Professor Afshan Malik
Professor of Metabolic Disease
Research interests
- Diabetes
Biography
Molecular Biologist with an interest in diabetic complications and mitochondria.
Research
Malik lab
The Malik lab is part of the School of Cardiovascular and Metabolic Medicine & Sciences
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
Immunometabolism (iMet) Research Interest Group (RIG)
The aim of the i-met research interest group is to stimulate novel collaborations in the field of Immunometabolism, a young but rapidly growing field of research.
Mitochondrial Bioenergetics Users Facility
The Mitochondrial Bioenergetics user’s facility is housed in the Diabetes and Obesity Theme within the School of Cardiovascular and Metabolic Medicine & Sciences under the supervision of Dr Afshan Malik
News
UK-EU project seeks to tackle youth obesity
In a correspondence letter to Nature Medicine, Professor Afshan Malik joins researchers across the EU to describe the current state of obesity in young people...
King's supports research collaboration to address obesity crisis
Researchers have united to form OBEClust, a multidisciplinary network of experts to develop solutions for obesity.
Mitochondrial mechanism provides possible new target for Chronic Kidney Disease
Researchers have discovered a mechanism in our cell’s mitochondria that may shine a light on the early stages of Chronic Kidney Disease (CKD), offering...
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.
High fat, high sugar diet increases development of liver disease, study finds.
Researchers find link between diet, liver mitochondria and fatty liver diseases.
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.
Features
5 minutes with Afshan Malik
Dr Afshan Malik is a Reader in Mitochondrial and Diabetes Research based in the School of Cardiovascular and Metabolic Medicine & Sciences. We caught up with...
Program advisor for Biochemistry
Research
Malik lab
The Malik lab is part of the School of Cardiovascular and Metabolic Medicine & Sciences
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
Immunometabolism (iMet) Research Interest Group (RIG)
The aim of the i-met research interest group is to stimulate novel collaborations in the field of Immunometabolism, a young but rapidly growing field of research.
Mitochondrial Bioenergetics Users Facility
The Mitochondrial Bioenergetics user’s facility is housed in the Diabetes and Obesity Theme within the School of Cardiovascular and Metabolic Medicine & Sciences under the supervision of Dr Afshan Malik
News
UK-EU project seeks to tackle youth obesity
In a correspondence letter to Nature Medicine, Professor Afshan Malik joins researchers across the EU to describe the current state of obesity in young people...
King's supports research collaboration to address obesity crisis
Researchers have united to form OBEClust, a multidisciplinary network of experts to develop solutions for obesity.
Mitochondrial mechanism provides possible new target for Chronic Kidney Disease
Researchers have discovered a mechanism in our cell’s mitochondria that may shine a light on the early stages of Chronic Kidney Disease (CKD), offering...
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.
High fat, high sugar diet increases development of liver disease, study finds.
Researchers find link between diet, liver mitochondria and fatty liver diseases.
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.
Features
5 minutes with Afshan Malik
Dr Afshan Malik is a Reader in Mitochondrial and Diabetes Research based in the School of Cardiovascular and Metabolic Medicine & Sciences. We caught up with...
Program advisor for Biochemistry