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Kara S. Orr

Medicine · Indiana University

OpenAlex ORCID
Pancreatic function and diabetesDiabetes and associated disordersDiet, Metabolism, and DiseaseDiabetes Management and ResearchImmune Cell Function and Interaction

Publications

28

Citations

345

Est. group size

—

Recurring co-author estimate

Active years

9

Publishing since 2018

Research summary
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Kara S. Orr conducts biomedical research focused on diabetes, particularly the biology of insulin-producing pancreatic beta cells and how they are damaged or protected. The work includes studying type 1 diabetes (an autoimmune form) using preclinical models and testing small-molecule drugs, as well as examining how obesity and diet affect blood sugar regulation.

Type 1 diabetes and autoimmunityPancreatic islet and beta-cell biologyDrug/small-molecule inhibitor testingDiet-induced obesity and metabolic dysfunctionImmune signaling in diabetes

Publication activity peaked around 2019 and has slowed in recent years, averaging under two papers per year over the last five years.

Generated by claude-opus-4-8 from public bibliographic data · Jul 11, 2026

Publication cadence
Publications per year over the last 10 years — averaging 1.8/year recently
172018: 3 publications182019: 7 publications7192020: 4 publications202021: 5 publications212022: 1 publication222023: 1 publication232024: 3 publications242025: 3 publications252026: 1 publication26
Recent publications
Publishes in
  • Diabetes×5
  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)×5
  • American Journal of Physiology-Endocrinology and Metabolism×3
  • SSRN Electronic Journal×2
  • PMC×2

This profile was generated automatically from public scholarly data (OpenAlex). Group size and activity levels are estimates derived from co-authorship patterns.

Last updated Jul 11, 2026.

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