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Group Leader
Professor Lesley Campbell AM

 

People at high risk for the development of type 2 diabetes (i.e. normal glucose tolerant, healthy, first degree relatives of patients with type 2 diabetes) exhibit features of insulin resistance, whereas subjects without any family history of diabetes do not. Type 2 diabetes is a complex disease that is polygenic and subject to multiple environmental influences. By studying a carefully characterised population well before diabetes develops, it may be possible to unravel the complex array of factors that contribute to the condition.

 

Much of our work makes use of tissue biopsies to study the early changes in fat cells and in muscle that precede type 2 diabetes.

Staff

 

Leonie HeilbronnResearch Officer
Dr Leonie Heilbronn
Alex ViardotClinical Research Officer
Dr Alex Viardot
dorit_samocha-bonet90.jpgResearch Officer
Dr Dorit Samocha Bonet
Trish HumphreysResearch Co-ordinator
Trish Humphreys
Naomi PiyaratnaResearch Assistant
Naomi Piyaratna
Louise PurtellPhD Student
Louise Purtell

lynne_schofield90.jpgClinical Research Nurse
Lynne Schofield


 

See also:

Chisholm Research Group

Samaras Research Group

Greenfield Research Group

News

 

Why women should eat less, move more and consider wearing transdermal patches during menopause

MEDIA RELEASE: 24 Nov 2008
Weight and appetite experts from around the world met at a conference in Bangkok earlier this year to discuss sex differences in obesity. One line of discussion looked at factors leading to women’s weight gain during menopause, and how it might be avoided.
 
 

Low levels of PYY hormone a very early indicator of Type 2 diabetes

MEDIA RELEASE: 10 Mar 2008
Garvan scientists have published findings showing that low levels of the hormone PYY could be used as a predictor for the development of Type 2 diabetes. Clinical studies have shown that people with a family history of Type 2 diabetes, but not yet showing signs of insulin resistance themselves, produce lower levels of PYY after eating, a very early sign of pre-diabetes.
 
 

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