Texas Tech University

Andrew Shin, Ph.D.

Associate Professor
Texas Tech University Department of Nutritional Sciences

Email: andrew.shin@ttu.edu

Metabolic Health Research: Obesity, diabetes, liver diseases, and neurodegenerative diseases.

Neurological Research: Neuroendocrinology of obesity and diabetes; neurodegenerative diseases; and neurobiology of nutrition. 

Biography

Dr. Shin is interested in understanding how the brain controls metabolism and nutrient partitioning as well as the long-term regulation of body weight and appetite and the underlying mechanisms of bariatric surgery. Dr. Shin's research project that was funded by the NIH aims to understand the role of insulin action in the brain in regulating branched-chain amino acid (BCAA) metabolism and how this central control can contribute to glucose homeostasis by using molecular, pharmacological, transgenic, surgical, and integrative physiological approaches. See full biography here

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