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	Olga Göransson, Ph.D. Principal Investigator Department of Experimental Medical Science Protein Phosphorylation Lund University BMC C11 SE-221 84 Lund Telephone +4646 2229552 Fax: +4646 2224022 E-mail: Olga.Goransson@med.lu.se CV Olga Göransson (pdf 89,9 kB)

	Amélie Gormand, PhD, Post Doc Department of Experimental Medical Science Protein Phosphorylation Lund University BMC C11 SE-221 84 Lund Telephone +4646 2229552 Fax: +4646 2224022 E-mail: Amelie.Gormand@med.lu.se CV Amélie Gormand (pdf 12,0 kB)
For the past two years, I have been studying the LKB1/AMPK signalling pathway in adipocytes and adipose tissue. I am now investigating the role of this pathway during adipogenesis, the process through which pre-adipocytes differentiate into mature adipocytes. Based on the fact that the LKB1/AMPK signalling pathway controls the cellular energy level, our hypothesis is that it might regulate the expression of adipogenic genes to prevent the cells to undergo a highly energy consuming biological process.
	Eva Ohlson, Technician Department of Experimental Medical Science Protein Phosphorylation Lund University BMC C11 SE-221 84 Lund Telephone +4646 2229552 Fax: +4646 2224022 E-mail: Eva.Ohlson@med.lu.se
Working as a BMA since 2008 when the group formed, I am mainly involved in experiments with primary adipocytes and 3T3-L1 cells. This includes assays to measure biological responses when the cells are stimulated/inhibited with different agents. I also run Western Blot to detect different proteins of interest.
	Christine Berggreen, PhD Student Department of Experimental Medical Science Protein Phosphorylation Lund University BMC C11 SE-221 84 Lund Telephone +4646 2229552 Fax: +4646 2224022 E-mail: Christine.Berggreen@med.lu.se CV Christine Berggreen (pdf 95,2 kB)
I joined Olga Göransson’s group as a biomedical undergraduate student and have worked on several projects involving metabolic signaling pathways since then. My primary focus as a PhD student is the unexplored kinase SIK3, which shares structural and regulatory features with AMPK, a key player in metabolic signaling. I am currently investigating the regulation and role of this kinase in adipose tissue, a tissue with high relevance for type 2 diabetes.
	Emma Henriksson, PhDStudent Department of Experimental Medical Science Protein Phosphorylation Lund University BMC C11 SE-221 84 Lund Telephone +4646 2229552 Fax: +4646 2224022 E-mail: Emma.Henriksson@med.lu.se CV Emma Henriksson (pdf 248,1 kB)
The major aim of my project is to investigate the regulation and biological role of salt-inducible kinase (SIK) 2, which is a downstream target of LKB1 and belongs to the family of AMPK (AMP-activated protein kinase) - related kinases. Since SIK2 is prominently expressed in adipocytes and also been shown to be up-regulated in diabetic mice it is also highly relevant in a diabetes perspective.