Karen Ocorr BA, PhD

Karen Ocorr earned her Ph.D. in Neurobiology from Wesleyan University in 1982. She subsequently held postdoctoral fellowships at the University of Texas Medical School – Houston and Stanford Medical School. In 1991 she moved to the University of Michigan where she taught Introductory Biology, Cell Biology, Animal Physiology and Biochemistry. Based on her teaching experience she co-wrote the “Absolute Ultimate Guide to Lehninger’s Biochemistry” now in its 6th edition. She returned to research in 2004 when she joined the Sanford-Burnham Medical Research Institute where she is currently a Research Assistant Professor in the Development & Aging Program.