Hedley Freake, Ph.D.
My laboratory uses molecular approaches to address questions of nutritional significance. There are two overlapping areas of study. The first is the regulation of long chain fatty acid synthesis by hormones and diet, in particular thyroid hormones and dietary carbohydrate. The second area relates to the trace mineral zinc, which has recently been implicated in the pathway by which several hormones, including thyroid hormone, regulate gene expression. We are studying zinc:thyroid hormone interactions as well as basic questions about zinc homeostasis.
