Background
Brunson, Kenneth Wayne was born on September 18, 1936 in Chico, Texas, United States. Son of George Starr and Gwendolyn Laverne (Mount) Brunson.
Brunson, Kenneth Wayne was born on September 18, 1936 in Chico, Texas, United States. Son of George Starr and Gwendolyn Laverne (Mount) Brunson.
Bachelor in Biology, Chemistry, U. N. Texas, 1964; Master of Arts in Biology, Biochemistry, U. N. Texas, 1966; Doctor of Philosophy in Microbiology, Biochemistry, University of Minnesota, 1973; postdoctoral Tumor Biology, The Salk Institute, San Diego, California, 1974-1977.
Lecturer University California, Riverside, 1974—1975. Postdoctoral fellow tumor biology, research associate The Salk Institute Biological Studies, San Diego, 1974—1977. Assistant specialist University California, Irvine, 1977—1979.
Assistant professor School Medicine Indiana University, Indianapolis, Gary, 1979—1984, associate member graduate school Bloomington, 1979—1984. Senior Research scientist Pfizer, Inc, Groton, Connecticut, 1984—1991. Director in vivo preclinical research for health science University Pittsburgh, 1996—1999, associate professor School Medicine, 1991—1999, affiliate member Cancer Institute, 1991—1994, section head cancer metastasis biology program, 1991—1995, member Cancer Institute, 1994—1999, director Tumor Model Laboratory Cancer Institute, 1995—1999.
Deputy director Institute for Cancer Research University North Texas Health Science Center, Fort Worth, 1999—2002, director, 2002—2003, adjunct professor department molecular biology and immunology, 2000—2001, 2003—2004, member graduate faculty microbiology and immunology program, 2001—2003, research professor department molecular biology and immunology, 2001—2003. Senior director translational biology Sopherion Therapeutics, Incorporated, New York Haven, 2003—2006, private consultant, since 2007. Member expert panel workshop Experimental Metastasis: Designing New Strategies, 1988.
Founding member science education committee Pfizer, Inc., Groton, 1987—1991. With United States Army, 1958-1961.
Member planning committee Regional Health Administration Conference, Indiana, 1984. Member executive board Shadyside Action Coalition, Pittsburgh, 1993—1996, chairman parking and transportation committee, 1993—1995. Member Lake Country Place Association, 2001—2004.
Board directors Tarrant County unit American Cancer Society, 2002—2003, board dirs.Lake County unit Merrillville, Indiana, 1981—1984. Board directors Pennsylvania Society biomedical Research, 1997—1999. Member American Association for Cancer Research, American Association Immunologists, American Society Cell Biology, American Society for Microbiology, American Institute Biological Sciences.
Married Myrna Marquerite Lapré, January 26, 1963. Children: Gregory Sean, Geoffrey Gordon.