Stuart Kim

Stuart K. Kim is a Professor of Developmental Biology and Genetics at Stanford University. Kim’s recent research interests have focused on functional genomics and aging. He has recently used genome-wide analyses to look at the process of aging in both worms and humans. In worms, he found that aging is caused by drift of a transcription network, which is different than the conventional view that aging is caused by accumulation of cell and environmental damage. In humans, Kim is searching for genes that can either speed up or slow down aging, in particular with respect to the kidney.

Kim has been a Markey Scholar, a Searle Scholar, and an Ellison Scholar for his research on the genetics of aging. He was awarded the Ho-Am Prize in medicine in 2004, and the Glenn Award in Aging Research in 2008. He is an editor of PLOS Genetics, on the National Science Advisory Council for the American Federation for Aging Research, and on the Scientific Advisory Board for the Buck Institute, Novato, CA.