Primary Job Title Cofounder, Chief Scientist Primary Organization 
BioMarck Pharmaceuticals
Gender Male
Dr. Adler is Professor of Cell Biology at NC State University. He obtained his Ph.D. from the University of Vermont in Cell Biology and has published over 100 significant papers. His research has been funded by the National Institutes of Health continuously for over 20 years, and is recognized by his peers as “one of the foremost established and
well-respected researchers in the world in the field of airway disease.” He has won numerous awards and was Chair of the NIH Lung Biology and Pathology Study Section (2002-2004), which reviews and prioritizes the great majority of respiratory and pulmonary research grant applications sent to NIH from universities and institutions throughout the country. In 2004, Dr. Adler was honored with the prestigious Alexander Quarles Holladay Medal for Excellence, which is the highest award made by North Carolina State University to a faculty member in recognition for outstanding accomplishments. In 2005, Dr. Adler received the O. Max Gardner Award, the highest faculty award presented by the Board of Governors of the University of North Carolina's 16 member universities. In 2006, the American Thoracic Society presented Dr. Kenneth Adler with an Award for Scientific Accomplishment in recognition of outstanding scientific contributions in basic or clinical research to the understanding, prevention, and treatment of acute or chronic lung diseases.
