Background
McKerns, Kenneth Wilshire was born on March 5, 1919 in Hong-Kong. Son of Frederick William McKerns and Daisy Peel.
McKerns, Kenneth Wilshire was born on March 5, 1919 in Hong-Kong. Son of Frederick William McKerns and Daisy Peel.
Bachelor of Science, University Alberta, Edmonton, Canada, 1942. Master of Science, University Alberta, Edmonton, Canada, 1946. Doctor of Philosophy, McGill University, Montreal, Quebec, Canada, 1949.
Chief biochemist Canada Packers Ltd., Toronto, Canada, 1950—1954. Lecturer St. Andrews University, Saint Andrews, Scotland, 1954—1955. Group leader Lederle Laboratories, Pearl River, New York, 1955—1960.
Associate professor University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida, 1960—1963, professor, college medicine, 1960—1963. Graduate research professor Univerisity of Florida, 1963—1979. President International Foundation Biochemical Endocrin, Trenton, Maine, from 1979.
Captain Royal Canada Artillery, 1942-1945, Europe.
Married Dorothy Vivian McDuffe, February 12, 1943. Children: Maureen Kendra, Leslie Allison.