Robert Jakubowicz

Position: Institute technician

Title: Biomedical technician

E-mail: robert.jakubowicz@neuro.gu.se

Project: I am co-worker in various studies about programming and development of the metabolic syndrome. Events occurring in early life may predispose to adult diseases such as obesity, atherosclerosis, insulin resistance and type 2 diabetes mellitus. My roll in these projects is to assist and run the laboratory work.
To estimate insulin sensitivity we use the euglucemic hyperinsulinemic clamp with 2-Deoxy-D-[1-3H] glucose, for later ion exchange chromatography. Body composition is determined by DEXA/MR. We also use different analytical methods like ELISA to measure compounds in serum to determine various blood status. For the analyses of adipose tissue a computerized method is used to provide reliable data on adipocyte size distribution. Another software is used to calculate images of immune histological stained atherosclerotic plaque.

Address
Institute of Neuroscience and Physiology
Dept. of Physiology/Endocrinology
The Sahlgrenska Academy at University of Gothenburg
Medicinaregatan 11
P.O. Box 434, SE-405 30 Göteborg
SWEDEN

Phone: Phone +46 31 786 3357
Fax: +46 31 786 3840