DISEASES IN FOCUS: OBESITY AND METABOLIC SYNDROME - DIABETES MELLITUS TYPE 2 - INHERITED METABOLIC DISEASES - DISEASES OF THE INTESTINE - CANCER - INFECTIONS BY YEASTS - BONE MARROW DISEASES
Studies in this field cover specific aspects of metabolism from the cellular to wholebody level. The research is focused on characterisation of transport systems in cell membranes, specific signaling pathways affecting metabolism, the function of mitochondria and the impact of mitochondrial dysfunction on health, interactions between nutrition and the immune system that affect metabolism, circadian control of metabolism, genetic basis of obesity related diseases as well as the ontogenic aspects and the role of ageing in metabolic health.
