Kitt Petersen
Professor of Medicine · Yale-New Haven Hospital
Credentials: · ·
History
- Present
- 1985–1988
university
Research
Impaired mitochondrial activity in the insulin-resistant offspring of patients with type 2 diabetes
New England Journal of Medicine · 2004 · First of 5 authors · 1,695 citations
Mitochondrial dysfunction in the elderly: possible role in insulin resistance
Science · 2003 · First of 9 authors · 1,644 citations
Mechanism of free fatty acid-induced insulin resistance in humans
Journal of Clinical Investigation · 1996 · 1,159 citations

129 papers
- VS
21 papers
- DV
10 papers
- RH
7 papers

6 papers

6 papers · 3 as a resident
- SC
6 papers
- DY
4 papers
Grants
- 2024–2028
Targeting Hepatic Mitochondrial Oxidation to Treat NAFLD, NASH and Type 2 Diabetes
National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases · R01
PI · $2.1M · Yale University
- 2014–2021
13C MRS Studies of Brain Mitochondrial Metabolism in Insulin Resistance
National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke · R01
PI · $2.1M · Yale University
- 2003–2017
Mechanism of Insulin Resistance in the Aged.
National Institute on Aging · R01
Contact PI · $3.4M · Yale University
- 2003–2010
Mechanism of Insulin Resistance in the Aged.
National Institute on Aging · R56
Contact PI · $413.8K · Yale University
Clinical trials
- 2019–2023
The Effect of Glucagon on Rates of Hepatic Mitochondrial Oxidation in Man Assessed by PINTA
Principal investigator · Completed · Phase 1
Yale University
- 2008–2012
Principal investigator · Completed
Yale University
- 2002–2034
- 2009–2012
Study director · Completed
Yale University

