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Manipulating gut endocrine cell fate for the treatment of obesity and diabetes

Lead Research Organisation: King's College London
Department Name: Diabetes & Nutritional Sciences

Abstract

The aim of the investigation is to understand how Betacellulin alters gut endocrine cell fate and will aim to answer the following questions.

Publications

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Franklin ZJ (2018) Islet neuropeptide Y receptors are functionally conserved and novel targets for the preservation of beta-cell mass. in Diabetes, obesity & metabolism

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Tsakmaki A (2019) ISX-9 manipulates endocrine progenitor fate revealing conserved intestinal lineages in mouse and human

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Tsakmaki A (2017) 3D intestinal organoids in metabolic research: virtual reality in a dish. in Current opinion in pharmacology

Studentship Projects

Project Reference Relationship Related To Start End Student Name
MR/N013700/1 30/09/2016 29/09/2025
1817279 Studentship MR/N013700/1 30/09/2016 29/09/2020 Patricia Fonseca Pedro