Stephen Marx

Metabolic Diseases Branch, National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases, United States of America

Stephen Marx is Chief of the Genetics & Endocrinology Section in the Metabolic Diseases Branch of the NIDDK.

Professor Marx's research interests focus on the genetics of hyperparathyroidism. His group has played a major role in discovering the main gene for four of six known hyperparathyroid syndromes and his clinical interests relate to the expression and management of these syndromes. In particular, his laboratory is researching, as part of a large NIH campus collaboration, the mechanism of action of the MEN1 gene.

Professor Marx's society memberships include the American Society for Clinical Investigation and the Association of American Physicians with extensive roles in the American Society for Bone and Mineral Research & in the Endocrine Society.

Any competing interests declared are displayed with individual evaluations.

Section Head: Diabetes & Endocrinology > Bone & Mineral Metabolism (since 16 November 2005)

Stephen Marx is a Section Head for Bone & Mineral Metabolism, part of the DIABETES & ENDOCRINOLOGY Faculty. The role of a Section Head is to work with their Co-Section Head(s) to divide the Section (sub-specialty area) into its component areas of research, nominate leaders in those areas as Faculty Members, and offer ongoing oversight of the content within their Section. They are not asked to evaluate articles, although we do, of course, welcome them.

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