Postdoctoral Scholar of the Year Award: Zeenat Farooq, College of Medicine
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Dr. Zeenat Farooq is the first recipient of the new Postdoctoral Scholar of the Year award, honoring her work on the connections between diabetes and dementia. Dr. Farooq is a postdoctoral research associate in the Division of Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism.
Dr. Farooq’s research examines the connection between HKDC1, a novel glucose-metabolism enzyme, and Alzheimer’s disease. Identifying this connection can help pinpoint lifestyle changes or medication regimes a person could adopt for early intervention in Alzheimer’s disease.
Farooq joined UIC in September 2020 after receiving her doctorate degree in biotechnology from the University of Kashmir and working as a postdoctoral research associate for the Indian Council of Medical Research.
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