Journal of Nutrition & Food Sciences
Open Access

Kevin C Glenn

Biography

Dr. Kevin Glenn is a Monsanto Senior Science Fellow and Lead of Monsanto Regulatory’s Product Safety Center. Dr. Glenn is the Vice-Chair of the International Food Biotechnology Committee of the International Life Sciences Institute (ILSI). Dr. Glenn has also previously chaired the ILSI Task Force on Nutritional and Safety Assessments of GM Crops and the Subcommittee on DNA/Protein Detection within the industry-wide Agricultural Biotechnology Stewardship Technical Committee (ABSTC). Dr. Glenn is author of more than 50 scientific publications and 21 patents. Dr. Glenn obtained his B.S. degree in microbiology from the California State Polytechnic University, Pomona, and his Ph.D. in cell biology from the University of California, Irvine. Dr. Glenn joined Monsanto in 1983 after completing an American Heart Association postdoctoral research fellowship at the University of Washington, Seattle. At Monsanto, he has held several leadership roles, including Acting Director of Cardiovascular Research for G.D. Searle. Dr. Glenn was the product development team lead and co-inventor of two cholesterol improving therapeutics, and also the co-inventor of a wound-healing agent.

Research Interest

Nutritional and Safety Assessments, Protein Detectio,  Agricultural Biotechnology,