Ross Laybutt

A/Prof

B.Sc. (Hons 1)/Ph.D

ross.laybutt@wimr.org.au

Beta Cell Stress Group

Currently open to PHD and Honours students in the topic areas of:

Type 2 Diabetes

Obesity

Islet Beta Cell Differentiation and Function

Endoplasmic Reticulum Stress

Ross Laybutt

Biography

A/Professor Ross Laybutt leads the Beta Cell Stress Group in the Centre for Diabetes, Obesity and Endocrinology at the Westmead Institute for Medical Research. He received his PhD degree from the University of New South Wales and completed a postgraduate fellowship at the Joslin Diabetes Center, Harvard Medical School followed by an appointment as Head of the Islet Biology Laboratory at the Garvan Institute of Medical Research. His research investigates the mechanisms of beta cell stress and survival in type 1 and type 2 diabetes. His work has identified roles of endoplasmic reticulum stress and beta cell dedifferentiation in diabetes.

Research interests

Type 2 Diabetes, Type 1 Diabetes, Obesity, Islet Beta Cell Identity, Insulin Secretion, Endoplasmic Reticulum Stress

Adjunct roles

Honorary Associate Professor University of Sydney

Current grants

NHMRC 2022 - 2025 Type 2 diabetes relief by UPR-mediated beta cell protection
Diabetes Australia 2021-2023 XBP1 maintains β-cell identity by repressing an α-cell program

Affiliations

University of Sydney