Adipose tissue plasticity
Understanding how healthier adipose tissue can limit ectopic lipid accumulation and its metabolic consequences.
Research across borders
TVPlab in Nanjing
Adipose tissue function. Liver health. Collaboration across borders.
Nanjing · China
Connecting mechanisms with metabolic health
TVPlab’s Nanjing programme is based at the Cambridge University–Nanjing Centre of Technology and Innovation. It studies obesity-related cardiometabolic complications, including their relevance to Asian populations.
The Centre’s project page names Antonio Vidal-Puig as principal investigator and Sergio Rodriguez-Cuenca as a researcher.
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Liver lipid networks
Examining how the amount and composition of hepatic lipids relate to inflammation, fibrosis and fatty liver disease.
Biomarkers and therapeutic targets
Identifying disease mechanisms that may help recognise higher-risk individuals and reveal targets for intervention.
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