Vision

The Center will achieve its vision of uncovering causes of diabetes and develop treatment methods by integrating the findings from large-scale genetic investigations and model systems with clinical research.

Research group - Njølstad

The research group.
KG Jebsen senter for diabetesforskning. Bildet er fra oppstarten av senteret i juni 2012.
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Diagnostic tools will be developed based on genetic and non-genetic biomarkers, which will be validated in population-based data samples and processed for clinical application and dissemination.

Three major areas of research have been defined, which will provide a foundation for improvement in clinical care:

1) find new genetic risk factors for diabetes and its complications

2) reveal novel disease mechanisms in diabetes development

3) develop and implement improved targeted treatment of diabetes.

Professor Pål Rasmus MD PhD Njølstad leads the KG Jebsen Center for Diabetes Research. He was recently awarded a European Research Council Advanced Grant (ERC AdG). Click here to read more about our genetic testing.  You can also visit our Facebook page.