Liggins Institute
Sherry Ngo
Research Fellow
Dip. Biotechnology (Singapore Polytechnic, Singapore)
BSc. (Massey University, New Zealand)
MSc. (National University of Singapore, Singapore)
PhD (University of Queensland, Australia)
Contact details
Email: s.ngo@auckland.ac.nz
Research interests
- Fat cell biology
- Developmental programming
- Obesity and diabetes
Background training in biochemistry and cell biology. Research focused on understanding molecular defects in insulin resistant adipocytes. Specialty includes developing cell culture (in vitro) models of insulin resistance or disease state with a current focus on investigating epigenetic-mediated mechanisms of enhanced adipogenesis.
1. Bian HS, Ngo SY, Tan W, Wong CH, Boelsterli UA, Tan TM. Induction of human sulfotransferase 1A3 (SULT1A3) by glucocorticoids. Life Sci 2007;81:1659-67.
2. Ngo S, Barry JB, Nisbet JC, Prins JB, Whitehead JP. Reduced phosphorylation of AS160 contributes to glucocorticoid-mediated inhibition of glucose uptake in human and murine adipocytes. Mol Cell Endocrinol 2009;302:33-40.
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