Amati Francesca
Faculty of Biology and Medicine
Department of Physiology
University of Lausanne
Switzerland
Biography
Lecturer Ambizione Swiss National Foundation Visiting Physician, Endocrinology, Diabetes & Metabolism Service
Research Interest
Insulin resistance & metabolism of aging, primary prevention of metabolic disorders, translational research,education The main focus of Dr. Amati’s research is on insulin resistance, metabolism and aging. She and her team incorporate multiple approaches including :insulin clamp studies, muscle histology,state of the art imaging to elucidate the impact of exercise on insulin sensitivity and metabolic dysfunction and aging.
Publications
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Sheu Y, Amati F, Schwartz AV, Danielson ME, Li X, Boudreau R, et al., (2017). Vertebral bone marrow fat, bone mineral density and diabetes: The Osteoporotic Fractures in Men (MrOS) study. Bone.97: 299-305
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Menshikova EV, Ritov VB, Dube JJ, Amati F, Stefanovic-Racic M, et al., (2017). Calorie Restriction-induced Weight Loss and Exercise Have Differential Effects on Skeletal Muscle Mitochondria Despite Similar Effects on Insulin Sensitivity. Journals of Gerontology Series A: Biomedical Sciences and Medical Sciences. 2017 Feb 2: glw328.
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Greggio C, Jha P, Kulkarni SS, Lagarrigue S, Broskey NT, et al., (2017). Enhanced respiratory chain supercomplex formation in response to exercise in human skeletal muscle. Cell metabolism.25: 301-311.
