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Diana Choi
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Latest papers
Reduction in new-onset diabetes mellitus after renal transplant with erythropoietin-stimulating agents: a retrospective cohort study.
Canadian journal of kidney health and disease · 2016
Differences in the clinical characteristics of ethnic minority groups with heart failure managed in specialized heart failure clinics.
JACC. Heart failure · 2014 · first author
Dual role of VAMP8 in regulating insulin exocytosis and islet β cell growth.
Cell metabolism · 2012
13 publications.
Reduction in new-onset diabetes mellitus after renal transplant with erythropoietin-stimulating agents: a retrospective cohort study.
Montada-Atin T, Choi D, Woo M, Retnakaran R, Huang M, Prasad GV, Zaltzman JS
Differences in the clinical characteristics of ethnic minority groups with heart failure managed in specialized heart failure clinics.
Choi D, Nemi E, Fernando C, Gupta M, Moe GW
Dual role of VAMP8 in regulating insulin exocytosis and islet β cell growth.
Zhu D, Zhang Y, Lam PP, Dolai S, Liu Y, Cai EP, Choi D, Schroer SA, Kang Y, Allister EM, Qin T, Wheeler MB, Wang CC, Hong WJ, Woo M, Gaisano HY
In vivo role of focal adhesion kinase in regulating pancreatic β-cell mass and function through insulin signaling, actin dynamics, and granule trafficking.
Cai EP, Casimir M, Schroer SA, Luk CT, Shi SY, Choi D, Dai XQ, Hajmrle C, Spigelman AF, Zhu D, Gaisano HY, MacDonald PE, Woo M
Hepatocyte-specific deletion of Janus kinase 2 (JAK2) protects against diet-induced steatohepatitis and glucose intolerance.
Shi SY, Martin RG, Duncan RE, Choi D, Lu SY, Schroer SA, Cai EP, Luk CT, Hopperton KE, Domenichiello AF, Tang C, Naples M, Dekker MJ, Giacca A, Adeli K, Wagner KU, Bazinet RP, Woo M
Vhl is required for normal pancreatic β cell function and the maintenance of β cell mass with age in mice.
Choi D, Cai EP, Schroer SA, Wang L, Woo M
The extra-hematopoietic role of erythropoietin in diabetes mellitus.
Choi D, Retnakaran R, Woo M
Redundant role of the cytochrome c-mediated intrinsic apoptotic pathway in pancreatic β-cells.
Choi D, Schroer SA, Lu SY, Cai EP, Hao Z, Woo M
The redundant role of JAK2 in regulating pancreatic β-cell mass.
Choi D, Cai EP, Woo M
Erythropoietin protects against diabetes through direct effects on pancreatic beta cells.
Choi D, Schroer SA, Lu SY, Wang L, Wu X, Liu Y, Zhang Y, Gaisano HY, Wagner KU, Wu H, Retnakaran R, Woo M
Frequent collaborators
- Ming-Sound Tsao and Ming Tsao: 1,573 shared papers
- Razqallah Hakem and Razq Hakem: 172 shared papers
- Linda Penn and Ming-Sound Tsao: 33 shared papers
- Linda Penn and Ming Tsao: 33 shared papers
- Herbert Gaisano and Michael Wheeler: 25 shared papers
- Minna Woo and Cynthia Luk: 22 shared papers
- Tak Mak and Minna Woo: 21 shared papers
- Ravi Retnakaran and Richard Bazinet: 19 shared papers
- Tak Mak and Razqallah Hakem: 19 shared papers
- Tak Mak and Razq Hakem: 19 shared papers
- Patrick MacDonald and Michael Wheeler: 18 shared papers
- Tak Mak and Ming-Sound Tsao: 16 shared papers
- Tak Mak and Ming Tsao: 16 shared papers
- Minna Woo and Razqallah Hakem: 16 shared papers
- Minna Woo and Razq Hakem: 16 shared papers
- Herbert Gaisano and Patrick MacDonald: 13 shared papers
- Minna Woo and Diana Choi: 12 shared papers
- Minna Woo and Herbert Gaisano: 11 shared papers
- Adria Giacca and Michael Wheeler: 11 shared papers
- Ravi Retnakaran and Adria Giacca: 7 shared papers
- Adria Giacca and Richard Bazinet: 7 shared papers
- Minna Woo and Richard Bazinet: 6 shared papers
- Ravi Retnakaran and Minna Woo: 5 shared papers
- Tak Mak and Cynthia Luk: 5 shared papers
- Minna Woo and Patrick MacDonald: 4 shared papers
- Herbert Gaisano and Cynthia Luk: 4 shared papers
- Ravi Retnakaran and Diana Choi: 3 shared papers
- Linda Penn and Razqallah Hakem: 3 shared papers
- Herbert Gaisano and Diana Choi: 3 shared papers
- Richard Bazinet and Robin Duncan: 3 shared papers
- Adria Giacca and Khosrow Adeli: 2 shared papers
- Cynthia Luk and Diana Choi: 2 shared papers
- Tak Mak and Diana Choi: 1 shared paper
- Linda Penn and Diana Choi: 1 shared paper
- Minna Woo and Khosrow Adeli: 1 shared paper
- Minna Woo and Robin Duncan: 1 shared paper
- Adria Giacca and Robin Duncan: 1 shared paper
- Adria Giacca and Diana Choi: 1 shared paper
- Richard Bazinet and Khosrow Adeli: 1 shared paper
- Richard Bazinet and Diana Choi: 1 shared paper
- Patrick MacDonald and Diana Choi: 1 shared paper
- Michael Wheeler and Diana Choi: 1 shared paper
- Ming-Sound Tsao and Diana Choi: 1 shared paper
- Razqallah Hakem and Diana Choi: 1 shared paper
- Khosrow Adeli and Diana Choi: 1 shared paper
- Robin Duncan and Diana Choi: 1 shared paper
- Milan Gupta and Diana Choi: 1 shared paper
- Diana Choi and Razq Hakem: 1 shared paper
- Diana Choi and Ming Tsao: 1 shared paper
- Department of Medicine
- Department of Medical Biophysics
- Department of Laboratory Medicine & Pathobiology
- Department of Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine
- Department of Physiology
- Pharmacology Dept
- Department of Nutritional Sciences
- Other
Co-authors at University of Toronto, colored by department. Thicker lines mean more shared papers; select anyone to open their profile and their own map.
Minna Woo
Department of Medicine
12 shared papers, latest 2016
Herbert Gaisano
Department of Medicine
3 shared papers, latest 2012
Ravi Retnakaran
Department of Medicine
3 shared papers, latest 2016
Cynthia Luk
Department of Medicine
2 shared papers, latest 2012
Razq Hakem
Department of Medical Biophysics
1 shared papers, latest 2009
Ming Tsao
Department of Medical Biophysics
1 shared papers, latest 2009
Adria Giacca
Department of Medicine
1 shared papers, latest 2012
Richard Bazinet
Department of Nutritional Sciences
1 shared papers, latest 2012
Patrick MacDonald
Pharmacology Dept
1 shared papers, latest 2012
Michael Wheeler
Department of Physiology
1 shared papers, latest 2012
Ming-Sound Tsao
Department of Laboratory Medicine & Pathobiology
1 shared papers, latest 2009
Razqallah Hakem
Department of Medical Biophysics
1 shared papers, latest 2009
Khosrow Adeli
Department of Laboratory Medicine & Pathobiology
1 shared papers, latest 2012
Robin Duncan
Department of Kinesiology and Health Sciences
1 shared papers, latest 2012
Milan Gupta
Department of Medicine
1 shared papers, latest 2014
Tak Mak
Department of Immunology
1 shared papers, latest 2009
Linda Penn
Department of Medical Biophysics
1 shared papers, latest 2009
Xiaohong Wu
Department of Medicine
1 shared papers, latest 2010
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