Dr. Robert W. Karp
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DDDN
DIVISION DIGESTIVE DISEASES & NUTRITION
NIDDK, National Institutes of Health
Building 2DEM, Room 671
6707 Democracy Blvd.
Bethesda, MD 20892
Tel: 301-451-8875
Fax: 301-480-8300
Email: karpr@mail.nih.gov
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Current Position:
Director, Genetics and Genomics Programs of DDDN
Current Portfolio/Responsibilities:
Research portfolio on genetics/genomics of obesity, gastrointestinal diseases, liver and
pancreatic diseases, nutrition
Project Officer of NIDDK Inflammatory Bowel Disease Genetics Consortium (IBDGC)
Co-Project Officer of NIDDK Repositories
Scientific Advisor for Look AHEAD and NASH Clinical Research Consortium
Previous Training and Experience:
Ph.D., Biochemistry, Stanford University (1972-1978)
Postdoctoral, Genetics, University of Cambridge, UK (1978-1982)
Research Associate/Lecturer, Biological Laboratories, Harvard University (1983-1986)
Assistant Professor, Biology, SUNY/Albany, NY (1987-1988)
Associate Program Director, Eukaryotic and Prokaryotic Genetics Programs, National
Science Foundation (1988-1990)
Program Director, Genetics, NIAAA (1991-2001)
Program Director, Genetics and Genomics, NIDDK (2001-present)
Committees/ Working Groups:
NIH Human Microbiome Working Group (NIDDK Representative)
NIH Knockout Mouse Project (KOMP, NIDDK Representative)
Trans-NIH Genomics Group (NIDDK co-representative)
NIH OBSSR Gene X Social Environment Working Group (NIDDK co-representative)
NCRR Mutant Mouse Regional Resource Centers (MMRRC) Steering Committee (NIH
Program Staff Representative)
NIH Stem Cell Implementation Committee (NIDDK co-representative)
NIDDK Genomics Interest Group
NIDDK Obesity Research Working Group
Page last updated: September 01, 2007
