Samiksha Jaiswal (Editor)

Louis M. Kunkel

Updated on
Edit
Like
Comment
Share on FacebookTweet on TwitterShare on LinkedInShare on Reddit
Parents
  
Henry Kunkel

Grandparent
  
Louis Otto Kunkel

Louis M. Kunkel imagesthescientistcomcontentfiguresimagesyr

Louis Martens Kunkel (born October 13, 1949) is an American geneticist and member of the National Academy of Sciences (NAS). His father (Henry G. Kunkel) and grandfather (Louis O. Kunkel) were also scientists and NAS members. Kunkel came from a Lutheran background and attended Lutheran schools in youth. He later graduated from Gettysburg College in 1971. He obtained his PhD from Johns Hopkins University. He is noted for discovering dystrophin, which is relevant to muscular dystrophy research.

References

Louis M. Kunkel Wikipedia


Similar Topics