Barbara B Kahn, MD
Vice Chair, Professor
Endocrinology
Contact Information
| Office: | CL-0747 |
| Phone: | 617-735-3324 |
| Fax: | |
| Email: | bkahn@bidmc.harvard.edu |
| Address: | 330 Brookline Ave; CL-0747
Boston, MA 02215 |
Research Lab Team Members
| Ismail Syed PhD |
Areas of Interest
| 2 Metabolic |
Major Research Theme
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Molecular mechanisms of insulin resistance. Molecular pathogenesis of type 2 diabetes. Pathogenesis of obesity. Insulin action, glucose transport, leptin action, metabolism. Novel adipocyte-secreted molecules that regulate systemic insulin sensitivity and energy balance. |
Publications
External Recognition
| Lilly award from the American Diabetes Association, Nelson Goldberg Award in Biochemistry, Jacobaeus Award - Nordisk Foundation and Karolinska Institute (2005), Harold Rifkin Award, Albert Einstein College of Medicine (2007) Elected to the Institute of Medicine of the National Academy of Sciences (2005) Multiple committees for the American Diabetes Association including chairing the Scientific and Medical Meetings Oversight Committee Multiple editorial boards Executive Committee, Boston Obesity Nutrition Research Center - NIH funded Executive Committee, Boston Area Diabetes and Endocrinology Research Center (DERC) - Promotions, Reappointments and Appointments Committee, Harvard Medical School Committee on Diabetes and Committee on Obesity, American Heart Association NIH Metabolism Study Section |
Investigator's Lab Web Site
| Research Lab URL | Kahn Research Lab |
| Harvard Catalyst Site: | Kahn Harvard Catalyst Web Site |
