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Research
Latest papers
TRPV1 channels as a newly identified target for vitamin D.
Channels (Austin, Tex.) · 2021 · senior author
Identification and characterization of hydrophobic gate residues in TRP channels.
FASEB journal : official publication of the Federation of American Societies for Experimental Biology · 2018
Comparative cardiovascular safety of insulin secretagogues following hospitalization for ischemic heart disease among type 2 diabetes patients: a cohort study.
Journal of diabetes and its complications · 2015
Latest funding
- $115,000
Advancing Non-Invasive Glucose Monitoring: From Innovation to Market Presence
NSERC · 2024 · Principal investigator
- $105,000
Exploring Alpha Cell-Mediated GLP-1 Production
CIHR · 2023 · Supervisor
- $757,350
Cardiac sodium channels as novel targets for the SGLT2 inhibitors
CIHR · 2022 · Nominated PI
3 publications.
TRPV1 channels as a newly identified target for vitamin D.
Long W, Johnson J, Kalyaanamoorthy S, Light P
Identification and characterization of hydrophobic gate residues in TRP channels.
Zheng W, Hu R, Cai R, Hofmann L, Hu Q, Fatehi M, Long W, Kong T, Tang J, Light P, Flockerzi V, Cao Y, Chen XZ
Comparative cardiovascular safety of insulin secretagogues following hospitalization for ischemic heart disease among type 2 diabetes patients: a cohort study.
Huang Y, Abdelmoneim AS, Light P, Qiu W, Simpson SH
Advancing Non-Invasive Glucose Monitoring: From Innovation to Market Presence
Principal investigators: Light, Peter P
Keywords: diabetes; non invasive glucose sensing
Exploring Alpha Cell-Mediated GLP-1 Production
Principal investigators: Johnson, Janyne
Keywords: Alpha Cell; Diabetes; Hormone Processing; Metabolic Dysfunction; Pancreatic Islet; Pancreatitis; Proglucagon; Prohormone Convertase; Type 1 Diabetes; Type 2 Diabetes
Cardiac sodium channels as novel targets for the SGLT2 inhibitors
Principal investigators: Light, Peter E
Keywords: Heart Failure; Ion Channels; Long Qt Syndrome 3; Sglt2 Inhibitors; Sodium Channel
A First-in-human Trial of Autologous Induced Pluripotent Stem Cell (iPSC)-Derived Islets: Developing a Personalized Diabetes Therapy
Principal investigators: Shapiro, James; Kieffer, Timothy J; Korbutt, Gregory S; MacDonald, Patrick E; Pepper, Andrew R
Keywords: Beta Cell Replacement Therapy; Induced Pluripotent Stem Cells; Treatment For Diabetes
Novel protective roles for ATP-sensitive potassium channels in the heart
Principal investigators: Light, Peter E
Keywords: Electrophysiology; Heart; Heart Failure; Ischemic Heart Disease; Katp Channels; Metabolism; Sulfonylureas
Characterization of a novel light-sensitve signalling pathway in subcutaneous human adipocytes.
Principal investigators: Light, Peter E
Keywords: Adipocytes; Adipokines; Diabetes; Melanopsin; Obesity; Trpc Channels
Preclinical Development and Optimization of Small Molecules for the Treatment of Atrial Fibrillation
Principal investigators: Dyck, Jason R
Keywords: Atrial Fibrillation; Drug Discovery; Medicinal Chemistry; Potassium Channels
Novel protective roles for ATP-sensitive potassium channels in the heart
Principal investigators: Light, Peter E
Keywords: Amp Activated Kinase; Atp-Sensitive Potassium Channel; Cardioprotection; Electrophysiology; Ion Channels; Ionic Homeostasis; Ischemia Reperfusion Injury; Patch-Clamp
ATP-sensitive potassium channels: common variants, pharmacogenomics and type 2 diabetes risk.
Principal investigators: Light, Peter E
Keywords: Atp-Sensitive Potassium Channels; Beta-Cell; Common Genetic Variants; Metabolism; Patch-Clamp; Type 2 Diabetes
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