Speakers - NWC 2024

Biography

Brief Bio-sketch of Kedar N Prasad, PhD.
Kedar N. Prasad obtained a master’s degree in Zoology from the University of Bihar in India in 1956, and a Ph.D. degree in Radiation Biology from the University of Iowa, Iowa City in1963. He went to Brookhaven National Laboratory for Post-doctoral training in Parkinson disease in 1954. He Joined the Department of Radiology at the University of Colorado School of Medicine in 1968 where he became Professor and Director for the Center for Vitamins and Cancer Research. In 2004, he took an early retirement to be with his family in California. 
Publications: During his distinguish career, he has published over 250 papers in peer-reviewed journals including Nature, Science, and Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS). His research was funded by the National Institutes of Health (NIH) for over 30 years
Books: He authored or edited 33 books on radiobiology, neurodegenerative disease, and nutrition and cancer. He has written books on Diabetes, Alzheimer’s disease, Parkinson disease, and PTSD and Traumatic Brain Injury for the consumers. 
Major discoveries: In 1971, Elevation of cyclic AMP induced terminal differentiation in neuroblastoma cells in culture. These normal-looking neurons when injected into animals did not produce tumor.
In 1971, Butyric acid was discovered as a potent anti-cancer agent in neuroblastoma cells in culture. 
In 1982, alpha-tocopheryl succinate was discovered as a potent anti-cancer agent in melanoma cells in culture.
Membership in scientific organizations: He had been a member of numerous professional organizations and served as an ad-hoc member of various Study Sections of the National Institute of Health. 
Invited speakers: He was frequently invited to speak at the several National and International meetings including very prestigious conferences, such as Princess Takamatsu Cancer Conference in Tokyo, Cold Spring Harbor meeting on Differentiation of Cancer Cells in Long Island, New York; and NATO Conference on Radiation Protection in Kiev, Ukraine.  
Honors: In 1982, he was invited by the Nobel Prize Committee to nominate a candidate for the Nobel Prize in Medicine. 
In 2017, he was invited to become a member of the Royal Society of Medicine, London 
He was President of the International Society for Nutrition and Cancer.
 Currently, he serves as a Chief Scientific Officer of the Engage Global, Inc. Provo, Utah.