Group Leaders
Ruth Andrew
Professor of Pharmaceutical Endocrinology
Glucocorticoids, Steroids, Metabolism, Cardiovascular disease, Mass Spectrometry
Ahmad Al-Mrabeh
MRC Development Fellow
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Obesity, de novo lipogenesis, intrapancreatic fat deposition, beta cell dysfunction
Cécile Bénézech
Reader​
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Immune system, Metabolism, Obesity, Diabetes, Infection
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Matthew Brook
Lecturer
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RNA-binding proteins in metabolic and cardiovascular health
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William Cawthorn
Senior Lecturer (Associate Professor)
Bone marrow adipose tissue, diet, ageing, & sex differences in health & disease
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Shareen Forbes
Professor of Diabetic Medicine
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Islet Transplantation, Islet Stem Cell Therapy, Co-Transplantation Strategies to Improve Islet Transplantation Outcomes
Elizabeth Haythorne
Chancellor's Fellow
Type 2 Diabetes, glucose metabolism, beta cell dysfunction
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James Minchin
Senior Lecturer (Associate Professor)​
Zebrafish and genetic screening, identifying mechanisms of adipose dysfunction
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Mark Nixon
Lecturer & Principal Investigator
Endocrine physiology with a focus on sexually dimorphic glucocorticoid action in cardiovascular disease risk.
Sari Pennings
Reader​
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Epigenetics, development, and cell fate in cardiometabolic health and diseases.
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Rebecca Reynolds
Professor of Metabolic Medicine
Maternal health, pregnancy, prevention of non-communicable diseases.
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Rob Semple
Professor of Translational Molecular Medicine
Causes and consequences of abnormal insulin action in human disease.
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Roland Stimson
Professor of Endocrinology
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Obesity, Diabetes, Energy Metabolism, Experimental Medicine, Glucocorticoids
Joyce Yau
Senior Lecturer
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Stress, Behaviours, Memory impairment, Brain ageing
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Affiliated Group Leaders
Patrick Hadoke
Coronary and Valvular Heart Disease
Laura Denby
Edinburgh Kidney
Adriana Tavares
Coronary and Valvular Heart Disease
Ruth Morgan
Scotland's Rural College