Research projects

Finding new biomarkers:

• Diabetes:
  • Proteomic / metabolomic profiling ofhuman insulin producing cells aiming at discovering biomarkers for cell mas / function
  • Posttranslational modification of albumin in diabetes and late complications of diabetes
• Thyroid disease:
  • Prospective evaluation of biomarkers of tear fluid in Graves ophtalmopathy
  • Metabolomic profiling of tear fluid in Graves ophtalmopathy

Basal studies:

• Functional studies of genetic modifications in thyroid hormone resistance
• Proteomic / metabolomic profiling of human fat tissue
• Gene expression ofvitamin D stimulated insulin producing cells
• Metabolomic profiling of hyperglycemic clamp in humans
• Proteomic profiling of CSF in narcolepsy

Other projects:

• Influence of estrogen supplementations on cortisol measurements in humans
• Steroid profiling in congenital adrenal hyperplasia