Postdoc Fellowships 2024 - Project 3
Project title: Long non-coding RNAs regulation of the insulin response in fat cells
Summary
The postdoctoral fellow will determine how disease-relevant long non-coding RNAs (lncRNAs) regulate adipocyte insulin sensitivity and in turn metabolic health. This will be achieved by investigating human white adipose tissue (WAT) biopsies taken before and after systemic insulin infusion and couple these findings with state-of-the-art cellular models and in-house developed molecular approaches. This project aims to understand how lncRNAs contribute to the insulin response in adipocytes and discover novel targets that can be approached therapeutically.