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 and his wife Rosalind, with whom he collaborated scientifically,[5] were recruited to the faculty in 1966 alongside Phil Majerus by the University's Chairman of Medicine. Kornfeld was first an instructor of medicine,[6] 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

References

  1. ↑ 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.
  2. ↑ Ladue Horton Watkins High School website, "Distinguished Alumni" Archived October 11, 2018, at the Wayback Machine. Accessed February 8, 2018.
  3. 1 2 3 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.
  4. 1 2 3 "Stuart Kornfeld". Faculty. Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis. July 11, 2017. Retrieved December 12, 2017.
  5. ↑ Varki, Ajit (July 1, 2010). "2010 Association of American Physicians George M. Kober MedalIntroduction of Stuart Kornfeld". The Journal of Clinical Investigation. 120 (7): 2635–2638. doi:10.1172/JCI43804. ISSN 0021-9738. PMC 2898621. PMID 20592476.
  6. ↑ 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.
  7. ↑ 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.
  8. ↑ "Stuart Kornfeld". www.nasonline.org.
  9. ↑ "Stuart Kornfeld". oncology.wustl.edu.
  10. ↑ "E.B. Wilson Medal". The American Society for Cell Biology. Retrieved June 5, 2018.

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