Main Collaborations
Groups collaborating with the Ashcroft Group
Within Oxford University:
- Prof. Patrik Rorsman (Oxford Centre for Diabetes, Endocrinology and Metabolism) on ion channels in pancreatic islet cells and islet cell function
- Prof. Mark Sansom (Biochemistry) on molecular modelling of KATP channels
External:
- Prof. Roger Cox (MRC, Harwell) on insulin secretion and the role of the fat mass and obesity related protein (FTO) in common obesity
- Prof. Andrew Hattersley (Peninsular Medical School, Exeter) on KATP channel mutations causing neonatal diabetes