In this talk, Dr. Amna Khamis presents her work on integration of methylation and transcriptomics to identify genes associated with insulin resistance.
Insulin Resistance
• The inability of the body to respond to the hormone insulin
• Insulin is released from the pancreas when blood glucose levels
• Insulin initiates a cascade of reactions which promotes cellular glucose uptake in target issues.
• Insulin resistance occurs when the cells response to insulin is disrupted.
