Kenneth Zaret: Difference between revisions

| workplaces = University of California, San Francisco (1982-1985)<br>Brown University (1986-1999)<br>University of Pennsylvania (1999-)

'''Kenneth S. Zaret''' (born March 7, 1955) is a Professorprofessor in the Department of Cell and Developmental Biology at the [[Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania|Perelman School of Medicine]], [[University of Pennsylvania]], and Director of the Institute for Regenerative Medicine at UPenn. He is a recipient of the Hans Popper Basic Science Award from the [[American Association for the Study of Liver Diseases]] and the [[American Liver Foundation]], a fellow of the [[American Association for the Advancement of Science]],<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.aaas.org/fellows/listing |title=Elected Fellows |publisher=aaas.org |accessdate=June 30, 2023}}</ref> and a member of the [[American AssociationAcademy of Arts and Sciences]],<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.amacad.org/news/members-elected-2021-class-section |title=Members Elected in 2021, by Class & Section |date=6 December 2021 |publisher=amacad.org |accessdate= June 30, 2023}}</ref> the [[European Molecular Biology Organization]],<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.embo.org/press-releases/embo-elects-67-new-members-and-associate-members/ |title=EMBO elects 67 new members and associate members |date=6 July 2022 |publisher=embo.org |accessdate= June 30, 2023}}</ref> and the [[National Academy of Sciences]].<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://penntoday.upenn.edu/news/four-penn-elected-national-academy-sciences |title=Four from Penn elected to the National Academy of Sciences |date=3 May 2023 |publisher=upenn.edu |accessdate= June 30, 2023}}</ref>

Zaret developed an interest in the natural world when he was growing up, and while in high school gained an a fellowship from the [[National Science Foundation]] to do some research at a medical school in [[Philadelphia]]. This introduced him to laboratory science, and eventually to biology and biochemistry at college.<ref name="auto">{{cite journal|url=https://journals.biologists.com/dev/article/137/19/3151/44013/An-interview-with-Ken-Zaret|title=An interview with Ken Zaret|last=Senior|first=Kathryn|journal=Development|volume=137|pages=3151-3152|year=2010}}</ref> Zaret gained his BA in Biology and then a [[PhD]] in [[Biophysics]] at the [[University of Rochester]]. After college postdoctoral research at the [[University of California, San Francisco]], Zaret establishedmoved ato research[[Brown laboratoryUniversity]] in 1986, where he worked first in the [[Biochemistry]] section, and later in the Department of Molecular Biology, Cell Biology, and Biochemistry at [[Alpert Medical School|Brown UniversitUniversity Medical School]]. In 1999, beforeZaret movingmoved to join the Basic Science Division at the [[Fox Chase Cancer Center]] in Philadelphia.<ref name="auto"/><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://journalswww.biologistsnasonline.comorg/devmember-directory/articlemembers/137/19/3151/44013/An-interview-with-Ken-20056769.html|title=Kenneth S. Zaret|website=www.nasonline.org}}</ref>