David E James

University of Sydney (Australia)

He is interested in the molecular control of insulin sensitivity and how this relates to metabolic diseases such as type 2 diabetes and cardiovascular disease. His group is particularly interested in the intersection between genes and the environment and they explore the use of protein phosphorylation and metabolism as dynamic functional readouts of cellular and organismal health and behaviour.  They are currently developing a range of systems biology approaches to interrogate this complex problem in order to pinpoint key deterministic features of metabolism and health.