Dr. Ken Loh

Biography

Ken Loh is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Comparative Medicine at Yale University’s West Campus, where he focuses on the intersection of brain-body interactions and molecular biology. Originally from Singapore, he earned his B.Sc. in Chemistry from Harvey Mudd College in 2009, followed by a Ph.D. in Chemistry from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in 2016. His doctoral work emphasized developing chemical-enzymatic methodologies for tagging proteins in cells. He completed his postdoctoral training with Jeffrey Friedman at Rockefeller University, where he investigated the regulatory role of leptin in sympathetic nerve function and its effects on adipose tissue. In August 2022, he joined the faculty at Yale and has since been involved in various research efforts aimed at understanding metabolic processes, particularly in relation to the Autonomic Nervous System and related disorders such as obesity and diabetes. He has received several awards, including the NIH Pathway Independence Award and the Helen Hay Whitney Postdoctoral Fellowship, highlighting his contributions to the field and ongoing research endeavors.

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