Kenneth Storey PhD

Prof. Kenneth B. Storey, Ph.D., F.R.S.C holds the Canada Research Chair in Molecular Physiology. He received a B.Sc. from the University of Calgary and Ph.D. from the University of British Columbia. Ken is an international authority in the field of biochemical adaptation. His lab integrates the tools of enzymology, metabolic biochemistry, protein chemistry, and molecular biology to identify evolved adaptations underpinning amazing animal phenomena including hibernation, estivation, and freeze and anoxia tolerance.

Ken is a prolific author and speaker – he has authored over 750 publications and has given hundreds of talks around the world. Among his many tributes Ken was awarded the 2010 Flavelle Medal in Biological Sciences from the Royal Society of Canada, the 2011 Fry Medal from the Canadian Society of Zoologists, and the 2014 CryoBiology Society Medal.