One in Six Billion

Episode 6: Dame Frances Ashcroft – scientist extraordinaire!

February 06, 2024 Andrew Hattersley and Maggie Shepherd Season 1 Episode 6
Episode 6: Dame Frances Ashcroft – scientist extraordinaire!
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One in Six Billion
Episode 6: Dame Frances Ashcroft – scientist extraordinaire!
Feb 06, 2024 Season 1 Episode 6
Andrew Hattersley and Maggie Shepherd

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In this episode Maggie and Andrew talk to Dame Frances Ashcroft the remarkable Oxford scientist who has dedicated her life to understanding the key role of potassium channel in insulin secretion by the pancreatic beta-cell.  Her work was crucial both before and after the Exeter genetic discovery in neonatal diabetes


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In this episode Maggie and Andrew talk to Dame Frances Ashcroft the remarkable Oxford scientist who has dedicated her life to understanding the key role of potassium channel in insulin secretion by the pancreatic beta-cell.  Her work was crucial both before and after the Exeter genetic discovery in neonatal diabetes