Kenneth Pierce's Biography

Kenneth Pierce, Senior Research Scientist, Brandeis University

Dr. Pierce has worked as a Senior Research Scientist at Brandeis University over the past 15 years developing new molecular technologies and assays for use in biodefense, veterinary and clinical medicine. He is a co-inventor of Linear-After-The-Exponential (LATE)-PCR and related technologies that greatly increase detection capabilities of single-tube assays. He received a B.S. in Microbiology from the University of Washington and a Ph.D. in Genetics from the University of California, Berkeley.