Richard M. Mortensen

Richard M. Mortensen works in General / Preventive / Lipids affiliated with University of Michigan.

Richard M. Mortensen is Professor of Molecular and Integrative Physiology and Professor of Internal Medicine at the University of Michigan Medical School. His research focuses on the role of obesity, diabetes, and metabolite function in cardiovascular disease, with emphasis on PPAR-gamma, mineralocorticoid receptor, inflammation, and itaconate. He has affiliations with the Samuel and Jean Frankel Cardiovascular Center, Center for Cell Plasticity and Organ Design, and Caswell Diabetes Institute.