Dr. Ravi Karra

Associate Professor

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Biography

Ravi Karra is an Associate Professor in the Department of Medicine and the Department of Pathology at Duke University. He is a member of the Duke Cancer Institute and an affiliate of the Duke Regeneration Center. His research focuses on host-specific determinants of APOL1-associated kidney diseases, the mechanisms regulating vascular homeostasis, and the development of cardiac regeneration therapies using self-assembling cardiac organoids. He completed his residency in Internal Medicine at Brigham Women's Hospital and earned his M.D. from Duke University. His work has received grants from various prestigious institutions, emphasizing the development of innovative treatments for chronic heart failure and related vascular diseases. He teaches courses such as Research Independent Study and Introduction to Medical Genetics.

Research Interests

Experience

Associate Professor

2018-01-01 — Present

Duke University • Durham, NC

Associate Professor in the Department of Medicine and Department of Pathology.

Assistant Professor

2012-01-01 — 2018-01-01

Duke University • Durham, NC

Assistant Professor in the Department of Medicine.

Courses

Research Independent Study Introduction to Medical Genetics Cell & Molecular Biology Module IV Cell & Molecular Biology Module I

Requirements for Duke University

Master Program
Requirements
GPA Requirement
Required:3.2
TOEFL
Listening
Required:22
Reading
Required:22
Writing
Required:24
Speaking
Required:26
Total
Required:90
IELTS
Overall
Required:7
Prerequisites
Multivariable Calculus Introduction to Physics (mechanics) Introduction to Chemistry
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Specialization Notes

Department of Biomedical Engineering (MS program)