Dennis Kiick, Ph.D.
  Professor of Biochemistry,
  Assistant Dean of Basic Medical Sciences
  DCOM 220
  6965 Cumberland Gap Parkway
  Harrogate, TN 37752
  423.869.7086
  dennis.kiick@lmunet.edu

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Education

B.S., Biology, San Diego State University, San Diego, California
M.S., Biochemistry, L.S.U. Medical Center, New Orleans, Louisiana
Ph.D., Biochemistry, University of North Texas, Denton
NIH Post-Doctoral Fellow, University of Wisconsin, Madison

Certification and Licensure

Biochemistry consultant for Kaplan Inc.; 18 Hr., 4 Day, USMLE Biochemistry Intense Prep. Course ca. 4 each year in late spring early summer; 25 Hr., 5 Day USMLE Biochemistry Extended Prep. Course ca. 1 each year in early spring; 1998-present

Honors and Awards

Elected Chairman of the Department of Basic Medical Sciences, Western University,
     College of Osteopathic Medicine of the Pacific, 2002
Western University's COMP Outstanding Basic Science Professor,  1997-1998
Western University's COMP Outstanding Basic Science Professor, 1996-1997
Session Chair: Gordon Research Conference on Enzymes, Coenzymes and Metabolic Pathways,
     1993
Speaker: Gordon Research Conference on Isotopes in the Life Sciences, 1992
Sigma Xi, University of Tennessee-Memphis, 1990
City of Memphis, Project Achieve, Mentor Appreciation Award, 1990-1991
National Institutes of Health FIRST Award, 1990-1995
National Institutes of Health Post-doctoral Fellowship, 1985-1988

Research Interests

Energy and lipoprotein metabolism, acid-base chemistry and nutrition.