Kenneth Breslauer

Kenneth Breslauer
Born1947
Jönköping, Sweden
NationalityAmerican (originally German)
EducationUniversity of Wisconsin (B.A.), Yale University (Ph.D.)
SpouseSherrie Schwab
Children2 sons
AwardsWolfgang Prize for outstanding teaching at Yale, 1970
Scientific career
FieldsCommunication between biological molecules
InstitutionsRutgers University
Thesis (1972)
Doctoral advisorJulian M. Sturtevant

Kenneth Breslauer, born in 1947 in Jönköping, Sweden, is the Linus C. Pauling Distinguished Professor of Chemistry and Chemical Biology at Rutgers University. He is the Founding Dean of the Division of Life Sciences and served as vice president for Health Science Partnerships. Kenneth Breslauer's research focuses on defining and characterizing the molecular forces that control communication between biological molecules, particularly those interactions that modulate and control gene expression, DNA damage repair, mutagenesis, and drug binding. Breslauer arrived at the university as an assistant professor in 1974.