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Occupation
  
Neurologist

Known for
  
Neuroscience research


Name
  
Kenneth Kosik

Role
  
Author

Kenneth S. Kosik httpswwwmcdbucsbedusiteswwwmcdbucsbedu

Alma mater
  
Medical College of Pennsylvania

Awards
  
Zenith Award - Alzheimer's Association

Website
  
Kosik Neurobiology Lab UCSB MCDB UCSB NRI

Books
  
Outsmarting Alzheimer's: What You, The Alzheimer's Solution, The Alzheimer's Solution

Kenneth s kosik


Kenneth S. Kosik, M.D. is an American neurologist, author, researcher and professor in neuroscience at the University of California, Santa Barbara. Recent contributions includes a significant discovery in understanding the way human embryonic stem cells function. 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. He was the founder and executive director of Cognitive Fitness & Innovative Therapies, followed by the Cottage Center for Brain Fitness. 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.

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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.
  • 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.
  • Selected publications of K.S. Kosik, M.D.

    • References

    Kenneth S. Kosik Wikipedia
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