Randal J. Kaufman is the director and a professor of the Degenerative Diseases Program, Neuroscience and Aging Center at Sanford Burnham Prebys Medical Discovery Institute[1] and an adjunct professor in the Department of Pharmacology at the UC San Diego School of Medicine.[2]
Randal J. Kaufman | |
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| Alma mater | University of Colorado, Boulder |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Hemophilia, metabolic disease, diabetes, inflammation, cancer, neurodegeneration Cellular and Molecular Biology |
| Institutions | Genetics Institute Inc., Cambridge, Massachusetts
Howard Hughes Medical Institute, Ann Arbor, Michigan University of Michigan Medical Center, Ann Arbor Sanford Burnham Prebys Medical Discovery Institute (SBP), La Jolla, California |
| Thesis | Development and Maintenance of Drugs Resistance in Cultured Mammalian Cells |
| Doctoral advisor | Robert Schimke, Stanford University, Palo Alto CA |
Biography
editKaufman received his BA at the University of Colorado and went on to obtain his Ph.D. in pharmacology at Stanford University and undertook postdoctoral studies at the Center for Cancer Research at M.I.T., where he was a Helen Hay Whitney postdoctoral fellow with Nobel laureate Phillip Allen Sharp.[3] From 1994–2011, Kaufman was Professor of Biological Chemistry and Internal Medicine, Endowed Chair of Medicine and Investigator of Howard Hughes Medical Research Institute at the University of Michigan Medical School. He joined Sanford Burnham Prebys in 2011.[3]
Awards and honors
edit- 1993: Dr. Murray Thelin Award, National Hemophilia Foundation[4]
- 1998: International Association Francaise Des Hemophiles Award, "Prix Henri Chaigneau"
- 1999: Investigator Recognition Award, Intl. Soc. Thrombosis & Haemostasis (ISTH)[5]
- 2000: Distinguished Investigator Award-MI Hemophilia Society
- 2003: Van Wezel Prize, European Society of Animal Cell Technology (ESACT)
- 2006: Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science[6]
- 2007-2017: NIH NIDDK MERIT Award
- 2014, 2015: Thomson Reuters World's Most Influential Scientific Minds in Biochemistry & Biology[7]
- 2015: Society for Free Radical Research (SFRR), Clinical Science Award[8]
- 2016: Endowed Chair in Cell Biology. SBP Medical Discovery Institute[3]
- 2019: Clarivate's Web of Science Group of Highly Cited Researchers[9]
- 2021: Clarivate's Web of Science Group of Highly Cited Researchers[10]
- 2022: Research.com “Best Scientist Award”[11]
- 2023: Research.com “Biology and Biochemistry in United States Leader Award”[11]
- 2023: Clarivate's Web of Science Group of Highly Cited Researchers[12]
References
edit- ^ "Degenerative Diseases Program | Sanford Burnham Prebys". sbpdiscovery.org. Retrieved 2022-10-18.
- ^ "Randal Kaufman | UCSD Profiles". UCSD Profiles.
- ^ a b c "Randal Kaufman, Ph.D. - SBP". www.sbpdiscovery.org.
- ^ "Historical Awards of Excellence Winners | NBDF". National Hemophilia Foundation.
- ^ "BACH Awardees - International Society on Thrombosis and Haemostasis, Inc". International Society on Thrombosis and Haemostasis, Inc.
- ^ "AAAS News and Notes". Science. 314 (5803): 1256–1260. 2006. doi:10.1126/science.314.5803.1256. S2CID 220110082.
- ^ Robbins, Gary (13 July 2014). "SD home to 48 of world's top scientists". San Diego Union Tribune.
- "The World's Most Influential Scientific Minds 2015" (PDF). Thomson Reuters. 2015. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2021-11-02. Retrieved 2018-05-01. - ^ "Awards | OpenSearch SFRRE Society for Free Radical Research - Europe". SFRR-E Society for Free Radical Research - Europe.
- ^ "Highly Cited Researchers". publons.com. Retrieved 2022-10-18.
- ^ "Highly Cited Researchers". publons.com. Retrieved 2022-10-18.
- ^ a b "Randal J. Kaufman: H-index & Awards - Academic Profile | Research.com". Research.com.
- ^ "Highly Cited Researchers 2023". Clarivate. Retrieved 2023-11-15.