Jorge Ferrer is Professor of Genetics and Medicine at Imperial College London and has made major discoveries in the molecular mechanisms underlying the pathogenesis of diabetes. Focussing on genomic regulation in pancreatic islets, he has discovered hundreds of non-coding RNAs and demonstrated some have regulatory functions. He has also made seminal discoveries that have established the relationships of cellular lineages during pancreatic embryogenesis, regeneration, and postnatal growth. His work has produced a new approach to physiology and disease pathogenesis and is producing new perspectives on type 2 diabetes. He is highly collaborative and has been an excellent role model for younger scientists.
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Back to directory listingProfessor Jorge Ferrer FMedSci
Job Title
Chair, Genetics and Medicine. Head of Epigenomics and Disease Section
Department
Medicine
Institution
Imperial College London
Year elected
2015
Interests
Specialitiesregulatory genomics; pancreas development and regeneration; islet biology; genetic mechanisms of Mendelian diabetes and type 2 diabetes
Section committee elected byCellular and developmental biology, microbiology and immunology, genetics
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