Research Assistant/Pre-PhD student
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Department: Steno Diabetes Center Aarhus, Aarhus University Hospital
Main supervisor: Jean Farup
Research areas
- Pathoophysiology
Research titel and description
REVIVE MUSCLE - Reviving Muscle Function: Exploring the Role of Fibro-Adipogenic Progenitors in Heart Failure-Induced Muscle Wasting and Inflammation
Skeletal muscle is essential for both physical function and metabolic health, including glucose uptake and insulin sensitivity. In aging and disease, inflammation within skeletal muscle can impair its function and promote wasting. I investigate how a specific population of muscle-resident cells, fibro adipogenic progenitor cells (FAPs), shape the immune environment in diseased muscle, and how changes in FAP function contribute to chronic inflammation, tissue degradation, and metabolic disturbances.