David A. Bernlohr
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Credentials
PhD

Distinguished McKnight Professor & Department Head
Biography

Bio

David A. Bernlohr, PhD, is the Distinguished McKnight Professor and Head of the Department of Biochemistry, Molecular Biology and Biophysics and the Cargill Chair in Systems Biology of Human Metabolism. His lab focuses on the metabolic relationships between obesity and insulin action. The lab specifically examines cytoplasmic fatty acid binding proteins and their role(s) in mediating fatty acid metabolism in adipocytes and macrophages, particularly leukotriene synthesis.