Dr. Hashim Islam

Supervisor

Prof. Jonathan Little

Current Program

Awards

NSERC postdoctoral fellowship

Biography

Hashim aims to combine his PhD and postdoctoral experience to establish a research program focusing on the interaction between immunology/inflammation and mitochondrial biology in skeletal muscle.

Current Research

Hashim’s postdoctoral research focuses on the impact of exercise on anti-inflammatory cytokine function and its contribution to the development of type 2 diabetes. Hashim has a background in skeletal muscle physiology and his PhD work examined how exercise and fasting impact molecular pathways that control mitochondrial biology in human muscle.

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