Dr. Fredrik Karpe

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Biography

Fredrik Karpe is a Professor of Metabolic Medicine at the Radcliffe Department of Medicine. He leads the Oxford Laboratory for Integrative Physiology and heads the Metabolic Research Group. His research focuses on human adipose tissue function and the metabolic consequences of obesity. With increasing rates of obesity and type 2 diabetes, he examines the intriguing epidemiological data that suggests opposite associations between the risk of diabetes and cardiovascular disease relative to upper and lower body obesity. His current research aims to clarify the protective role of gluteofemoral adipose tissue and the metabolically detrimental role of abdominal adipose tissue. By studying these tissues at cellular and whole-body levels, he seeks to uncover specialized features of gluteofemoral fat, potentially leading to new therapeutic approaches.

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Experience

Professor

— Present

Radcliffe Department of Medicine • Oxford

Head of the Oxford Laboratory for Integrative Physiology and the Metabolic Research Group.

Requirements for University of Oxford

Master Program
Requirements
GPA Requirement
Required:3.7
IELTS
Listening
Required:7
Reading
Required:7
Writing
Required:7
Speaking
Required:7
Overall
Required:7.5
TOEFL
Listening
Required:22
Reading
Required:24
Writing
Required:24
Speaking
Required:25
Total
Required:110
Prerequisites
Bachelor's degree in Politics, International Relations, Economics, History, Law, Philosophy or Sociology
Application Checklist
  • Three academic references
  • Official transcripts
  • CV/Resume
  • Statement of Purpose (1,000 words)
  • Two academic essays (2,000 words each)
Specialization Notes

Department of Politics and International Relations - Higher Level English requirement.