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Ravi Karra

Associate Professor of Medicine
Medicine, Cardiology
Box 102152 Med Ctr, Durham, NC 27710
247A CARL Building, Durham, NC 27710

Current Appointments & Affiliations


Associate Professor of Medicine · 2021 - Present Medicine, Cardiology, Medicine
Associate Professor of Pathology · 2021 - Present Pathology, Clinical Science Departments
Affiliate of the Duke Regeneration Center · 2021 - Present Duke Regeneration Center, Basic Science Departments
Member of the Duke Cancer Institute · 2023 - Present Duke Cancer Institute, Institutes and Centers

In the News


Published September 21, 2018
Listening to Broken Hearts, Saving Lives

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Recent Publications


A gene regulatory element modulates myosin expression and controls cardiomyocyte response to stress.

Journal Article Genome Res · October 22, 2025 A hallmark of heart disease is gene dysregulation and reactivation of fetal gene programs. Reactivation of these fetal programs has compensatory effects during heart failure, depending on the type and stage of the underlying cardiomyopathy. Thousands of pu ... Full text Link to item Cite

A gene regulatory element modulates myosin expression and controls cardiomyocyte response to stress.

Journal Article bioRxiv · July 20, 2025 A hallmark of heart disease is gene dysregulation and reactivation of fetal gene programs. Reactivation of these fetal programs has compensatory effects during heart failure, depending on the type and stage of the underlying cardiomyopathy. Thousands of pu ... Full text Link to item Cite
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Recent Grants


Magnitude

Clinical TrialPrincipal Investigator · Awarded by Intellia Therapeutics, Inc. · 2024 - 2029

Identification of Host-Specific Determinants of APOL1-associated COVAN

ResearchAdvisor · Awarded by National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases · 2024 - 2029

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Education, Training & Certifications


Duke University, School of Medicine · 2005 M.D.

External Links


Karra Research Group