Kenneth Kendler
Kenneth Kendler | |
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Psychiatric Geneticist Kenneth Kendler | |
Born |
Kenneth S Kendler July 12, 1950 New York City, New York |
Residence | US |
Nationality | American |
Citizenship | US |
Alma mater | University of California, Santa Cruz, Stanford University School of Medicine, University of Birmingham, England |
Known for |
Psychiatry, Schizophrenia, Behavior genetics, Major depressive disorder |
Scientific career | |
Fields | Psychiatry |
Institutions | Virginia Institute for Psychiatric and Behavioral Genetics |
Doctoral advisor | Lindon Eaves |
Influences | Lindon Eaves |
Kenneth S. Kendler (born July 12, 1950)[1] is an American psychiatrist best known for this pioneering research in psychiatric genetics, particularly the genetic causes of schizophrenia.[2] Kendler is one of the highest cited psychiatry researchers. Between 1990 and 1998 he was the 2nd highest cited psychiatrist, and for the 1997-2007 decade he was ranked 4th by Thomson Reuters' Science Watch.[3] He has authored over 1,200 papers and in 2016 his h-index was 126.[4] Kendler's group was also noted for the replication of a study of Avshalom Caspi on the interaction of stressful life events and a serotonin transporter polymorphism in the prediction of episodes of major depression.[5]
Kendler is a Banks Distinguished Professor of Psychiatry, Professor of Human Genetics, and Director of the Virginia Institute of Psychiatric and Behavioral Genetics at the Virginia Commonwealth University.[6][7] Kendler is also one of the two Editors of Psychological Medicine. He served on the Work Group that revised the DSM-III, on the Task Force for DSM-IV, and on the DSM-5 Work Group for Mood Disorders.[8]
Kendler is also interested in philosophical issues in psychiatry.[6]
References
- ↑ Smith, Tammie (2015-12-13). "Kenneth Kendler: Digging into the roots of depression". Richmond Times-Dispatch. Retrieved 2018-07-10.
- ↑ Richardson, W. Mark (2002-01-01). Science and the Spiritual Quest: New Essays by Leading Scientists. Psychology Press. ISBN 9780415257671.
- ↑ Scientist Rankings in Psychiatry/Psychology
- ↑ "Web of Science Citation Report". apps.webofknowledge.com. Retrieved 2016-09-19.
- ↑ "New Hot Paper Comment by Kenneth S. Kendler". www.esi-topics.com. Retrieved 2016-09-19.
- 1 2 Fannon, Dominic (2006). "E-Interview: Kenneth S. Kendler". BJ Psych Bulletin. 30 (12): 480–480. doi:10.1192/pb.30.12.480-b. ISSN 1758-3209.
- ↑ "People at Virginia Institute for Psychiatric and Behavioral Genetics". www.vipbg.vcu.edu. Retrieved 2016-09-19.
- ↑ "Kendler, Kenneth. Virginia Institute for Psychiatric and Behavioral Genetics". vipbg.vcu.edu. Retrieved 2016-09-19.
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