Dr Pawel K Olszewski
Senior Lecturer
Qualifications: MSc Warsaw, PhD Cracow-Minnesota (joint program)
Contact Details
| Name | Extn. | Username | Room | Department | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Olszewski, Dr Pawel | 4658 | pawel | CD.2.01 | Biological Sciences |
You can contact staff by:
- Calling +64 7 838 4466 then enter the extension
- Extensions starting with 4 or 5 can also be direct dialed:
- For extensions starting with 4: dial +64 7 838 extension
- For extensions starting with 5: dial +64 7 858 extension
- Emailing username@waikato.ac.nz
- Using the campus map to locate their room
Research Interests
Our laboratory conducts research pertaining to the central regulation of food intake. We are interested in brain mechanisms driving hunger, satiety and eating for pleasure. Our studies are aimed at elucidating physiological processes that underlie the development of obesity and eating disorders.
Recent Publications
- Olszewski, P., Fredriksson, R., Eriksson, J., Mitra, A., Radomska, K., Gosnell, B., Solvang, M., Levine, A., Schiöth, H. (2011) Fto colocalizes with a satiety mediator oxytocin in the brain and upregulates oxytocin gene expression
Refereed Journal Articles - Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications - Mitra, A., Klockars, A., Gosnell, B., Le Greves, M., Olszewski, P., Levine, A., Schioth, H. (2011) Expression levels of genes encoding melanin concentrating hormone (MCH) and MCH receptor change in taste aversion, but MCH injections do not alleviate aversive responses
Refereed Journal Articles - Pharmacology, Biochemistry and Behavior - Olszewski, P., Alsiö, J., Schiöth, H., Levine, A. (2011) Opioids as facilitators of feeding: can any food be rewarding?
Refereed Journal Articles - Physiology and Behavior - Olszewski, P., Radomska, K., Ghimire, K., Klockars, A., Ingman, C., Olszewska, A., Fredriksson, R., Levine, A., Schiöth, H. (2011) Fto immunoreactivity is widespread in the rodent brain and abundant in feeding-related sites, but the number of Fto-positive cells is not affected by changes in energy balance
Refereed Journal Articles - Physiology & Behavior
