Eugene P. Kennedy

Eugene P. Kennedy
Born1919
Died22 September 2011
EducationDePaul University, University of Chicago
Known forWork on the biosynthesis of phospholipids
AwardsPfizer Award in Enzyme Chemistry,

Gairdner Foundation International Award,
Passano Award,
Heinrich Wieland Prize,

William C. Rose Award
Scientific career
FieldsBiochemistry
InstitutionsHarvard Medical School, University of Chicago

Eugene Patrick Kennedy (1919–2011) was an American biochemist known for his work on lipid metabolism and membrane function. He attended DePaul University and then became a PhD student at the University of Chicago. From 1959 to 1993 he worked at Harvard Medical School. He was born to Irish immigrant parents and attended Catholic schools in Chicago, Illinois.

He was nominated for the 1968 Nobel Prize in Chemistry.