Dr. Swapan K. Das’s research is focused on genetics and physiological genomics of insulin resistance, obesity and type 2 diabetes. To define cellular and molecular mechanisms of insulin resistance his laboratory is currently involved in understanding genetic and epigenetic regulators of insulin sensitivity by integrating studies in human subjects and cell culture models. Determining genetically regulated molecular mechanisms that explain ethnic disparity in insulin resistance, obesity and type 2 diabetes, is a focus area of his research work. His research interest also includes genomics and genetics of gene expression with special emphasis on gene-environment interactions modulating gluco-metabolic phenotypes.