Professor Dr. Karin Finberg

Biography

Karin Finberg received B.S., M.D., and Ph.D. degrees from Yale. Her Ph.D. dissertation, under Dr. Richard Lifton in the Department of Genetics, focused on the genetic basis of an autosomal recessive disorder related to systemic pH homeostasis and distal renal tubular acidosis, specifically looking into sensorineural deafness. Following her graduation from Yale, she completed residency training in Clinical Pathology at the Massachusetts General Hospital and clinical fellowship training at Harvard Medical School. She has held various leadership roles, including as Associate Professor at the Yale School of Medicine, where she specializes in Molecular Genetic Pathology and contributes to the clinical diagnosis and treatment strategies for patients. Her research spans multiple aspects of iron metabolism, particularly in conditions like Iron-Refractory Iron Deficiency Anemia (IRIDA). She has published extensively and is actively involved in mentoring the next generation of scientists in her field.

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