Daniel J. Rader, MD
2015 Guest Speaker

Dr. Rader is the Seymour Gray Professor of Molecular Medicine at the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania.  He serves as the Chair of the Department of Genetics as well as the Chief of the Division of Translational Medicine and Human Genetics in the Department of Medicine.  He is also Associate Director of Penn’s Institute for Translational Medicine and Therapeutics.

Dr. Rader’s research focuses on the human genetics and functional genomics of lipoprotein metabolism and atherosclerosis, as well as the translational implications for novel therapeutic approaches.  He led the scientific and clinical development of a first-in-class inhibitor of microsomal transfer protein for the treatment of severe hypercholesterolemia, which is now on the market.  He has a particular interest in HDL metabolism and function, and novel approaches to targeting HDL metabolism and reverse cholesterol transport in the treatment, prevention, and regression of atherosclerosis.

Dr. Rader trained in internal medicine at Yale-New Haven Hospital and in human genetics and physiology of lipoprotein metabolism at the National Institutes of Health.  He has been on the Penn faculty since 1994.  Dr. Rader is a member of the American Society of Clinical Investigation, the Association of American Physicians, and the Institute of Medicine of the National Academy of Sciences.  He is a recipient of several awards including the Clinical Research Award from the American Heart Association.