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Kenneth W. Dunn

Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology · Indiana University

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Established · publishing since 1966
Cell Image Analysis TechniquesAdvanced Fluorescence Microscopy TechniquesSingle-cell and spatial transcriptomicsAI in cancer detectionMedical Image Segmentation Techniques

Publications

244

Citations

11,233

Est. group size

—

Recurring co-author estimate

Active years

61

Publishing since 1966

Research summary
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Kenneth W. Dunn develops methods for imaging and analyzing biological tissues using advanced fluorescence microscopy, with a strong focus on computational tools that automatically detect and outline cells and cell nuclei in three-dimensional image data. Much of this work combines deep learning (a form of artificial intelligence) with microscopy of living tissue, such as the mouse kidney, and builds systems for sharing and analyzing large image datasets across research teams.

3D fluorescence microscopy image analysisAutomated nuclei detection and segmentationDeep learning for biomedical imagingIntravital (live-tissue) microscopyDistributed/networked image analysis systems

Publication activity has been slowing over the last few years, declining from roughly 15-20 papers per year around 2017-2021 to single digits in 2023-2024.

Generated by claude-opus-4-8 from public bibliographic data · Jul 9, 2026

Funding
Public award records

Current awards run through June 2028 — about 2 years of funding on record from today. Awards are often renewed, so this is what is currently public, not a forecast.

  • ActiveNIH U54DK137328through Jun 2028 · $219k awarded

    Intravital Microscopy Biomedical Resource Core

8 earlier awards
  • NIH P30DK097512Jul 2015 – May 2025 · $171k awarded

    Microscopy Core

  • NIH S10OD036391Apr 2024 – Mar 2025 · $562k awarded

    Lightsheet microscope system for the Indiana Center for Biological Microscopy

  • NIH P30DK079312Aug 2007 – Jun 2023 · $211k awarded

    Digital Analysis and Development

  • NIH S10OD025136Jun 2019 – Jun 2020 · $599k awarded

    Confocal/multiphoton microscope system for the Indiana Center for Biological Microscopy

  • NIH U01GM111243Sep 2014 – Jun 2019 · $513k awarded

    Development of a Multiscale Mechanistic Simulation of Acetaminophen Induced Liver

  • NIH P30CA082709Sep 1999 – Aug 2015 · $7k awarded

    Biological Microscopy

  • NIH S10RR024700May 2008 – May 2009 · $499k awarded

    Multi-photon microscope for the Indiana Center for Biological Microscopy

  • NIH R01DK051098Apr 1996 – Apr 2006 · $256k awarded

    Endocytic transport in cultured renal epithelia

Matched to public NIH RePORTER and NSF records by name and institution. Awards from other agencies are not shown, and a match is not always found — this list may be incomplete.

In context
Among 1,724 established Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology PIs within our index
Citations: 11,233cohort median 3,385
h-index: 50cohort median 27
Publications / year (recent): 6.6cohort median 4.6

Typically publishes in teams of ~6 · 11% small-team papers (≤3 authors) · across 31 venues

Publication cadence
Publications per year over the last 10 years — averaging 6.6/year recently
2017: 19 publications172018: 20 publications20182019: 17 publications192020: 12 publications202021: 19 publications212022: 15 publications222023: 9 publications232024: 7 publications242025: 1 publication252026: 1 publication26
Collaborators per year
Distinct co-authors at Indiana University each year — a rough indication of whether the group around this researcher has been growing or contracting. An estimate from co-authorship, not a roster: collaborators are not necessarily lab members, and recent years can be under-counted while indexing catches up.
2017: 0 collaborators at the same institution2018: 4 collaborators at the same institution2019: 11 collaborators at the same institution2020: 0 collaborators at the same institution2021: 2 collaborators at the same institution2022: 0 collaborators at the same institution2023: 0 collaborators at the same institution2024: 0 collaborators at the same institution2025: 0 collaborators at the same institution1719212325
Recent publications
Publishes in
  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)×14
  • PMC×6
  • Author eBooks×6
  • Kidney International×5
  • Journal of Visualized Experiments×5
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Last updated Sep 1, 2026.

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