Mechanisms of Insulin Resistance and Diabetes Susceptibility

Funding Activity

Website
http://purl.org/au-research/grants/nhmrc/513834

Funding Status
Closed

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Funded Activity Summary

The two main forms of diabetes - types 1 (T1D) and 2 (T2D) - pose a major problem. It is difficult to identify what causes diabetes. Recently, people at risk of T1D were found to have insulin resistance, a condition thought typical only of T2D. Excitingly, we discovered that the best T1D animal model also shows insulin resistance, and we used it to map important genes. We will now identify these genes. This will help us understand the disease process and to develop better treatments for it.

Funded Activity Details

Start Date: 01-01-2008

End Date: 01-01-2012

Funding Scheme: NHMRC Project Grants

Funding Amount: $633,783.00

Funder: National Health and Medical Research Council

Research Topics

ANZSRC Field of Research (FoR)

Nutritional science

ANZSRC Socio-Economic Objective (SEO)

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Other Keywords

Endocrinology | Insulin resistance | Insulin sensitivity | Metabolic Syndrome | Mouse models | Transgenic mice | Type 1 diabetes | Type 2 diabetes

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