Funding innovative research for a global cure.


Research Projects

 

Studentships

Mohammed Ahmed

Catherine Hajmrle

Kelsi Ruby

Ailya Spigelman

Raju Thangavelu

 

Pilot Projects

Dr. Andrea Haqq - Lipid and Ghrelin Metabolism in Childhood Obesity and children with Prader-Willi Syndrome.

Dr. Andrew Holt - The role of primary amine oxidase in diabetic vascular complications.

Dr. David Wright - Apelin and skeletal muscle insulin action: A potential novel treatment modality for type 2 diabetes.

Dr. John Elliott - Establishing NOD ES cells to generate HLA-DQ* transgenic knock-in NOD mice.

Dr. Diane Mager - How does meal pattern influence post-prandial lipid metabolism in obese children.

Dr.Catherine Field - Profiling the immune system in obese insulin-resistant patients and comparing this to age-sex and BMI-mated subjects without insulin resistence.

Dr. Normand Boule - Exercise and intra-abdominal fat in type 2 diabetes.