Fields of Research

Cell Metabolism
Respiratory Diseases
Signal Transduction

Research Objectives

Diabetes
Respiratory System and Diseases (incl. Asthma)

Career Best Publications

Research Publications

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