$3million grant for Diabetes Research to an Indian American doctor, Nikhil Dhurandhar

Published On 2015-07-29 08:02 GMT | Update On 2015-07-29 08:02 GMT

Nikhil Dhurandhar, who is president of the Obesity Society has based his research on adenovirus 36, which causes obesity but also releases a protein that reduces the blood sugar level

An Indian-American doctor, Dr Nikhil Dhurandhar has been awarded a $3 million grant to continue his research for treatment of diabetes. Dhurandhar research is a paradoxical situation in itself; it is based on an adenovirus 36 which causes obesity in humans, yet release a protein that reduces the glucose level in the blood.

Dhurandhar first made this interesting observation years ago in rodents while researching how the virus causes obesity. A protein was isolated from the virus that is responsible for reducing blood sugar, and eventually tested on diabetic cells and animals. The result was conclusive, with the protein leading to a marked improvement in diabetes.

The next step was to focus to develop a drug that could be tested on humans and Dhurandhar currently holds a number of patents for his work on adenovirus 36.

Dhurandhar, who is president of the Obesity Society, has been studying viral obesity for years, which he started when he was a physician in India focusing on patients with obesity.

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$3million grant for Diabetes Research to an Indian American doctor, Nikhil Dhurandhar

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