A novel mechanism involved in the regulation of mTOR signaling by insulin in adipocytes

Funding Activity

Website
http://purl.org/au-research/grants/nhmrc/1037540

Funding Status
Closed

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Funded Activity Summary

I am a cell biologist with a major interest in insulin action and diabetes. I aim to determine the role of insulin as a nutrient sensor in fat cells. This is very important as it is becoming evident that fat cells somehow sense the amount of nutrients in the circulation and then relaying this information to other tissues including the brain. This system may play an important role in the development of obesity. However, the molecular details of the nutrient sensor remain poorly defined.

Funded Activity Details

Start Date: 01-01-2012

End Date: 01-01-2013

Funding Scheme: Early Career Fellowships

Funding Amount: $224,324.00

Funder: National Health and Medical Research Council

Research Topics

ANZSRC Field of Research (FoR)

Medical Biochemistry: Proteins and Peptides (incl. Medical Proteomics)

ANZSRC Socio-Economic Objective (SEO)

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Other Keywords

cell polarity | diabetes | insulin action | insulin resistance | phosphorylation | proteomics

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