One in Six Billion
One in Six Billion
Andrew Hattersley and Maggie Shepherd
Episode 6: Dame Frances Ashcroft – scientist extraordinaire!
38 minutes Posted Feb 6, 2024 at 9:00 am.
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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