Oxford Centre for Diabetes, Endocrinology and Metabolism
OCDEM is a pioneering centre that combines clinical care, research and education in diabetes, endocrine and metabolic diseases. By promoting world-class research, we aim to enhance understanding of these diseases and to accelerate the search for new treatments and cures.
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Latest Publications
A critical role of the mechanosensor PIEZO1 in glucose-induced insulin secretion in pancreatic β-cells.
Ye Y. et al, (2022), Nat Commun, 13
TCF7L2 plays a complex role in human adipose progenitor biology, which might contribute to genetic susceptibility to type 2 diabetes.
Verma M. et al, (2022), Metabolism
Age-dependent changes in protein incorporation into collagen-rich tissues of mice by in vivo pulsed SILAC labelling
Ariosa-Morejon Y. et al, (2021), eLife, 10
Brown adipose tissue is the key depot for glucose clearance in microbiota depleted mice
Li M. et al, (2021), Nature Communications, 12
The Relation Between Adult Weight Gain, Adipocyte Volume And The Metabolic Profile At Middle Age
Verkouter I. et al, (2021), The Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism
Genetic variant effects on gene expression in human pancreatic islets and their implications for T2D.
Viñuela A. et al, (2020), Nat Commun, 11
Diabetes causes marked inhibition of mitochondrial metabolism in pancreatic β-cells.
Haythorne E. et al, (2019), Nat Commun, 10
Whole genome sequence analysis identifies a PAX2 mutation to establish a correct diagnosis for a syndromic form of hyperuricemia.
Stevenson M. et al, (2020), Am J Med Genet A
Latest News
Major research network to investigate body clock and stroke
27 October 2021
The University of Oxford is part of a new international research network to investigate the interactions between the biology of the body's internal clock and the disordered physiological processes associated with stroke.
EASD-Robert Turner Clinical Research Training Course
12 October 2021
This interactive and highly successful course returns to the face-to-face format in 3-7 April 2022 for its 18th year.
Professor Leanne Hodson awarded BHF senior Fellowship
17 September 2021
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