Alex Wins PhD Poster Competition
Alexander von Wilamowitz-Moellendorff in Kei Sakamoto's lab was awarded joint first prize at the poster competition for Ph.D. students based in the College of Life Sciences (CLS) at the University of Dundee who are about to start the third year of their project. 49 students took part in this year's competition, which was held on October 21st and judged by 10 Principal Investigators in CLS.
Alex's poster presented the work that he has been undertaking to understand how insulin and glucose control hepatic glycogen metabolism and its influence on whole body glucose homeostasis. Alex's research focuses on role that allosteric activation of glycogen synthase by glucose 6-phosphate plays in controlling the accumulation of liver glycogen. Alex received a cash prize of £125 from QIAGEN who sponsored the competition.
Alex's poster presented the work that he has been undertaking to understand how insulin and glucose control hepatic glycogen metabolism and its influence on whole body glucose homeostasis. Alex's research focuses on role that allosteric activation of glycogen synthase by glucose 6-phosphate plays in controlling the accumulation of liver glycogen. Alex received a cash prize of £125 from QIAGEN who sponsored the competition.