Mueez
U-Din
Academy Research Fellow, Turku PET Centre
Docent, Turku PET Centre
PhD. Docent of 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
Cannabinoid Type 1 Receptors Are Upregulated During Acute Activation of Brown Adipose Tissue (2018)
Diabetes
(Vertaisarvioitu alkuperäisartikkeli tai data-artikkeli tieteellisessä aikakauslehdessä (A1))
Oxidative metabolism and non-invasive characterisation of brown adipose tissue in adult humans (2018)
(Artikkeliväitöskirja (G5))Decreased insulin-stimulated brown adipose tissue glucose uptake after short-term exercise training in healthy middle-aged men (2017)
Diabetes, Obesity and Metabolism
(Vertaisarvioitu alkuperäisartikkeli tai data-artikkeli tieteellisessä aikakauslehdessä (A1))
Human Brown Fat Radiodensity Indicates Underlying Tissue Composition and Systemic Metabolic Health (2017)
Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism
(Vertaisarvioitu alkuperäisartikkeli tai data-artikkeli tieteellisessä aikakauslehdessä (A1))
Human brown adipose tissue [15O]O2 PET imaging in the presence and absence of cold stimulus (2016)
European Journal of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging
(Vertaisarvioitu alkuperäisartikkeli tai data-artikkeli tieteellisessä aikakauslehdessä (A1))
Radiotherapy volume delineation using dynamic [18F]-FDG PET/CT imaging in patients with oropharyngeal cancer: a pilot study (2016)
International journal of computer assisted radiology and surgery
(Vertaisarvioitu alkuperäisartikkeli tai data-artikkeli tieteellisessä aikakauslehdessä (A1))
Cold exposure increases the oxygen uptake rate of brown adipose tissue in humans (2014)
Diabetologia
(O2 Muu julkaisu )
In vivo imaging of reactive oxygen and nitrogen species in murine colitis (2014)
Inflammatory Bowel Diseases
(Vertaisarvioitu alkuperäisartikkeli tai data-artikkeli tieteellisessä aikakauslehdessä (A1))