Alan Attie
Credentials: Biochemistry Department
Position title: Molecular genetics of diabetes & insulin resistance; cell biology of lipoprotein assembly, cholesterol trafficking
Email: adattie@wisc.edu
Phone: (608) 262-1372
Address:
543a Biochemistry
433 Babcock Dr
Madison, WI 53706
LAB WEBSITE:
FOCUS GROUPS:
Systems Biology; Membrane Biology & Protein Trafficking; Cellular & Molecular Metabolism
RESEARCH DESCRIPTION:
The obesity epidemic is evoking a parallel epidemic in metabolic diseases, including diabetes, cardiovascular disease, hypertension, fatty liver, neurological diseases, and kidney failure. Genetic factors contribute to these diseases and obesity acts as a stressor that elicits phenotypes that might otherwise be silent. Our laboratory uses mouse genetics to identify novel causal and responsive genes leading to metabolic diseases.
ALSO A TRAINER IN THE FOLLOWING PROGRAMS:
Integrated Program in Biochemistry (IPiB), Genetics Training Program, Interdepartmental Graduate Program in Nutritional Sciences (IGPNS), Genomic Sciences Training Program (GSTP), Cellular & Molecular Pathology Graduate Program (CMP)