Candace Kerr

Biography

Candace Kerr is the program officer for the Stem Cell Program in the Aging Physiology Branch of the Division of Aging Biology at the National Institute on Aging. NIA’s Stem Cell Program has supported major findings on the genetics regulating stem cell lifespan and genomic stability, the relationships between stem cell survival and aged health, and the discovery of molecules that facilitate stem cell depletion and cellular senescence. Dr. Kerr received her M.S. in molecular genetics at the University of Maine and her Ph.D. in quantitative genetics and biochemistry from Pennsylvania State University. As a postdoctoral fellow at Johns Hopkins University School of Public Health, she also studied the glycobiological interactions in receptor binding and endocrine functions in mice fertility and reproduction. Dr. Kerr is the author of 35 peer-reviewed research papers and 14 review articles, textbook chapters, and commentaries. She has also shared her expertise as editor for several journals related to the stem cell biology field.

Research Interest

Stem Cell Biology, Cardiovascular Biology, Endocrinology