Sakeneh Zraika PhD | Diabetes Research Centers

Sakeneh Zraika PhD

University of Washington

Director Metabolic and Cellular Phenotyping Core

Director Pilot Feasibility Program

Pilot & Feasibility Program
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Diabetes Research Center: University of Washington
Research Core: Washington Metabolic and Cellular Phenotyping Core

Dr. Sakeneh Zraika received her PhD from the University of Melbourne, Australia and her Postgraduate Fellowship from the University of Washington. Dr. Zraika's research interests are:

Regulation of normal insulin and glucagon secretion
Pancreatic beta-cell dysfunction and death in type 2 diabetes
Role of peptidases, such as neprilysin, in modulating insulin secretion and glucose homeostasis
Actions of the pancreatic islet renin-angiotensin system
Effects of intra-islet and circulating GLP-1 on glucose homeostasis
Impact of islet amyloidogenesis on beta-cell function and survival
Rodent models of type 2 diabetes and obesity