Stuart Kornfeld
Stuart Arthur Kornfeld is a professor of medicine at Washington University in St. Louis and researcher in glycobiology.[1]
Early life and education[]
Kornfeld was born in St. Louis on October 4, 1936 to Ruth and Max Kornfeld. He graduated from Ladue Horton Watkins High School in 1954.[2] He received his A.B. in 1958 from Dartmouth College and his MD in 1962 from Washington University School of Medicine. In 1959, he married Rosalind Hauk, a PhD student at Washington University.
Career[]
After medical school, Kornfeld did an internship at Barnes Hospital in St. Louis, and spent 2 years (1963–1965)[3] as a research associate at the National Institute of Arthritis and Metabolic Diseases of the National Institutes of Health.[4] He then returned to Washington University where he has remained since, serving as the school's hematology division head for thirty years.[3] He was recruited to the faculty in 1966 alongside Phil Majerus by the University's Chairman of Medicine as an instructor of medicine,[5] was promoted to assistant professor, and eventually professor in 1972.[4] From 1991 to 1997, he served as the director of the Medical Scientist Training Program.[4]
Awards[]
- 1972—Elected to the American Society for Clinical Investigation[6]
- 1976—Elected to the Association of American Physicians
- 1982—Elected to the National Academy of Sciences[7]
- 1983—Elected to the Institute of Medicine
- 1984—Elected to the American Academy of Arts and Sciences
- 1992 E. Donnall Thomas Prize, American Society of Hematology (inaugural recipient)
- 1999—Karl Meyer Award,
- 2010—E. B. Wilson Medal, American Society for Cell Biology (with James Rothman and Randy Schekman)[8][9]
- 2010—Kober Medal, Association of American Physicians
- 2012—Herbert Tabor/Journal of Biological Chemistry Lectureship, American Society for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology[3]
References[]
- ^ Kornfeld, S; Neill, US (2015). "A conversation with Stuart Kornfeld". J Clin Invest. 125 (8): 2908–9. doi:10.1172/JCI82628. PMC 4563762. PMID 26237040.
- ^ Ladue Horton Watkins High School website, "Distinguished Alumni". Accessed February 8, 2018.
- ^ Jump up to: a b c Hunt, Geoff (April 2012). "Tabor/JBC Lectureship Award: Kornfeld's work applauded for its 'rigor and scientific breadth'". ASBMB Today. American Society for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology. Retrieved June 5, 2018.
- ^ Jump up to: a b c "Stuart Kornfeld". Faculty. Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis. July 11, 2017. Retrieved December 12, 2017.
- ^ Sadler, J. Evan (August 12, 2016). "Phillip W. Majerus, MD (1936-2016)". Profiles. The Hematologist. Washington, D.C.: American Society of Hematology. 13 (5). doi:10.1182/hem.V13.5.6437.
- ^ Varki, Ajit (July 2010). "Introduction to Stuart Kornfeld" (PDF). The Journal of Clinical Investigation. 120 (7): 2635–8. doi:10.1172/jci43804. PMC 2898621. PMID 20592476.
- ^ http://www.nasonline.org, National Academy of Sciences -. "Stuart Kornfeld". www.nasonline.org.
- ^ "Stuart Kornfeld". oncology.wustl.edu.
- ^ "E.B. Wilson Medal". The American Society for Cell Biology. Retrieved June 5, 2018.
Further reading[]
- Schroeder, Mark A. (September 1, 2008). "The Evolution of the Hematology Fellowship". The Hematologist. American Society of Hematology. 5 (5). doi:10.1182/hem.V5.5.1297.
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