Journal of Proteomics & Bioinformatics
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Mark A Knepper

Biography

Mark Knepper received a B.S. in chemical engineering from the University of Michigan, a Ph.D. in biomedical engineering, and a M.D. from Case Western Reserve University (CWRU), and has an honorary Ph.D. from the University of Aarhus in Denmark. He has been a NIH scientist since 1978 and is currently head of the Epithelial Systems Biology Laboratory at the NHLBI. Dr. Knepper has received the H.W. Smith Award (the highest award of the American Society of Nephrology), the R.W. Berliner Award at Yale University, the C.W. Gottschalk Award of the American Physiological Society, the Hugh Davson Lectureship of the American Physiological Society, and the D.W. Seldin Lectureship of the American Heart Association (Council on the Kidney in Cardiovascular Disease). He has published over 400 peer-reviewed papers on renal physiology, hypertension, nephrology, and systems biology. His editorial positions have spanned the American Journal of Physiology, and the Journal of Clinical Investigation. Dr. Knepper is a member of the American Heart Association, American Physiological Society, American Association for the Advancement of Science, American Society of Nephrology, and Biomedical Engineering Society.

Research Interest

Dr. Knepper’s research concentrates on the physiology and pathophysiology of the kidney, with particular focus on regulation of water and salt transport by the peptide hormone vasopressin. Dr. Knepper is applying comprehensive proteomics, DNA sequencing, and computational approaches to understand the physiological principles and molecular mechanisms that govern excretion of water and urea by the kidney.

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