Hannah Gilliam-Vigh

Hannah Gilliam-Vigh serves as a Guest Researcher in the Department of Biomedical Sciences at the University of Copenhagen, specializing in nutritional immunology and metabolic disease research. Her work focuses on molecular mechanisms underlying diabetes and obesity, with emphasis on gastrointestinal tissue analysis.

Her research program centers on transcriptomic and molecular profiling of intestinal, hepatic, and adipose tissues in metabolic disease contexts. Key investigations include hormone mRNA expression patterns (e.g., oxytocin, cholesin), mucosal landscape alterations in type 2 diabetes, and molecular responses to bariatric interventions like Roux-en-Y gastric bypass. Methodologically, she integrates advanced genomic techniques with clinical metabolic phenotyping.

Analysis of her 2024-2025 publications reveals a cohesive research trajectory at the diabetes-obesity interface, particularly investigating peptide hormone systems (GLP-2, oxytocin) in gut metabolism. Her work demonstrates strong translational focus, connecting basic molecular findings to therapeutic applications in metabolic surgery and obesity pharmacotherapy, with significant contributions to understanding post-bariatric physiological adaptations.