Dr Jenny Hurcombe
B.Sc.(Exon.), Ph.D.(Bristol)
Current positions
Senior Research Associate
Bristol Medical School
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Recent publications
04/09/2026The insulin/IGF axis is critically important for controlling gene transcription in the podocyte
eLife
Contrasting consequences of podocyte insulin-like growth factor 1 receptor inhibition
iScience
AZD5438 a GSK-3a/b and CDK inhibitor is antiapoptotic modulates mitochondrial activity and protects human neurons from mitochondrial toxins
Scientific Reports
IGFBP-1 expression is reduced in human type 2 diabetic glomeruli and modulates β1-integrin/FAK signalling in human podocytes
Diabetologia
A role for NPY-NPY2R signaling in albuminuric kidney disease
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America
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