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Karen Teff

b. 1956

Geneticist

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About Karen Teff

Born 1956. Karen Teff is a geneticist and biologist, known for Fructose and Women.

Karen Teff is a biologist and geneticist. She received her education in Canada and has since been working in the United States. Teff has spent most of her career studying the effects of diabetes and other related diseases on humans.

Career She currently works as Program Director, Division of Diabetes, Endocrinology, and Metabolic Diseases at the National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases under the National Institutes of Health, and worked formerly at the Monell Chemical Senses Center. She worked for the University of Pennsylvania as the director of translational research for the university Diabetes Research Center from 2006 to 2013 as well as the director of clinical and translational research from 2011 to 2013. In 2004, she published a paper on the effects of fructose on triglycerides in women.

Teff is currently working at the NIDDK studying how bariatric surgery effects diabetes and diabetes-related diseases. Teff's most recent publication in the American Journal of Physiology. Endocrinology and Metabolism focused on how the parasympathetic nervous system contributes to an increase in insulin secretion in patients with above average blood insulin levels.

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Important facts

Born
1956
Birth century
Known for
Fructose, Women
Education
McGill University, Monell Chemical Senses Center, National Institutes of Health, University of Pennsylvania

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Frequently asked questions

Who is Karen Teff?

geneticist

When was Karen Teff born?

Karen Teff was born in 1956.

What is Karen Teff's occupation?

Karen Teff is a geneticist and biologist.

What is Karen Teff known for?

Karen Teff is known for Fructose and Women.

Sources & further reading

Β· Wikipedia: Karen Teff

Β· Wikidata: Q6370078

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