Home Department: Bioengineering
Mentor: Helen Blau, Microbiology & Immunology

Skeletal muscle is highly metabolic, and insulin insensitivity and type-II diabetes are associated with muscle wasting. Hikaru’s Stanford Bio-X project uses a novel technique to study the genetic response of muscle to exercise and glucose uptake. Results from this will better our understanding of the link between metabolism and gene expression and can lead to new therapeutic targets for type-II diabetes.