A list of the current PI-led research groups within the MOD research theme Principal Investigators and Early Career FellowsNameArea of ExpertiseRuth AndrewSteroid biochemistry, metabolic flux, mass spectrometryAhmad Al -MrabehDiabetes remission, experimental medicine, pancreatic biologyCecile BenezechAdipose tissue–immune system crosstalk, Impact of obesity and ageing on the immune system, inflammationMatthew BrookEpigenetics and gene regulationWill CawthornBone marrow adipose tissue, caloric restriction, ageing, sex differences, immunometabolism, imaging, deep learningShareen ForbesPathogenesis of diabetes, organ regeneration and transplant, insulin secretion, pancreatic isletsJames MinchinAdipose cell biology, model organisms, genetics, in vivo imaging, CRISPR mutagenesis screensMark NixonSteroid metabolism, visceral/subcutaneous adipose tissueSari PenningsEpigenetics in development and environmental exposure; nuclear chromatin control of gene expressionRebecca ReynoldsPregnancy, developmental programmingRobert SempleInsulin resistance, lipodystrophy, human genetics, PI 3-kinase signalling, stem cells, model organismsRoland StimsonBrown/beige adipose tissue, obesity and associated metabolic diseaseJoyce YauSteroid metabolism and the brainAffiliated Principal InvestigatorsTim AitmanDiagnosis of rare recessive disease by exome sequencingTriantafyllos ChavakisInflammation, immunometabolismLaura DenbyNon-coding RNA regulation of injury and repair processes within the kidney and cardiovascular systemJoy Edwards-HicksAge-related metabolic changes and their impact on lymphocyte signalling and functionRuth MorganMetabolism of stress hormones in horses, humans, miceEwan PearsonDiabetes, population health and genomicsScott WebsterDrug discoveryEmeritus Principal InvestigatorsKaren ChapmanGlucocorticoids, developmental processes, in utero effects, metabolism of liver and heart This article was published on 2024-03-19
