College of Medicine
Khemtong Lab
Led by Chalermchai Khemtong · Medicine
What we study
The Khemtong Lab studies how cells use carbon-13 to track metabolism in diseases like diabetes and cancer. They use magnetic resonance and mass spectrometry to detect metabolic problems.
What working here is like
- Wet lab
- Mice
- Cells in a dish
- Rats
- Coding helps
- Projects
- 3
Current projects
Brain metabolism and genetic risk factors: An imaging study in AD Mice
The lab studies how brain metabolism changes in Alzheimer's disease mice using imaging techniques.
Studying Liver Metabolism Using Carbon-13 Tracers in Precision-Cut Liver Slices
The lab investigates how liver cells use glucose in a disease that causes fat buildup. Students will treat liver slices with labeled glucose, run a gas‑chromatography test, and look for signs of the pentose phosphate pathway.
From the Spring 2025 UF Undergraduate Research Symposium · abstract book, p. 552
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Project Alanine Metabolism in HepG2 Human Hepatoma Cells
The lab studies how liver cancer cells use the amino acid alanine for energy. The student added carbon‑13 labeled glucose and alanine, let the cells grow for two hours, and used GC‑MS to track how the labeled alanine was turned into pyruvate, lactate and entered the TCA cycle.
From the Spring 2025 UF Undergraduate Research Symposium · abstract book, p. 423
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How to reach out
Chalermchai Khemtong hasn't set up this page yet. Their UF Scholars profile lists their publications.