Laboratoire de recherche NAFLD et résistance à l'insuline

Titre
Secrétariat d'endocrinologie et diabétologie
Adresse

Rue Gabrielle Perret-Gentil 4
1205 Genève
Suisse

Complément d'adresse
Bâtiment Stern, étage 6
Titre
Secrétariat de l'unité de nutrition
Adresse

Boulevard de la Cluse 87
1205 Genève
Suisse

Titre
Secrétariat de l'unité d'éducation thérapeutique
Adresse

Chemin Venel 7
Villa Soleillane
1206 Genève
Suisse

Titre
Secrétariat de lipidologie
Adresse

Rue Gabrielle Perret-Gentil 4
1205 Genève
Suisse

François Jornayvaz
Professeur
François Jornayvaz
Médecin-chef de service

Responsable : Pr François JORNAYVAZ

Groupe de recherche

  • Dr Emmanuel SOMM, biologiste, collaborateur scientifique 
  • Mme Elodie PERROUD, laborantine 
  • Dr Karim GARIANI, Privat-Docent, médecin adjoint agrégé 

Our lab is mainly focused on the link between nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD)/nonalcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH) and insulin resistance, which represents a key step in the development of type 2 diabetes. The topic is of importance and clinically relevant since type 2 diabetes is projected to increase and affect 592 million people worldwide by 2035. NAFLD/NASH is a very important disease and now represents the most frequent chronic liver disease worldwide. It is estimated to affect up to 60 to 70% of people with type 2 diabetes. Moreover, NAFLD represents the hepatic manifestation of the metabolic syndrome and as such represents a cardiovascular risk factor. The aims of the lab are therefore to: identify patients with NAFLD; identify which patients will present progression of their hepatic disease; and find therapeutic targets to prevent and heal NAFLD/NASH. To these ends, we use a translational approach using cell cultures, in vivo animal models and humans.

Groupe de recherche

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Dernière mise à jour : 17/12/2021