Eugene P. Kennedy

Who is this?

Eugene Patrick Kennedy (1919–2011) was an American biochemist known for his work on lipid metabolism and membrane function. He attended DePaul University and then became a PhD student at the University of Chicago. From 1959 to 1993 he worked at Harvard Medical School. He was born to Irish immigrant parents and attended Catholic schools in Chicago, Illinois. He was nominated for the 1968 Nobel Prize in Chemistry.

Career

1. 1919
   Born
2. 1958
   Won Pfizer Award in Enzyme Chemistry
3. 1976
   Won Canada Gairdner International Award
4. 1986
   Won Heinrich Wieland Prize
5. 1992
   Won William C. Rose Award
6. 1993
   Member of American Philosophical Society
7. 2011
   Passed away
8. Member of National Academy of Sciences
9. Member of American Academy of Arts and Sciences
10. Won Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences

Trivia

• •Place of birth: Chicago
• •Citizenship: United States
• •Known as: biochemist, university teacher