Mueez
U-Din
Academy Research Fellow, Turku PET Centre
Docent, Turku PET Centre
PhD. Docent in Medical Imaging and Metabolic Research
Turku PET Centre
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Areas of expertise
Medical Imaging
Metabolism
Brown and White Adipose Tissue
Biography
Dr Mueez U-Din has advanced degrees in Medical Imaging and a doctorate (PhD) in Clinical Physiology and Nuclear Medicine from the University of Turku, Finland.
Research
Dr Mueez U-Din’s research focuses on understanding the biology and molecular pathways controlling adipose tissue metabolism in humans. He examines how the hormones and signalling molecules regulate metabolic effects in fat depots. His work aims to contribute to the development of new preventative strategies and treatments for metabolic diseases, including obesity, type 2 diabetes, and cardiovascular complications. He has a keen interest in utilizing and optimizing medical imaging methods for metabolic health research.
Publications
Cold-induced serum short-chain fatty acids act as markers of brown adipose tissue metabolism in humans (2025)
Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism
(A1 Vertaisarvioitu alkuperäisartikkeli tieteellisessä lehdessä )
Characteristics of Abdominal Visceral Adipose Tissue, Metabolic Health and the Gut Microbiome in Adults (2023)
Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism
(Vertaisarvioitu alkuperäisartikkeli tai data-artikkeli tieteellisessä aikakauslehdessä (A1))
Defective extracellular matrix remodeling in brown adipose tissue is associated with fibro-inflammation and reduced diet-induced thermogenesis (2023)
Cell Reports
(A1 Vertaisarvioitu alkuperäisartikkeli tieteellisessä lehdessä )
Thermogenic Capacity of Human Supraclavicular Brown Fat and Cold-Stimulated Brain Glucose Metabolism (2023)
Metabolites
(Vertaisarvioitu alkuperäisartikkeli tai data-artikkeli tieteellisessä aikakauslehdessä (A1))
Cold-stimulated brown adipose tissue activation is related to changes in serum metabolites relevant to NAD+ metabolism in humans (2023)
Cell Reports
(A1 Vertaisarvioitu alkuperäisartikkeli tieteellisessä lehdessä )
Brown Adipose Tissue: Activation and Metabolism in Humans (2023)
Endocrinology and metabolism
(A2 Vertaisarvioitu katsausartikkeli tieteellisessä lehdessä)
Brown adipose tissue content of triglycerides, but not SUV, is associated with cardiovascular risk markers in volunteers from a tropical region (2022)
EASD Annual Meeting of the European Association for the Study of Diabetes, Diabetologia
(O2 Muu julkaisu )
Obesity associated blunted subcutaneous adipose tissue blood flow after meal is improved after bariatric surgery (2022)
Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism
(Vertaisarvioitu alkuperäisartikkeli tai data-artikkeli tieteellisessä aikakauslehdessä (A1))
Humans with metabolically active brown fat demonstrate higher capacity to catabolise branched chain amino acids (2022)
European Association of Study of Diabetes, Diabetologia
(O2 Muu julkaisu )
Brown fat triglyceride content is associated with cardiovascular risk markers in adults from a tropical region (2022)
Frontiers in Endocrinology
(Vertaisarvioitu alkuperäisartikkeli tai data-artikkeli tieteellisessä aikakauslehdessä (A1))