Kenneth B. Storey, Ph.D., FRSC, Canada Research Chair in Molecular Physiology (Tier I), is a Canadian scientist whose work draws from a variety of fields including biochemistry and molecular biology. Storey has a world-wide reputation for his research on biochemical adaptation - the molecular mechanisms that allow animals to adapt to and endure severe environmental stresses such as deep cold, oxygen deprivation, and desiccation. Storey began his scientific career with a Bachelor’s degree (First Class Honours) in Biochemistry at the University of Calgary in 1971. He then went on to complete a Ph.D. in Zoology at the University of British Columbia in 1974. Storey is a Professor of Biochemistry, cross-appointed in the Departments of Biology, Chemistry, and Neuroscience at Carleton University in Ottawa, Canada. He currently holds the Canada Research Chair in Molecular Physiology and is an elected fellow of the Royal Society of Canada, of the Society for Cryobiology, and of the American Association for the Advancement of Science.
Ken Storey is among the top 2% of highly cited scientists in the world
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Ranked in the top 0.05% of scholars worldwide by ScholarGPS
Ranked #2 in comparative physiology and #1,724 overall in all fields over the lifetime of his career.
Ranked 40th in Canada by Research.com
Ranked #1507 in the world and #40 in Canada in biology and biochemistry, and received the 2024 Biology and Biochemistry Leader Award.
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Professional Activities
Storey is the author of over 1000 research articles, the editor of seven books, has given over 580 talks at conferences and institutes worldwide, and organized numerous international symposia.
Plenary and keynote lectures: 65
Conference scientific committees: 6
Invited lectures in symposia: 120
Symposia organized: 32
Invited university seminars: 407
Contributed communications at conferences: 618
Total publications: 1022
- Invited articles in conference proceedings: 47
- Invited review articles: 60
- Book chapters: 39
- Magazine and encyclopedia articles: 13
- Books edited: 7
- Journal articles: 856
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