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Endocrinology Research

The section focus on the importance of intrauterine programming; mitochondrial dysfunction in association with insulin-resistance; the incretin function with adipositas and diabetes; lipoprotein metabolism and adipositas aetiology and pathogenesis; and cytokine-induced β-cell death.

Main projects:

• Medical Research Methodology

  As a model for Translational Research Methodology we investigate ways to prevent β-cell destruction from “bench-to-bedside”.
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• Human Gut Transport Lab

  We seek to characterize especially functional receptor subtypes for serotonin and prostaglandins in human duodenum and colon. >>
  

• Synagics lab

  Synagics lab develops tools to analyze dose-response effects at equilibrium in pharmaco-dynamics and combinatorial drug therapy.
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• Translational Metabolic Physiology

  Our research is focused on four main areas.
  
  
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• Structural Pathobiology

  Research in the section of pathobiology is focused primarily on the application of morphological techniques.
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• Cavin/Vinten Group

  Has been studying the basic biology of fat cells for several years using a range of methods and has obtained, important information on the cellular response to insulin stimulation. >>