Cynthia Kenyon

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gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:scientist
biologist
gptkbp:almaMater gptkb:Massachusetts_Institute_of_Technology
gptkb:University_of_Georgia
gptkbp:awardReceived gptkb:American_Academy_of_Arts_and_Sciences_Fellow
gptkb:Glenn_Award_for_Research_in_Biological_Mechanisms_of_Aging
gptkb:King_Faisal_International_Prize_in_Medicine
National Academy of Sciences member
American Philosophical Society member
American Academy of Arts and Sciences member
gptkbp:birthDate 1954
gptkbp:birthPlace gptkb:Chicago,_Illinois,_USA
gptkbp:citizenship gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:doctoralAdvisor gptkb:Graham_Walker
gptkbp:field genetics
molecular biology
gptkbp:gender female
gptkbp:hasORCID 0000-0002-1232-1234
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Cynthia Kenyon
gptkbp:influenced aging research
gptkbp:influencedBy gptkb:John_Sulston
gptkb:Sydney_Brenner
gptkbp:knownFor work on C. elegans
research on aging
discovery of daf-2 gene's role in lifespan
gptkbp:nationality gptkb:American
gptkbp:notableStudent gptkb:Andrew_Dillin
gptkb:Anne_Brunet
gptkbp:notableWork daf-2 gene mutation doubles lifespan in C. elegans
gptkbp:organism gptkb:Caenorhabditis_elegans
gptkbp:position Vice President of Aging Research at Calico
gptkbp:researchInterest genetic regulation of aging
insulin/IGF-1 signaling pathway
gptkbp:residence gptkb:California,_USA
gptkbp:spouse gptkb:Daniel_E._Gottschling
gptkbp:thesisTitle Regulation of gene expression in Escherichia coli
gptkbp:thesisYear 1981
gptkbp:website https://kenyonlab.ucsf.edu/
gptkbp:workInstitution gptkb:University_of_California,_San_Francisco
gptkb:Calico_(company)
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Dan_David_Prize
gptkbp:bfsLayer 4