Weikun Huang

Mr Weikun Huang

Higher Degree by Research Candidate

Postgraduate Student

Adelaide Medical School

Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences


Weikun's work focuses on developing organ-on-chip platform for studying the endocrine functions of gut and pancreas and the identification of novel therapeutic targets for type 2 diabetes (T2D). He is also interested in understanding the role of bitter taste signalling in mediating gut and pancreatic hormone secretion in health and T2D.

  • Mentoring

    Date Topic Location Name
    2021 - 2022 Profiling the glucagon-like peptide-1 (GLP-1) secretion from the mouse intestinal tissue ex vivo The University of Adelaide Health science undergraduate students
  • Memberships

    Date Role Membership Country
    2021 - ongoing Member European Association for the Study of Diabetes Germany
    2020 - ongoing Member Australian Diabetes Society Australia
  • Position: Postgraduate Student
  • Email: weikun.huang@adelaide.edu.au
  • Fax: 83134380
  • Campus: North Terrace
  • Building: The Braggs, floor 1
  • Org Unit: Physics

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