Dr Andrew Hoy
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Research Fellow
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Biographical details
Dr Hoy currently holds an NHMRC Biomedical Australia training Fellowship. He received his PhD training at the Garvan Institute of Medical Research within the Diabetes and Obesity Research Program. Following this he did his Post-Doctoral training in the laboratory of A/Prof Matthew Watt at Monash University which has lead to his current research interest in lipid metabolism and how it is perturbed in Obesity, Diabetes and potentially Cancer. [More...]
Research interests
Research conducted by my laboratory is focused on the regulation of lipid metabolism, predominantly fatty acid storage and utilisation, and how this may be perturbed in chronic disease states such as cancer, obesity and insulin resistance. For example, investigations are underway to understand the relationship between lipid and glucose metabolism and insulin action. A role for dysregulation of lipid metabolism, which results in accumulation metabolically active lipid intermediates, has been shown to interfere with insulin signalling. Investigations into the relationship between the main site of fatty acid storage, the lipid droplet, and the mitochondria and how this maybe hormonally regulating are ongoing. Finally, understanding the potential role for altered fatty acid metabolism in cancer is another stream of research.
Current national competitive grants*
2012
Circulating fat, insulin resistance and obesity
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NHMRC Training Fellowships ($147,626 over 2 years)
* Grants administered through the University of Sydney