Alzheimer's New Effort Tries to Fight Disease With Word, Math Games, Even Wii for Exercise". The Wall Street Journal.
- ↑ Kosik, Kenneth (July–August 1999). "The Fortune Teller". The Sciences. 39 (4): 13–17. doi:10.1002/j.2326-1951.1999.tb03698.x.
- ↑ Belluck, Pam (June 1, 2010). "A Perplexing Case Puts a Doctor on the Trail of 'Madness'". New York Times.
- ↑ "The Alzheimer Epidemic: How Today's Care Is Failing Millions- and How We Can Do Better by Kenneth S. Kosik (9781591027287)". Allbookstores.com. Retrieved 2013-11-22.
- ↑ "When Someone You Love Has Alzheimer's: The Caregiver's Journey by Earl A. Grollman, Kenneth S. Kosik (9780807027219)". Allbookstores.com. 1997-11-01. Retrieved 2013-11-22.
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