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Metabolic Disease

Students learning in the Medicine & Health facilities at the UNSW Kensington campus

The research of the Metabolic Diseases group addresses critical questions concerning the impact of adverse early life events and lifestyle factors on chronic disease risk.

The Metabolic Diseases Group includes:

  • Environmental Determinants of Obesity
  • Gastrointestional and Bladder Disease
  • Metabolic Signalling
  • Molecular Biology of Ageing
  • Mitochondrial Bioenergetics.

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  • Orphan Receptor Laboratory Opens in a new window
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  • Immunometabolism Research Group Opens in a new window
  • Cancer Cachexia Mechanisms Research Group Opens in a new window
  • Endocrinology & Metabolism Research Group Opens in a new window
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