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Professor of Diabetes and Endocrinology; specialist in insulin secretagogue signalling and islet cell biology.
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Information on Prof. Shanta Persaud
Professor Shanta J. Persaud is Professor of Diabetes and Endocrine Pharmacology at King’s College London, recognised for seminal work on signalling pathways that regulate insulin secretion and β-cell mass.
Education & training: First-class BSc in Physiology & Pharmacology followed by a PhD on regulation of insulin secretion from islets of Langerhans, leading to an academic career at King’s.
Research focus: Human islet biology, stimulus–secretion coupling, β-cell survival and regeneration and translation of stem-cell-derived β-cells towards cell-replacement therapies for diabetes.
Leadership & funding: Principal investigator on nationally funded programmes in diabetes research with sustained supervision of PhD and clinical fellows and active roles in research consortia.
Impact & outreach: Highly cited publications and invited talks shaping therapeutic strategies that target islet signalling and metabolic resilience.
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