Mark Atkinson
Scientific Advisory Board
Pharmaceutical Sciences
Diamyd Medical
Sweden
Biography
Professor of Diabetes Research, Professor Atkinson was part of one of the first group of researchers to identify the value of measuring immune responses against GAD in persons with type 1 diabetes. Professor Atkinson's research extends to understanding the immunological mechanisms underlying the formation of diabetes, with his primary research goal involving the development of an effective method for preventing and reversing type 1 diabetes. Professor Atkinson has been a member of the Scientific and Medical Advisory Board since 1997.
Research Interest
Pathology, Immunology and Laboratory Medicine.
