2024 Richard D. Remington Methodology Lecturer - Daniel J. Rader, MD, FAHA

Dr. Rader is the Seymour Gray Professor of Molecular Medicine and Chair of the Department of Genetics at the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania, where he also serves as Chief of the Divisions of Human Genetics in the Departments of Medicine and Pediatrics and the Associate Director of the Institute for Translational Medicine and Therapeutics.

Dr. Rader’s research focuses on the human genetics and physiology of lipid metabolism and cardiometabolic disease, as well as the translational implications for novel therapeutic approaches and for implementation of genomic medicine. Dr. Rader founded and directs the Penn Medicine BioBank, an integrated resource to support human genetics and translational research, and he is a champion of genomic medicine applied to disease prevention. Dr. Rader sees patients with lipid disorders and has been regularly recognized by Top Doctors in Philadelphia. He has been a recipient of several national and international research awards. Dr. Rader has been elected to the National Academy of Medicine and the American Academy of Arts and Sciences.