Fields of Research

Cell Metabolism
Respiratory Diseases
Signal Transduction

Research Objectives

Diabetes
Respiratory System and Diseases (incl. Asthma)

Career Best Publications

Research Publications

Targeting the Zinc Transporter ZIP7 in the Treatment of Insulin Resistance and Type 2 Diabetes; Nutrients
The zinc transporter SLC39A7 (ZIP7) harbours a highly-conserved histidinerich N-terminal region that potentially contributes to zinc homeostasis in the endoplasmic reticulum; Computers in Biology and Medicine
Zinc and gastrointestinal disorders: a role for the zinc transporters Zips and ZnTs
Zinc stimulates glucose oxidation and glycemic control by modulating the insulin signaling pathway in human and mouse skeletal muscle cell lines; PLoS One
Zinc transporters and insulin resistance: therapeutic implications for type 2 diabetes and metabolic disease; Journal of Biomedical Science

Research Projects

Zinc activation of enzymes responsible for insulin signalling and glucose homeostasis in type 2 diabetes; Clifford Craig Foundation (CCFoundation)

Research Candidate Supervision