Kenneth S. Kosik, M.D. is an American

neurologist Neurology (from el, νεῦρον (neûron), "string, nerve" and the suffix -logia, "study of") is the branch of medicine dealing with the diagnosis and treatment of all categories of conditions and disease involving the brain, the spinal c ...

, author, researcher and

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neuroscience Neuroscience is the scientific study of the nervous system (the brain, spinal cord, and peripheral nervous system), its functions and disorders. It is a multidisciplinary science that combines physiology, anatomy, molecular biology, development ...

at the

University of California, Santa Barbara The University of California, Santa Barbara (UC Santa Barbara or UCSB) is a Public university, public Land-grant university, land-grant research university in Santa Barbara County, California, Santa Barbara, California with 23,196 undergraduate ...

. Recent contributions includes a significant discovery in understanding the way

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s function. He has contributed to novel thinking about how to reduce risk for getting

Alzheimer's disease Alzheimer's disease (AD) is a neurodegeneration, neurodegenerative disease that usually starts slowly and progressively worsens. It is the cause of 60–70% of cases of dementia. The most common early symptom is difficulty in short-term me ...

and reduce the impact of this illness on our communities. He was the founder and executive director of Cognitive Fitness & Innovative Therapies, followed by the Cottage Center for Brain Fitness. Kosik provided much of the original data on the largest family in the world with a genetic form of Alzheimer's disease located in Antioquia, Colombia.

Awards

* Whitaker Health Sciences Award,

Massachusetts Institute of Technology The Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) is a private land-grant research university in Cambridge, Massachusetts. Established in 1861, MIT has played a key role in the development of modern technology and science, and is one of the ...

* Metropolitan Life Foundation Medical Award * Derek Denny-Brown Neurological Scholar Award, the American Neurological Association (1990) * Zenith Award from the

Alzheimer's Association The Alzheimer's Association was founded by Jerome H. Stone with the help of several family members in Chicago, Illinois, and incorporated on April 10, 1980, as the Alzheimer's Disease and Related Disorders Association, Inc. It is a non-profit Ame ...

* Ranwell Caputo Medal, the Argentine Society of Neurochemistry *

NASA Group Achievement Award The NASA Group Achievement Award (GAA) is an award given by NASA to groups of government or non-government personnel in recognition of group accomplishments contributing to NASA's mission. The criteria for earning the Group Achievement Award are ...

to the Neurolab Science Team *

Potamkin Prize The Potamkin Prize for Research in Pick's, Alzheimer's, and Related Diseases was established in 1988 and is sponsored by the American Academy of Neurology. The prize is funded through the philanthropy of the Potamkin Foundation. The prize is awarded ...

(2021)

Publications

*Outsmarting Alzheimer's: What You Can Do to Reduce Your Risk; Kenneth S. Kosik with Alisa Bowman; Publish Date: December 29, 2015 * The Alzheimer's Solution: How Today's Care Is Failing Millions- and How We Can Do Better; Kenneth S. Kosik, Ellen Clegg; Publish Date: August 2009 . * When Someone You Love Has Alzheimer's: The Caregiver's Journey; Earl A. Grollman, Kenneth S. Kosik; Publish Date: November 1997 .
Selected publications of K.S. Kosik, M.D.

References

External links

Kosik Lab Website at UCSB
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