New ways to improve metabolism: understanding mitochondria and lipid droplet interactions in health and disease
- Research Opportunity
- PhD students, Honours students, Master of Biomedical Science
- Number of Honour Places Available
- 1
- Number of Master Places Available
- 1
Primary Supervisor | Number | Webpage | |
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Prof Matthew Watt | matt.watt@unimelb.edu.au | Personal web page |
Co-supervisor | Number | Webpage | |
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Dr Ayenachew Bezawork-Geleta |
Summary Our innovative research program seeks to identify how defects of lipid metabolism and inter-tissue communication cause obesity-related disorders, including type 2 diabetes and non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD). We use this information to discover novel targets that can be transitioned to clinical therapeutics. Our research themes are:1. Understanding how insulin resistance develops in obesity.2. Understanding how proteins that are secreted by NAFLD / non-alcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH) liver affect metabolism and contributes to the development of type 2 diabetes.3. Regulation of lipid metabolism: identifying novel proteins that control lipid metabolism and how they are altered in metabolic diseases (e.g. diabetes, cancer).
Project Details
Research Opportunities
PhD students, Honours students, Master of Biomedical Science
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