Sakeneh Zraika PhD

Dr. Sakeneh Zraika received her PhD from the University of Melbourne, Australia and her Postgraduate Fellowship from the University of Washington. Dr. Zraika's research interests are:

• Regulation of normal insulin and glucagon secretion
• Pancreatic beta-cell dysfunction and death in type 2 diabetes
• Role of peptidases, such as neprilysin, in modulating insulin secretion and glucose homeostasis
• Actions of the pancreatic islet renin-angiotensin system
• Effects of intra-islet and circulating GLP-1 on glucose homeostasis
• Impact of islet amyloidogenesis on beta-cell function and survival
• Rodent models of type 2 diabetes and obesity