Alan M. Krensky
Alan Krensky is executive for development at Northwestern Medicine and vice dean for development and alumni relations at Northwestern's Feinberg School of Medicine. He was previously senior investigator in the Laboratory of Cellular and Molecular Biology at the National Institutes of Health (NIH) and served as the first director of the Office of Portfolio Analysis and Strategic Initiatives (OPASI) and a deputy director of NIH. He was Associate Dean for Children’s Health and the Shelagh Galligan Professor of Pediatrics at Stanford University. Biography. Krensky was born in Chicago, Illinois in 1951 and attended New Trier  High School (East). He received a B.A. in biology, Summa Cum Laude, and M.D. from the University of Pennsylvania. He was a Resident (medicine) and Fellow in Pediatrics at Children’s Hospital Boston and a research fellow at Dana Farber Cancer Institute, Boston. After one year on the faculty at Harvard and Boston Children’s Hospital, he moved to Stanford in 1984. He was on the faculty at Stanford for 23 years and developed the Children’s Health Initiative, a $500 million investment in research, education and clinical care, at Stanford and Lucile Packard Children's Hospital. Work. Krensky  has published more than 280 papers and chapters in immunology and pediatrics, and holds 12 U.S. patents. He identified the human lymphocyte function-associated antigens 1-3, immunomodulatory HLA derived peptides (AllotrapTM), chemokine RANTES (CCL5), proinflammatrory and cytotoxic molecule granulysin (GNLY) and the transcription factor Kruppel-like factor 13 (KLF13). At NIH, Krensky oversaw the Roadmap for Medical Research (Biomedical Research), introducing new programs in Epigenomics, Human Microbiome and Transformative RO1s. Roadmap projects are designed to rapidly respond to emerging scientific opportunities and public health needs. He led the development of the [Research, Condition, and Disease Categorization (RCDC)] system, a  computerized tool to permit transparent accounting of NIH funding, and a Science of Science Management effort to develop metrics for accountability in scientific progress. He co-chaired the NIH [Council of Councils], with responsibility for trans-NIH initiatives. Krensky holds numerous awards, including the American Academy of Pediatrics Award for Excellence in Pediatric Research, E. Mead Johnson Award for Research in Pediatrics, and Novartis Established Investigator Award of the American Society of Transplantation. He served as president of the Society for Pediatric Research and secretary treasurer of the American Society of Nephrology. He is a member of the American Society  for Clinical Investigation and Association of American Physicians.