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Kim Marie Huffman

Associate Professor of Medicine
Medicine, Rheumatology and Immunology
300 N Duke St, Durham, NC 27701
300 N Duke St, Carmichael, 51-202, Durham, NC 27701

Selected Grants


The Effect of Exercise on T Cell Aging in Rheumatoid Arthritis

ResearchMentor · Awarded by National Institutes of Health · 2024 - 2029

Duke/UNC ADAR Program

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

Medical Scientist Training Program

Inst. Training Prgm or CMEPreceptor · Awarded by National Institute of General Medical Sciences · 2022 - 2027

Legacy Effects of CALERIE, a 2-year Calorie Restriction Intervention, on Hallmarks of Healthspan and Aging

ResearchPrincipal Investigator · Awarded by Tufts Medical Center · 2022 - 2026

ENHANCING THE CALERIE NETWORK TO ADVANCE AGING BIOLOGY

ResearchPrincipal Investigator · Awarded by National Institutes of Health · 2021 - 2026

Molecular Transducers of Physical Activity and Health: NC Consortium Clinical Site

ResearchCo Investigator · Awarded by National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases · 2016 - 2025

Behavior and Physiology in Aging

Inst. Training Prgm or CMEMentor · Awarded by National Institute on Aging · 2015 - 2025

COPD Pulmonary Rehab GEMSSTAR Award

ResearchCo-Mentor · Awarded by National Institutes of Health · 2023 - 2025

Skeletal Muscle Molecular Drug Targets for Exercise-induced Cardiometabolic Health

ResearchCo Investigator · Awarded by National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute · 2021 - 2025

Assessing the feasibility and acceptability of a Time Restricted Feeding intervention among older adults with Mild Cognitive Impairment

ResearchPrincipal Investigator · Awarded by University of North Carolina - Chapel Hill · 2023 - 2025

The effects of Rheumatoid Arthritis on skeletal muscle

Clinical TrialPrincipal Investigator · Awarded by Gilead Sciences, Inc. · 2020 - 2024

Effects of Blueberry Extract on Physical Activity, Vascular Function and Cognition in Sedentary Older Adults

Clinical TrialCo Investigator · Awarded by U.S. Highbush Blueberry Council · 2019 - 2024

Physical Resiliencies: Indicators and Mechanisms in the Elderly Collaborative (PRIME Collaborative)

ResearchInvestigator · Awarded by National Institutes of Health · 2017 - 2024

Accelerated Metabolic Aging in Rheumatoid Arthritis Immune cells and Skeletal Muscle: A Pilot Study

ResearchMentor · Awarded by National Institutes of Health · 2020 - 2024

Genomic Analysis of the CALERIE Trial to Generate New Knowledge for Geroscience

ResearchPrincipal Investigator · Awarded by Columbia University · 2019 - 2024

Healthy Skeletal Muscle, Healthy Brain: Are Kynurenine Metabolites the Link?

ResearchMentor · Awarded by National Institutes of Health · 2020 - 2023

Weight loss and exercise to improve rheumatoid arthritis cardiovascular risk

ResearchPrincipal Investigator · Awarded by National Institutes of Health · 2020 - 2023

The AMPK/ULK1/p27Kip1 axis regulates autophagy and cell survival in aged satellite cells

ResearchCollaborator · Awarded by National Institutes of Health · 2017 - 2023

Systemic Inflammation in Microphysiological Models of Muscle and Vascular Disease

ResearchCo Investigator · Awarded by National Institutes of Health · 2017 - 2022

The Effect of Exercise Type, Dose, and Intensity on Plasma Amyloid Beta and Tau in Healthy Adults

ResearchMentor · Awarded by Dementia Alliance of North Carolina · 2019 - 2021

Biomarkers of Caloric Restriction in Humans: the CALERIE Biorepository

ResearchFaculty Associate · Awarded by National Institutes of Health · 2015 - 2021

FX006-2017-014

Clinical TrialPrincipal Investigator · Awarded by Flexion Therapeutics Inc. · 2018 - 2020

Flexion Therapeutics, Inc study

Clinical TrialPrincipal Investigator · Awarded by Flexion Therapeutics Inc. · 2017 - 2019

Developing An In Vitro Human Myobundle Model Of Rheumatoid Arthritis

ResearchCo Investigator · Awarded by National Institutes of Health · 2017 - 2019

Develoment of Behavior-Based Circadian Rhythm Index in a PAD Rehabilitation Population Pilot Project

Clinical TrialStatistician · Awarded by University of Alabama at Birmingham · 2017 - 2019

Training Program in Inflammatory and Immunological Diseases

Inst. Training Prgm or CMEPreceptor · Awarded by National Institutes of Health · 1980 - 2017

Physical Therapy vs. Internet-Based Exercise Training for Patients with Knee Osteoarthritis

ResearchPrincipal Investigator · Awarded by University of North Carolina - Chapel Hill · 2015 - 2017

A Pilot Study in Healthy Male Volunteers to Evaluate a Skeletal-muscle Microbiopsy Technique

Clinical TrialCo Investigator · Awarded by GlaxoSmithKline · 2013 - 2016

Mechanisms of Insulin Resistance in Rheumatoid Arthritis

ResearchPrincipal Investigator · Awarded by National Institutes of Health · 2008 - 2015

Mechanisms of Insulin Resistance in Rheumatoid Arthritis

ResearchPrincipal Investigator · Awarded by National Institutes of Health · 2008 - 2013