Professor Peter Jones
Professor of Endocrine Biology
Research interests
- Diabetes
Contact details
Biography
Peter Jones is Professor of Endocrine Biology in the Department of Diabetes at the Guy’s campus of King’s College London. Peter obtained his PhD at the National Institute for Medical Research (London) studying peptide hormones in the central nervous system. He started working on β-cell function in diabetes as a postdoctoral fellow at Queen Elizabeth College in 1984. He was awarded an R.D. Lawrence Fellowship by the British Diabetic Association, followed by a Medical Research Council Senior Research Fellowship, after which he took up an academic position as Lecturer in Physiology at King’s. He was awarded the British Diabetic Association R.D. Lawrence Lecture for 1997 and the Dorothy Hodgkin Lecture for 2015 in recognition of his work on β-cell function. His research interests remain with the β-cell, with current focus on islet transplantation therapy for Type 1 diabetes and on novel therapeutic targets for Type 2 diabetes. Peter was appointed as the Head of the Physiology Department in 2014.
Research
Mitochondria & Diabetes Research Group
We are interested in understanding how mitochondria are involved in diabetes and its complications. The group also has an interest in developing methods to study mitochondrial dysfunction in complex diseases and in strategies for improving mitochondrial function.
Islet Biology Research Group
Our group studies the fundamental science of islets of Langerhans, from the molecular biology of beta-cells to their effects on whole body physiology. We research the mechanisms of islet dysfunction during type 2 diabetes and gestational diabetes, identify novel therapeutic targets, and work to improve islet transplantation therapy for type 1 diabetes.
AESOP-10
This project is studying the causes of ethnic differences in the cause and outcome of psychosis.
Project status: Ongoing
Research
Mitochondria & Diabetes Research Group
We are interested in understanding how mitochondria are involved in diabetes and its complications. The group also has an interest in developing methods to study mitochondrial dysfunction in complex diseases and in strategies for improving mitochondrial function.
Islet Biology Research Group
Our group studies the fundamental science of islets of Langerhans, from the molecular biology of beta-cells to their effects on whole body physiology. We research the mechanisms of islet dysfunction during type 2 diabetes and gestational diabetes, identify novel therapeutic targets, and work to improve islet transplantation therapy for type 1 diabetes.
AESOP-10
This project is studying the causes of ethnic differences in the cause and outcome of psychosis.
Project status: Ongoing