Fields of research: Signal Transduction, Cell Metabolism, Biochemistry and Cell Biology

Current Research Areas
How do schizophrenia drugs affect glucose metabolism?
The second generation antipsychotic drugs olanzapine and clozapine are the most effect medications for treating schizophrenia. But they also induce diabetes in a large number of people taking these drugs. Our research has uncovered new explanations on how these drugs cause alterations in glucose metabolism. We are now focused on replicating our results in the clinic.