Ashford and St Peter’s Consultant Physician and Endocrinologist Dr Han wins international award | Consultant Physician and Endocrinologist Dr Thang Han, at Ashford & St Peter’s NHS Foundation Trust, has been given an International Award for Publishing Excellence by the prestigious Endocrine Society, based in Chicago, USA, for his article published last summer in the Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism titled “Comparison of *immunoassay and **mass spectrometry measurement of serum estradiol [oestrogen] levels and their influence on clinical association studies in men”
The article describes a study of middle-aged and elderly European and American men which compared the two methods of measuring oestrogen levels. The study found that C-reactive protein (CRP) - a protein found in blood plasma which increase in levels in response to inflammation -severely interferes with oestrogen levels measured using immunoassay. Concluding that mass spectrometry was more accurate and also explained the inconsistent results found between oestrogen levels and clinical conditions such as osteoporosis in men, particularly on patients with inflammatory conditions.
Dr Han has also successfully secured, from global pharmaceutical giant Sanofi, the first commercially-funded study for the Trust’s Department of Diabetes and Endocrinology. This is a multi-National, prospective, observational study to assess the unmet medical needs associated with ***basal insulin use in patients with type 2 diabetes who have newly, or recently, started basal insulin treatment.
Dr Han, who is based at the Stephanie Marks Centre at St Peter’s, said: “I am delighted and honoured to be given this award. The article was an explanation of a very important study which could have far-reaching implications for http://medicines4all.com clinical research in this area of medicine. Both the award and Sanofi study will provide a solid basis for research at ASPH which will benefit patients enormously.”
*immunoassay is a biochemical test that measures the presence or concentration of a macromolecule in a solution through the use of an antibody or immunoglobulin)
**mass spectrometry process used to identify chemicals in a substance by their mass and charge
***“Basal” insulin is that background level of insulin needed 24 hours a day. It’s not for the food you eat; it’s for everything else insulin has to do in your body. Insulin keeps glucose stored in the liver, fat stored in fat cells, and promotes cell reproduction, along with several other functions.