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Research.com Recognitions

  • 2018 - Fellow, National Academy of Inventors
  • 2012 - Karl Landsteiner Memorial Award, American Association of Blood Banks (AABB)
  • 2006 - Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences
  • 2004 - Member of the National Academy of Medicine (NAM)
  • Member of the Association of American Physicians
  • Member of the Association of American Physicians
  • Member of the Association of American Physicians

Overview

Kenneth Kaushansky is affiliated with the University of California, San Diego in the United States. Their research spans multiple areas within medicine, with a primary focus on hematology, which accounts for the majority of their publications. Additional areas of study include genetics, molecular biology, infectious diseases, and neurology.

The scientist's recent publication record includes diverse topics related to hematologic and infectious diseases, as well as vascular biology. Notable papers include:

  • "D-Dimer-Driven Anticoagulation Reduces Mortality in Intubated COVID-19 Patients: A Cohort Study With a Propensity-Matched Analysis" (2021) published in Frontiers in Medicine
  • "Endothelial JAK2V617F mutation leads to thrombosis, vasculopathy, and cardiomyopathy in a murine model of myeloproliferative neoplasm" (2020) published in Journal of Thrombosis and Haemostasis
  • "Geospatial Distribution and Predictors of Mortality in Hospitalized Patients With COVID-19: A Cohort Study" (2020) published in Open Forum Infectious Diseases
  • "Megakaryocytes as the Regulator of the Hematopoietic Vascular Niche" (2022) published in Frontiers in Oncology
  • "An Evolving Clinical Need: Discordant Oxygenation Measurements of Intubated COVID-19 Patients" (2021) published in Annals of Biomedical Engineering

Their research frequently appears in the following publication venues:

  • Frontiers in Medicine
  • Journal of Thrombosis and Haemostasis
  • Open Forum Infectious Diseases
  • Frontiers in Oncology
  • Annals of Biomedical Engineering

Kenneth Kaushansky collaborates regularly with several researchers, including:

  • Huichun Zhan
  • Melissa Castiglione
  • Jerry A. Rubano
  • Daniel N. Rutigliano
  • Sandy Lee

The main fields of study and subfields pursued by the scientist include:

  • Medicine
  • Hematology
  • Genetics
  • Molecular Biology
  • Infectious Diseases
  • Neurology

Key research topics covered in their work are:

  • Myeloproliferative Neoplasms: Diagnosis and Treatment
  • Acute Myeloid Leukemia Research
  • Kruppel-like factors research
  • Chronic Myeloid Leukemia Treatments
  • Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation
  • Platelet Disorders and Treatments
  • COVID-19 Clinical Research Studies

Kenneth Kaushansky has been recognized with several awards and honors throughout their career, including:

  • Fellow, National Academy of Inventors (2018)
  • Karl Landsteiner Memorial Award, American Association of Blood Banks (AABB) (2012)
  • Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences (2006)
  • Member of the National Academy of Medicine (2004)
  • Member of the Association of American Physicians

Best Publications

  • A Syndrome of Multiorgan Hyperplasia with Features of Gigantism, Tumorigenesis, and Female Sterility in p27Kip1-Deficient Mice

    Matthew L. Fero;Michael Rivkin;Michael Tasch;Peggy Porter

  • Promotion of megakaryocyte progenitor expansion and differentiation by the c-Mpl ligand thrombopoietin.

    Kenneth Kaushansky;Si Lok;Richard D. Holly;Virginia C. Broudy

  • Interleukin 21 and its receptor are involved in NK cell expansion and regulation of lymphocyte function

    Julia Parrish-Novak;Stacey R. Dillon;Andrew Nelson;Angie Hammond

  • Cloning and expression of murine thrombopoietin cDNA and stimulation of platelet production in vivo

    Si Lok;Kenneth Kaushansky;Richard D. Holly;Joseph L. Kuijper

  • Thrombopoietin the primary regulator of platelet production.

    Kenneth Kaushansky

  • The molecular mechanisms that control thrombopoiesis

    Kenneth Kaushansky

  • Lineage-specific hematopoietic growth factors.

    Kenneth Kaushansky

  • Thrombopoietin (c-mpl ligand) acts synergistically with erythropoietin, stem cell factor, and interleukin-11 to enhance murine megakaryocyte colony growth and increases megakaryocyte ploidy in vitro

    Virginia C. Broudy;Nancy L. Lin;Kenneth Kaushansky

  • Tumor necrosis factor type alpha stimulates human endothelial cells to produce granulocyte/macrophage colony-stimulating factor

    Virginia C. Broudy;Kenneth Kaushansky;Gerald M. Segal;John M. Harlan

  • The effect of thrombopoietin on the proliferation and differentiation of murine hematopoietic stem cells.

    Ewa Sitnicka;Nancy Lin;Gregory V. Priestley;Norma Fox

  • Thrombopoietin, the Mp1 ligand, is essential for full megakaryocyte development.

    Kenneth Kaushansky;Virginia C. Broudy;Nancy Lin;Maria J. Jorgensen

  • Historical review: megakaryopoiesis and thrombopoiesis

    Kenneth Kaushansky

  • Thrombopoietin, the ligand for the Mpl receptor, synergizes with steel factor and other early acting cytokines in supporting proliferation of primitive hematopoietic progenitors of mice.

    Hsun Ku;Yuji Yonemura;Kenneth Kaushansky;Makio Ogawa

  • Interleukin 1 stimulates fibroblasts to synthesize granulocyte-macrophage and granulocyte colony-stimulating factors. Mechanism for the hematopoietic response to inflammation.

    K Kaushansky;N Lin;J W Adamson

  • Interleukin 1 stimulates human endothelial cells to produce granulocyte-macrophage colony-stimulating factor and granulocyte colony-stimulating factor.

    V C Broudy;K Kaushansky;J M Harlan;J W Adamson

  • Thrombopoietin expands erythroid progenitors, increases red cell production, and enhances erythroid recovery after myelosuppressive therapy

    K. Kaushansky;V. C. Broudy;A. Grossmann;J. Humes

  • The Common γ Chain (γc) Is a Required Signaling Component of the IL-21 Receptor and Supports IL-21-Induced Cell Proliferation via JAK3†

    Tania Habib;Shantha Senadheera;Kenneth Weinberg;Kenneth Kaushansky

  • The molecular and cellular biology of thrombopoietin: the primary regulator of platelet production

    Kenneth Kaushansky;Jonathan G Drachman

  • The c-Mpl ligand (thrombopoietin) stimulates tyrosine phosphorylation of Jak2, Shc, and c-Mpl.

    Jonathan G. Drachman;James D. Griffin;Kenneth Kaushansky

  • Thrombopoietin Signal Transduction in Purified Murine Megakaryocytes

    Jonathan G. Drachman;Diana F. Sabath;Norma E. Fox;Kenneth Kaushansky

Frequent Co-Authors

John W. Adamson
John W. Adamson University of California, San Diego
John M. Harlan
John M. Harlan University of Washington
Thalia Papayannopoulou
Thalia Papayannopoulou University of Washington
Donald C. Foster
Donald C. Foster Just Biotherapeutics (United States)
Paula B. Tracy
Paula B. Tracy University of Vermont
Norio Komatsu
Norio Komatsu Juntendo University
Nobutaka Fujii
Nobutaka Fujii Kyoto University
William V. Williams
William V. Williams GlaxoSmithKline (United Kingdom)
Linda P. Fried
Linda P. Fried Columbia University
Christine E. Seidman
Christine E. Seidman Harvard University

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