Advanced Glycation End Products As Risk Factors For Type 1 Diabetes
Funder
National Health and Medical Research Council
Funding Amount
$80,040.00
Summary
There is no cure for type 1 diabetes which manifests in children and adolescents resulting in the need for 5 injections of insulin each day. During this scholarship period, we aim to discover new genetic and blood biomarkers for disease onset in children for use in new born and childhood screening. In addition we will determine if specific environmental factors called advanced glycation end products can contribute to type 1 diabetes via interactions with a specific gene, RAGE.
Alterations In Secretion And Gene Expression In Pancreatic Beta Cells Exposed To Lipid.
Funder
National Health and Medical Research Council
Funding Amount
$425,250.00
Summary
The project is aimed at a better understanding of the way in which fats control gene expression in the pancreatic beta cells of the islets of Langerhans. Because changes in gene expression are to likely to explain why exposure of these cells to fat disrupts their ability to release insulin, identification of these genes could explain why only some obese people develop Type 2 diabetes.
Correlative Structure-function Studies Of Cis- And Trans-Golgi Membrane Traffic In Mammalian Cells
Funder
National Health and Medical Research Council
Funding Amount
$649,531.00
Summary
This project combines imaging by light and electron microscopy with additional techniques for studying protein function at the molecular level, to elucidate how changes in the 3D organisation of cellular machinery can lead to fundamental changes in the function and health of mammalian cells. Although this work includes detailed investigation of the 'insulin factory', it has the potential to modify established concepts on membrane traffic and protein secretion well beyond the field of diabetes.