Distinguished
University Professor
of Medicine and
professor of molecular
biology and pharmacology,
Dr. Kipnis is
internationally-known
as a pioneer in
diabetes research,
focusing on mechanisms
of sugar and amino
acid transport
and regulation
of insulin release
by islet cells
in the pancreas.
Following post-doctoral
training in
biochemistry
in the Cori
laboratory,
he joined the
Department of
Medicine at
Washington University.
He chaired the
Department of
Medicine and
was physician-in-chief
at Barnes Hospital
from 1972 through
1992. His research
focused on the
mechanism of
insulin action,
the fundamental
pathogenic mechanisms
responsible
for the various
forms of diabetes
mellitus, the
regulation of
carbohydrates
and the protein
metabolism in
isolated cellular
systems and
in the intact
organism and
the signal transduction
pathways involved
in hormone actions.
Dr. Kipnis has
been deeply
committed to
developing interactive
training and
research efforts
between basic
sciences and
clinical departments
in medical schools.
He is a member
of the National
Academy of Sciences,
the Institute
of Medicine
and the American
Academy of Arts
and Sciences.
In 1996 he was
elected to three-year
term on Council
of the National
Academy of Sciences.
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