Contacts
Theme Leader
Prof. Rury Holman, NIHR Senior Investigator, Diabetes Theme Lead & TRG Sub-theme Lead ,Prof. of Diabetic Medicine, Diabetes Trials Unit Director
Theme Liaison Contact
Sue Beatty, Nurse Manager, Clinical Research Unit, OCDEM, Churchill Hospital, Oxford
OX3 7LJ sue.beatty@ocdem.ox.ac.uk Tel: 01865 57202.
Key Researchers
Fredrik Karpe, Prof. of Metabolic Medicine, International expert in human integrative metabolic physiology. EASD Executive Member, Royal Society Medicine Section on Lipids in Clinical Medicine past-President, Morgagni Medal, CMC Vellore, India Adjunct Prof.
Prof. Angelyn Bethel, Asst. Prof. of Medicine and Senior Clinical Researcher. Research interests include (i) impact of anti-diabetic agents on cardiovascular outcomes (Clinical Lead for two international clinical trials); (ii) novel therapeutic options for diabetes care (PI for two ongoing TRG studies).clinical trials); (ii) novel therapeutic options for diabetes care (PI for two ongoing TRG studies).
Prof. Peter Friend, Prof. of Transplantation, Consultant Surgeon, Director of the Oxford Transplant Centre. Major research interests in: (i) novel approaches to organ recovery & preservation, (ii) clinical immunosuppression (PI on the current 800 patient 3C trial).
Dr Anna Gloyn, Wellcome Trust Senior Research Fellow. Heads translation of genetic association signals into molecular mechanisms for diabetes. Her work is of translational importance; CRP & KCNJ11-PNDM and has been recognised by a suite of international awards and fellowships.
Prof. Stephen Gough,TIG Sub-theme Lead, Prof. of Diabetes and Consultant Physician, Clinical Lead for the Thames Valley Diabetes LRN.
Prof. Paul Johnson, Director of the DRWF Islet Isolation Facility and the Oxford Islet Transplant Programme, Prof. of Paediatric Surgery. Leads internationally recognised basic and translational research programmes in human islet isolation (including collagenase biochemistry and pancreatic matrix), and optimization of islet transplant outcomes.
Prof. Mark McCarthy, TGGG Sub-theme Lead, Robert Turner Prof. of Diabetes. Leading role in the major global research efforts in T2D genetics and genomics. ENGAGE consortium Co-ordinator.
Dr Katharine Owen, NIHR Clinician Scientist. Established BRC Young Diabetes in Oxford (YDX) cohort, leads development and translation of biomarkers in monogenic diabetes, e.g. CRP.
Prof. Patrik Rorsman, Wellcome Senior Investigator, Prof. of Diabetic Medicine, Internationally leading islet cell physiologist.
