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Kevin N. Pennington, Ph.D.
Associate Professor of Biology
Chair of the Department of Science and Mathematics
B.S., North Carolina State University
Ph.D., Mayo Graduate School
103 Moye Science Hall
knpennington@barton.edu | 800-345-4973 x6467
Dr. Kevin Pennington comes to Barton College from Vanderbilt University where he completed a post-graduate fellowship in microbiology and immunology. His previous research focused on the post-translational modifications of proteins in the IKK/NF-kB signaling axis in both cancer and immune cells. His current work focuses on identification of stress-induced transcription factors in tetrahymena, a ciliated protozoan. He leads many of the cellular and sub-cellular biology courses including Microbiology, Cell Biology, Immunology, and Biochemistry.
A winner of the 2008 Jefferson-Pilot Faculty Member of the Year, Dr. Pennington currently serves as Chair of the Department of Science and Mathematics.
