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Helen Cox

Professor Helen Cox PhD, FBPhS

Professor of Pharmacology

Research interests

  • Pharmacology

Contact details

Biography

Our research focusses on the hormones and transmitters released within the intestine that alter gut function and body metabolism. We are currently investigating how microbial metabolites activate enteric nerves, and endocrine L-cells to release GLP-1 and PYY, which influence blood glucose levels and cause satiety. When abnormalities occur in these gut pathways this can lead to weight gain and metabolic disorders, such as obesity and Type-2 diabetes.

Please see my  Research Staff Profile for more detail.

Key Collaborators:

  • Professors Thue Schwartz & Birgitte Holst, University of Copenhagen
  • Professor Roger Cone, University of Michigan
  • Professors Annette Beck-Sickinger & Jens Meiler, University of Leipzig
  • Professors Heidi Hamm & Dave Weaver, Vanderbilt University

Research

London landscape
Ageing Research at King's (ARK)

Cross faculty consortium addressing ageing and healthy longevity.

Research

London landscape
Ageing Research at King's (ARK)

Cross faculty consortium addressing ageing and healthy longevity.