Food WG 5 member, Food structure and health, LINXS Fellow

Karin Stenkula holds a position as a senior research lecturer in morphology at the department of Experimental Medical Science, Medical Faculty, Lund University, Sweden. Since 2014, she is principal investigator of the research group “Glucose transport and Protein Trafficking”. Their research is focused on detangling the cellular processes regulating adipose tissue function, and how adipose tissue dysfunction contributes to onset of type 2 diabetes. Specifically, they are interested in identifying the molecular mechanisms regulating insulin sensitivity, glucose- and lipid transport in adipocytes, using experimental cell biology and sophisticated microscopy techniques at a single cell level. Besides research, she is also quite involved in teaching at the Biomedical program!