Overview

Ronald M. Krauss, M.D., is Director of Atherosclerosis Research at Children's Hospital Oakland Research Institute, Senior Scientist in the Life Sciences Division of Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, and Adjunct Professor in the Department of Nutritional Sciences, University of California at Berkeley. He received his undergraduate and medical degrees from Harvard University with honors and served his internship and residency on the Harvard Medical Service of Boston City Hospital. He then joined the staff of the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute in Bethesda, Maryland, first as Clinical Associate and then as Senior Investigator in the Molecular Disease Branch. Dr. Krauss is board-certified in internal medicine, endocrinology and metabolism, and is a member of the American Society for Clinical Investigation, the American Federation for Clinical Research, and the American Society of Clinical Nutrition. He has received a number of awards including the American Heart Association Scientific Councils Distinguished Achievement Award.

Dr. Krauss has been a Senior Advisor to the National Cholesterol Education Program, and is actively involved with the American Heart Association (AHA), having served as Chairman of the Nutrition Committee. He is founder and Chair of the AHA Council on Nutrition, Physical Activity, and Metabolism. His research involves studies of genetic, dietary, and hormonal effects on plasma lipoproteins and coronary disease risk.

The overall objective of the Krauss Laboratory are:

1. To investigate genetic and metabolic determinants of the prevalent atherogenic dyslipidemia (high triglyceride, low HDL, and increase in small, dense LDL particles) that is associated with obesity and insulin resistance in humans.
   
2. To identify genetic influences on response to dietary and drug treatment of atherogenic dyslipidemia.