Animal Research
Case studies within animal research
Experts at RGU have been conducting research to compile thorough case studies.
Pathophysiology of Cardiovascular and Metabolic Diseases
Read the Non Technical Summary (NTS) of the project.
Using worms to find novel anti-obesity treatments
Professors Giovanna Bermano and Cherry Wainwright are using nematode worms (C. elegans) to understand some of the molecular events that lead to obesity and to screen for novel anti-obesity agents.
Refinement of a mouse model to study diastolic heart failure
Dr Sarah Walsh, a Research Fellow at Robert Gordon University’s School of Pharmacy and Life Sciences, is leading a study on whether the role of Wnt signalling in diastolic heart failure can be better understood by using a refined model of the disease with the aim of discovering new therapeutic targets.