Kenneth S Kosik MD
Harriman Professor and Co-Director of the Neuroscience Research Institute at the University of California Co-directs the Tau Consortium and co-founded the Learning and the Brain Conference
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Neuro Res InstituteUcsbSanta Barbara, CA 93106
Phone+1 805-893-5222
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Education & Training
Tufts Medical CenterResidency, Neurology, 1977 - 1980
MCP-Hahnemann College of MedicineClass of 1976
Certifications & Licensure
CA State Medical License 2005 - 2025
MA State Medical License 1980 - 2009
American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology Neurology
Awards, Honors, & Recognition
- Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science American Association for the Advancement of Science, 2017
Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- Geometry based prediction of tau protein sites and motifs associated with misfolding and aggregation.Masumi Sugiyama, Kenneth S Kosik, Eleni Panagiotou
Scientific Reports. 2025-03-25 - Driving research on successful aging and neuroprotection in Latin America: Insights from the inaugural symposium on brain resilience and healthy longevity.Yakeel T Quiroz, David Aguillón, Joseph Arboleda-Velasquez, Yamile Bocanegra, Gloria Patricia Cardona-Gómez
Alzheimer's & Dementia. 2025-03-01 - Comorbidities in early-onset sporadic versus presenilin-1 mutation-associated Alzheimer disease dementia: Evidence for dependency on Alzheimer disease neuropathologica...Diego Sepulveda-Falla, Carlos Andrés Villegas Lanau, Charles White Iii, Geidy E Serrano, Juliana Acosta-Uribe
Journal of Neuropathology and Experimental Neurology. 2025-02-01
Journal Articles
- Regulation of Cell-Type-Specific Transcriptomes by microRNA Networks During Human Brain DevelopmentKenneth S Kosik, Arnold R Kriegstein, Nature
Press Mentions
Francisco Lopera, Pioneer in Alzheimer’s Research, Dies at 73September 10th, 2024- A Man's Rare Gene Variant May Have Shielded Him from Devastating Form of Early Alzheimer'sMay 15th, 2023
- New Developments in Dementia Research Presented at Appel Alzheimer's Disease Research Institute SymposiumOctober 28th, 2022
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Grant Support
- Drivers of Pathological Tau AggregationUNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA SANTA BARBARA2017–2027
- Preventing Tau uptake by novel inhibitors of tau binding to LRP1UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA SANTA BARBARA2022–2025
- The complex interaction between Alzheimer drivers and agingUNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA SANTA BARBARA2020–2025
- Development Of CDK5 InhibitorsNational Institute On Aging2009–2011
- Development Of RNAI As Treatment For NeurodegenerationNational Institute On Aging2007–2011
- Development Of CDK5 InhibitorsNational Institute Of Neurological Disorders And Stroke2006–2007
- TAU Degradation PathwaysNational Institute On Aging2005–2007
- Development Of RNAI As Treatment For NeurodegenerationNational Institute On Aging2005
- TAU Degradation PathwaysNational Institute On Aging2004–2005
- Development Of RNAI As Treatment For NeurodegenerationNational Institute On Aging2004
- The Regulation Of Neuronal Mirna ExpressionNational Institute Of Neurological Disorders And Stroke2003–2004
- Compound Identification In Assays For TAU PathologyNational Institute Of Neurological Disorders And Stroke2003–2004
- Functions And Interactions Of PresenilinsNational Institute On Aging1999–2003
- Cell Biology Of Alpha Synuclein &Parkin And Dynamic Cellular ModelsNational Institute Of Neurological Disorders And Stroke1999–2002
- Signaling In PresenilinsNational Institute On Aging1998–2002
- Neuronal PolarityNational Institute Of Neurological Disorders And Stroke1996–2000
- Neurite Outgrowth And Acquisition Of Neurite IdentityFogarty International Center1997–1999
- Pathobiology Of TAU ProteinNational Institute On Aging1987–1999
- Neuronal Polarity--Disruption In Aging And AlzheimersNational Institute Of Neurological Disorders And Stroke1994
- Neurite Outgrowth And The Acquisition Of NeuriteFogarty International Center1994
- Pilot Study--Effects Of Synthetic Beta-Amyloid Peptides On Neurons In CultureNational Institute On Aging1988–1994
- Pilot Study--Correlates Of Microtubule-Associated Proteins With Neuronal FormNational Institute On Aging1988–1994
- Phosphorylation Of TAU ProteinsNational Institute On Aging1988–1994
- Neurite Outgrowth And The Acquisition Of Neurite IdentitFogarty International Center1992–1993
- The Pathobiology Of TAU ProteinNational Institute On Aging1991–1993
- Neuronal Polarity;Disruption In Aging &AlzheimersNational Institute Of Neurological Disorders And Stroke1991–1993
- Biochemistry And Pathobiology Of MAP Two In NeuronsNational Institute On Aging1989–1990
- Biochemistry And Pathobiology Of MAP 2 In NeuronsNational Institute On Aging1988
- Model Systems Of Neuronal DegenerationNational Institute Of Neurological Disorders And Stroke1985–1988
- Biochemistry And Pathobiology Of MAP2 In NeuronsNational Institute On Aging1985–1987
- Biochemistry And Pathobiology Of MAP 2 In NeuronsNational Institute On Aging1985
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