John Pickup
Professor of Diabetes and Metabolism
Pharmaceuticals
CeQur
Switzerland
Biography
Professor of Diabetes and Metabolism at King's College London School of Medicine Guy's Hospital, London, UK. Dr. Pickup received both his medical training and PhD in biochemical endocrinology at the University of Oxford. After a fellowship at the Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, and an appointment at the Hammersmith Hospital in London he moved to Guy's Hospital. He has also been Visiting Professor in the Dept of Physics at the University of Strathclyde, Glasgow since 2005. He has a long-standing interest in the development and application of novel technology for the improved management of diabetes, starting from the development of insulin pump therapy through to in vivo glucose sensors. He has authored numerous peer reviewed publications, and is the co-editor of the 'Textbook of Diabetes' as well as the 'Handbook of Diabetes' (Blackwell Publishers). He is an expert adviser on diabetes to the National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence.
Research Interest
Diabetes
