Ken Cadwell, PhD

Dr. Ken Cadwell is the T. Grier Miller Professor of Medicine in the Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Department of Medicine at University of Pennsylvania Perelman School of Medicine. Following his undergraduate education at Northwestern University where he graduated with honors, he earned his PhD in 2006 from University of California, Berkeley. His postdoctoral research was performed at Washington University School of Medicine from 2007 until 2010 where he was a Damon Runyon Cancer Research Fellow. He then joined the Skirball Institute and Department of Microbiology at NYU School of Medicine where he was the Recanati Family Professor of Microbiology and Associate Director of Inflammatory Bowel Disease Research. In 2023, his laboratory moved to University of Pennsylvania where he continues to investigate how the immune system is regulated by the diverse infectious agents we encounter throughout life. His research has uncovered principles governing the intricate relationship between microbial colonizers and immune cells of the gastrointestinal tract, which underlies a range of infectious diseases and chronic conditions. For contributions in this and other research areas related to immunology and microbiology, he has received numerous honors including the ICAAC Young Investigator Award from the American Society of Microbiology, Burroughs Wellcome PATH award, Ann Palmenberg Junior Investigator Award from the American Society of Virology, and Faculty Scholars Award from the Howard Hughes Medical Institute.