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Rana K. Gupta

W. David and Sarah W. Stedman Distinguished Professor
Medicine, Endocrinology, Metabolism, and Nutrition

Current Appointments & Affiliations


W. David and Sarah W. Stedman Distinguished Professor · 2023 - Present Medicine, Endocrinology, Metabolism, and Nutrition, Medicine
Professor in Medicine · 2022 - Present Medicine, Endocrinology, Metabolism, and Nutrition, Medicine
Professor in Cell Biology · 2022 - Present Cell Biology, Basic Science Departments
Member of Duke Molecular Physiology Institute · 2022 - Present Duke Molecular Physiology Institute, Institutes and Centers

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Published May 4, 2023
Duke Awards 44 Distinguished Professorships
Published December 7, 2022
Listening in on the Conversations of Fat Cells

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Recent Publications


Cell Metabolism 20th anniversary Voices: Part 3 of 3

Journal Article Cell Metabolism · June 3, 2025 This year, Cell Metabolism is celebrating its 20th anniversary! We are taking this opportunity to highlight authors that have published with us as they developed, and keep developing, their research careers. In 2005, Cell Metabolism was just starting an ex ... Full text Cite

Towards a consensus atlas of human and mouse adipose tissue at single-cell resolution.

Journal Article Nat Metab · May 2025 Adipose tissue (AT) is a complex connective tissue with a high relative proportion of adipocytes, which are specialized cells with the ability to store lipids in large droplets. AT is found in multiple discrete depots throughout the body, where it serves a ... Full text Link to item Cite

The Expanding Problem of Regional Adiposity: Revisiting a 1985 Diabetes Classic by Ohlson et al.

Journal Article Diabetes · May 1, 2024 Body fat distribution is a predictor of metabolic health in obesity. In this Classics in Diabetes article, we revisit a 1985 Diabetes article by Swedish investigators Ohlson et al. This work was one of the first prospective population-based studies that es ... Full text Link to item Cite
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Recent Grants


Endocrinology and Metabolism Training Program

Inst. Training Prgm or CMEMentor · Awarded by National Institutes of Health · 2024 - 2029

Elucidating the Transcriptional Brakes on Adipocyte Thermogenesis

FellowshipPrincipal Investigator · Awarded by National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases · 2023 - 2028

Adaptations of the Adipose Tissue Mesothelium in Diet-Induced Obesity

FellowshipPrincipal Investigator · Awarded by American Diabetes Association · 2025 - 2027

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Education, Training & Certifications


University of Pennsylvania · 2006 Ph.D.