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 David A. Lathrop, Ph.D., joined the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI) in 1997. Since 2003, he has been the Leader of the Arrhythmias, Ischemia, and Sudden Cardiac Death Science Research Group in the Institute's Division of Cardiovascular Diseases.
Dr. Lathrop earned M.S. and Ph.D. degrees in Medical Physiology from Indiana University in 1972 and 1975, respectively. He subsequently performed postdoctoral fellowships in Cardiology at the Krannert Institute of Cardiology in Indianapolis, the University of Chicago, and the University of Cincinnati. After completing his fellowship with the University of Cincinnati, Dr. Lathrop maintained joint appointments there in the departments of Pediatrics (Cardiology) and Pharmacology and Cell Biophysics. In 1990, he became professor of Medical Physiology at the University of Tromso in Norway. When Dr. Lathrop joined NHLBI in 1997, he also maintained an adjunct professorship in Pharmacology at Georgetown University, a position he continued until 2002. From 2001 to 2002, he served as Acting Leader, Bioengineering and Genomic Applications Science Research Group, in the Clinical and Molecular Medicine Program, Division of Heart and Vascular Diseases, NHLBI, and from 2001 to 2003 Dr. Lathrop served as Assistant Director of the Clinical and Molecular Medicine Program.
Dr. Lathrop has published over 85 articles that have appeared in peer-reviewed publications. He is a member of both the American Heart Association and the Cardiac Electrophysiology Society.
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