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Eugene P. Kennedy

Eugene P. Kennedy

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Chemistry

D-Index
79
Citations
23063
World Ranking
3594
National Ranking
1165

Biology and Biochemistry

D-Index
78
Citations
22989
World Ranking
4526
National Ranking
2202

Research.com Recognitions

  • 1964 - Member of the National Academy of Sciences

Overview

Eugene P. Kennedy was affiliated with Harvard University in the United States. Their primary field of study was Medicine, with significant contributions in related subfields such as Oncology, Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine, Immunology, Genetics, and Biotechnology.

The research topics covered by Kennedy included:

  • CAR-T cell therapy research
  • Cancer Immunotherapy and Biomarkers
  • Glioma Diagnosis and Treatment
  • Cancer Research and Treatments
  • Head and Neck Cancer Studies
  • Oral health in cancer treatment
  • Tryptophan and brain disorders

Throughout their career, Kennedy co-authored numerous papers with several frequent collaborators, including Rafał Pacholczyk, Ramses Sadek, David H. Munn, Zuzana Berrong, and Theodore S. Johnson.

Kennedy published extensively across a range of clinical and cancer research journals. Their most frequent publication venues included:

  • Neuro-Oncology
  • Journal of Clinical Oncology
  • Cancer Research
  • JAMA Oncology
  • Clinical Cancer Research

Notable recent papers authored or co-authored by Kennedy include:

  • "Phase II trial of the IDO pathway inhibitor indoximod plus pembrolizumab for the treatment of patients with advanced melanoma," 2021, Journal for ImmunoTherapy of Cancer
  • "CAR-macrophage therapy for HER2-overexpressing advanced solid tumors: a phase 1 trial," 2025, Nature Medicine
  • "Inhibition of the BTK-IDO-mTOR axis promotes differentiation of monocyte-lineage dendritic cells and enhances anti-tumor T cell immunity," 2021, Immunity
  • "Effect of Taxane Chemotherapy With or Without Indoximod in Metastatic Breast Cancer," 2020, JAMA Oncology
  • "Indoximod-based chemo-immunotherapy for pediatric brain tumors: A first-in-children phase I trial," 2023, Neuro-Oncology

Kennedy was recognized for their scientific contributions with membership in the National Academy of Sciences awarded in 1964.

Best Publications

  • The function of cytidine coenzymes in the biosynthesis of phospholipides.

    Eugene P. Kennedy;Samuel B. Weiss

  • The enzymatic synthesis of triglycerides.

    Samuel B. Weiss;Eugene P. Kennedy;John Y. Kiyasu

  • The enzymatic phosphorylation of proteins.

    George Burnett;Eugene P. Kennedy

  • Biosynthesis of complex lipids.

    Kennedy Ep

  • A novel highly unsaturated fatty acid moiety of lipo-oligosaccharide signals determines host specificity of Rhizobium

    Herman P. Spaink;Douglas M. Sheeley;Anton A. N. van Brussel;John Glushka

  • The enzymatic synthesis of inositol monophosphatide.

    Henry Paulus;Eugene P. Kennedy

  • INTRACELLULAR DISTRIBUTION OF SOME ENZYMES CATALYZING REACTIONS IN THE BIOSYNTHESIS OF COMPLEX LIPIDS.

    George F. Wilgram;Eugene P. Kennedy

  • METABOLISM AND FUNCTION OF BACTERIAL LIPIDS. II. BIOSYNTHESIS OF PHOSPHOLIPIDS IN ESCHERICHIA COLI.

    Julian Kanfer;Eugene P. Kennedy

  • Oxidation of fatty acids and tricarboxylic acid cycle intermediates by isolated rat liver mitochondria.

    Eugene P. Kennedy;Albert L. Lehninger

  • The enzymatic dephosphorylation of phosphatidic acids.

    Sylvia Wagner Smith;Samuel B. Weiss;Eugene P. Kennedy

  • Synthesis of phosphatides in isolated mitochondria. III. The enzymatic phosphorylation of glycerol.

    Clark Bublitz;Eugene P. Kennedy

  • Sphingomyelinase in normal human spleens and in spleens from subjects with Niemann-Pick disease

    Peter B. Schneider;Eugene P. Kennedy

  • A NEW PTERIDINE-REQUIRING ENZYME SYSTEM FOR THE OXIDATION OF GLYCERYL ETHERS.

    Alisa Tietz;M. Lindberg;Eugene P. Kennedy

  • METABOLISM AND FUNCTION OF BACTERIAL LIPIDS. I. METABOLISM OF PHOSPHOLIPIDS IN ESCHERICHIA COLI B.

    Julian Kanfer;Eugene P. Kennedy

  • Osmotic adaptation by gram-negative bacteria: possible role for periplasmic oligosaccharides

    Karen J. Miller;Eugene P. Kennedy;Vernon N. Reinhold

  • The biosynthesis of phosphatidylglycerol.

    John Y. Kiyasu;Ronald A. Pieringer;Henry Paulus;Eugene P. Kennedy

  • Enzymatic Formation and Decarboxylation of Phosphatidylserine

    Louise Fencil Borkenhagen;Eugene P. Kennedy;Linda Fielding

  • The enzymatic formation of lecithin from cytidine diphosphate choline and D-1,2-diglyceride.

    Samuel B. Weiss;Sylvia Wagner Smith;Eugene P. Kennedy

  • Intracellular sites of lipid synthesis and the biogenesis of mitochondria

    Edward A. Dennis;Eugene P. Kennedy

  • Biosynthesis of phosphatidyl glycerophosphate in Escherichia coli.

    Ying-Ying Chang;Eugene P. Kennedy

Frequent Co-Authors

Albert L. Lehninger
Albert L. Lehninger Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine
Herman P. Spaink
Herman P. Spaink Leiden University
Vernon N. Reinhold
Vernon N. Reinhold University of New Hampshire
Henry Paulus
Henry Paulus Boston Biomedical Research Institute
Ben J. J. Lugtenberg
Ben J. J. Lugtenberg Leiden University
William Wickner
William Wickner Dartmouth College
James E. Rothman
James E. Rothman Yale University
Daniel E. Koshland
Daniel E. Koshland University of California, Berkeley
Howard Schulman
Howard Schulman Stanford University
Edward A. Dennis
Edward A. Dennis University of California, San Diego

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