Kristin M. Abraham, Ph.D.
Responsibilities & Activities
My grant portfolios consist of studies that define the role of the immune response in metabolic dysfunction and type 2 Diabetes, and projects that develop and validate the utility of new animal models for basic and preclinical research in diabetes, endocrinology and metabolic diseases.
Research Programs
Metabolic Pathways
Whole body intermediary carbohydrate, lipid and protein metabolism and flux measurement in insulin resistance, obesity and diabetes.
Pathophysiology of Diabetes & Metabolic Disease
Whole body intermediary carbohydrate, lipid and protein metabolism, energy balance, thermogenesis and mitochondria biology in obesity and diabetes
Committees & Working Groups
- NIDDK-DEM Translational Working Group, Member
- NIDDK-DEM Complications Working Group, Member
Select Experience
Assistant Professor, University of Maryland School of Medicine, 1991-2001
Postdoctoral Fellowship, University of Washington, 1987-1991
Ph.D., University of Texas Health Science Center-San Antonio, 1987