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Afshan Malik

Dr Afshan Malik

Reader in Mitochondrial and Diabetes Research

  • Postgraduate co-ordinator for PhD students in Diabetes

Research interests

  • Diabetes

Biography

Molecular Biologist with an interest in diabetic complications and mitochondria.

    Research

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    Malik lab

    The Malik lab is part of the School of Cardiovascular and Metabolic Medicine & Sciences

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    Mitochondria & Diabetes Research Group

    We are interested in understanding how mitochondria are involved in diabetes and its complications. The group also has an interest in developing methods to study mitochondrial dysfunction in complex diseases and in strategies for improving mitochondrial function.

    Diabetic and non-diabetic Alzheimer’s disease: studying mitochondria in post-mortem brain to understand the underlying mechanisms

    Diabetes can increase the risk of Alzheimer's disease (AD) through unknown mechanisms.

    Project status: Ongoing

    News

    Link between diabetes and Alzheimer's could lie in energy production of the brain

    New evidence suggests loss of energy supply to neurones is important in Alzheimer’s disease.

    brain

    High fat, high sugar diet increases development of liver disease, study finds.

    Researchers find link between diet, liver mitochondria and fatty liver diseases.

    high sugar

    Damage to mitochondrial DNA in diabetes could underlie adult blindness

    Researchers have identified mutations in the mitochondrial DNA of patients with diabetic retinopathy, that could increase the progression of the disease.

    dna

    Program advisor for Biochemistry

      Research

      Malik banner
      Malik lab

      The Malik lab is part of the School of Cardiovascular and Metabolic Medicine & Sciences

      mitochondriahero
      Mitochondria & Diabetes Research Group

      We are interested in understanding how mitochondria are involved in diabetes and its complications. The group also has an interest in developing methods to study mitochondrial dysfunction in complex diseases and in strategies for improving mitochondrial function.

      Diabetic and non-diabetic Alzheimer’s disease: studying mitochondria in post-mortem brain to understand the underlying mechanisms

      Diabetes can increase the risk of Alzheimer's disease (AD) through unknown mechanisms.

      Project status: Ongoing

      News

      Link between diabetes and Alzheimer's could lie in energy production of the brain

      New evidence suggests loss of energy supply to neurones is important in Alzheimer’s disease.

      brain

      High fat, high sugar diet increases development of liver disease, study finds.

      Researchers find link between diet, liver mitochondria and fatty liver diseases.

      high sugar

      Damage to mitochondrial DNA in diabetes could underlie adult blindness

      Researchers have identified mutations in the mitochondrial DNA of patients with diabetic retinopathy, that could increase the progression of the disease.

      dna

      Program advisor for Biochemistry