Dr. Ken Kornman

Dr. Ken Kornman, Emory University, Dental School 1973; MS periodontics, 1978 and PhD, microbiology/immunology, 1980, University of Michigan. He was Professor and Chairman of the Department of Periodontics and Professor of Microbiology at the University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio 1984-1990. He retains an academic appointment at Harvard University School of Dental Medicine. He has published 125 manuscripts, including papers in Science and the New England Journal of Medicine, and authored 3 textbooks. He is Editor-in-Chief of the Journal of Periodontology and actively involved in genomics research. Dr. Kornman is currently the Chief Scientific Officer at Interleukin Genetics, a molecular diagnostics company focused on genetic variations that influence inflammatory mechanisms and chronic diseases.