Episode 49: Dame Frances Ashcroft, PhD, Royal Society GlaxoSmithKline Research Professor at the University Laboratory of Physiology, Oxford

14/01/2021 31 min Episodio 49
Episode 49: Dame Frances Ashcroft, PhD, Royal Society GlaxoSmithKline Research Professor at the University Laboratory of Physiology, Oxford

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Episode Synopsis

In this episode, Dame Frances Ashcroft joins us to discuss her research and recent publication titled, Diabetes causes marked inhibition of mitochondrial metabolism in pancreatic β-cells. 
Dr. Frances Ashcroft's research focuses on ATP-sensitive potassium (KATP) channels and their role in insulin secretion, in both health and disease. To learn more about her research visit her website below.
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Photographer: Robert Taylor

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