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RESEARCH GROUPS
Metabolic Engineering and Diabetes Therapy
Programme: P2
Lead Researcher: Guinovart Cirera, Joan Josep Group members
STAFF MEMBERS: Duran Castells, Jordi | López-Soldado Fernández, Iliana | Veza Estévez, Emma ASSOCIATED MEMBERS: Adrover Palau, Anna | García Rocha, María del Mar | Mir Coll, Juan Ignacio | Slebe
Concha, Juan Felipe | Testoni, Giorgia | Zapata , Claire- Alix
Main lines of research
• The control mechanisms of glucose storage in the liver and their alterations in diabetes mellitus . Cha- racterization of novel compounds with anti-diabetic action .
• The role of glycogen metabolism in the glucose-sensing function of pancreatic beta-cell and liver . • The consequences of altered glycogen deposition in various tissues in diabetes mellitus and in several
neurodegenerative diseases .
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