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Savita Dhanvantari
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Latest papers
Stathmin-2 mediates paracrine hormone regulation of glucagon through lysosomal trafficking in αTC1-6 cells.
The Journal of physiology · 2026 · senior author
Glucagon, the Alpha Cell, and Potential Targets for Diabetes Treatment.
Endocrinology · 2025 · first author
Growth Hormone Secretagogue Receptor (GHSR) Is Elevated in Myocardial Tissues of DMD mdx:utrn-/- Mice, and Correlates Strongly with Inflammatory Markers, and Negatively with Cardiac Function.
Cells · 2025
Latest funding
- $84,000
Molecular Mechanisms of Proglucagon Trafficking in Pancreatic Alpha Cells
NSERC · 2022 · Principal investigator
- $186,000
Molecular Mechanisms of Proglucagon Sorting to the Regulated Secretory Pathway
NSERC · 2016 · Principal investigator
- $223,308
Hybrid Molecular Imaging in the Diagnosis of Heart Disease
NSERC · 2015 · Principal investigator
35 publications.
Stathmin-2 mediates paracrine hormone regulation of glucagon through lysosomal trafficking in αTC1-6 cells.
Chang N, Ugulini S, Dhanvantari S
Glucagon, the Alpha Cell, and Potential Targets for Diabetes Treatment.
Dhanvantari S, Dean ED
Growth Hormone Secretagogue Receptor (GHSR) Is Elevated in Myocardial Tissues of DMD mdx:utrn-/- Mice, and Correlates Strongly with Inflammatory Markers, and Negatively with Cardiac Function.
Naghibosadat M, McClennan A, Egiian M, Flynn-Rizk R, Lalonde T, Charron C, Chhabra A, Luyt LG, Dhanvantari S, Hoffman LM
Design, Synthesis, and Preclinical Evaluation of a High-Affinity 18F-Labeled Radioligand for Myocardial Growth Hormone Secretagogue Receptor Before and After Myocardial Infarction.
Sullivan R, Hou J, Yu L, Wilk B, Sykes J, Biernaski H, Butler J, Kovacs M, Hicks J, Thiessen JD, Dharmakumar R, Prato FS, Wisenberg G, Luyt LG, Dhanvantari S
Misrouting of glucagon and stathmin-2 towards lysosomal system of α-cells in glucagon hypersecretion of diabetes.
Asadi F, Dhanvantari S
Sex-dependent Effect of In-utero Exposure to Δ9-Tetrahydrocannabinol on Glucagon and Stathmin-2 in Adult Rat Offspring.
Asadi F, Fernandez Andrade JA, Gillies R, Lee K, Dhanvantari S, Hardy DB, Arany EJ
Visions by WIMIN: Global Mentorship to Retain Underrepresented Trainees.
Edwards KJ, Akam E, Ijoma JN, Mack KN, Pereira PMR, Dhanvantari S, Ta HT, Wang X, Alt K, Henry KE
Visions by Women in Molecular Imaging Network: Antiracism and Allyship in Action.
Akam E, Azevedo C, Chaney AM, Dhanvantari S, Edwards KJ, Henry KE, Ibhagui OY, Ijoma JN, Ikotun OF, Mack KN, Nagle VL, Pereira PMR, Purcell ML, Sanders VA, Shokeen M, Wang X
Pathways of Glucagon Secretion and Trafficking in the Pancreatic Alpha Cell: Novel Pathways, Proteins, and Targets for Hyperglucagonemia.
Asadi F, Dhanvantari S
Cardiovascular Physicians, Scientists, and Trainees Balancing Work and Caregiving Responsibilities in the COVID-19 Era: Sex and Race-Based Inequities.
Banks L, Randhawa VK, Colella TJF, Dhanvantari S, Connelly KA, Robinson L, Mak S, Ouzounian M, Mulvagh SL, Straus S, Allan K, Yin Yip CY, Graham MM
Molecular Mechanisms of Proglucagon Trafficking in Pancreatic Alpha Cells
Principal investigators: Dhanvantari, Savita
Molecular Mechanisms of Proglucagon Sorting to the Regulated Secretory Pathway
Principal investigators: Dhanvantari, Savita
Hybrid Molecular Imaging in the Diagnosis of Heart Disease
Principal investigators: Dhanvantari, Savita
Hybrid Molecular Imaging in the Diagnosis of Heart Disease
Principal investigators: Dhanvantari, Savita; Luyt, Leonard G
Keywords: Cardiac; Fluorescence Microscopy; Ghrelin; Hybrid Molecular Imaging; Magnetic Resonance Imaging; Pet/Mri; Positron Emission Tomography
The development of radiolabelled ghrelin analogues for the molecular imaging of prostate cancer through targeting the growth hormone secretagogue receptor.
Principal investigators: Luyt, Leonard G
Keywords: Ghrelin; Growth Hormone Secretagogue Receptor; Medicinal Chemistry; Molecular Imaging; Peptide Chemistry; Pet; Radiopharmaceuticals
Development of GLP-1 receptor probes for imaging changes in beta cell mass
Principal investigators: Luyt, Leonard
Role of the prohormone convertases in pancreatic alpha cell function
Principal investigators: Dhanvantari, Savita
From CIHR, NSERC and SSHRC funding decisions: CIHR since 2008, NSERC since 1991 and SSHRC since 1998, including their latest published competition results.
Frequent collaborators
- Department of Medical Biophysics
- Department of Medical Imaging
- Biochemistry
- Department of Biochemistry
- Cardiology
- Department of Physiology and Pharmacology
- Medicine
- Other
Co-authors at Western University, colored by department. Thicker lines mean more shared papers; select anyone to open their profile and their own map.
Ting-Yim Lee
Biochemistry
3 shared papers, latest 2016
Leonard Luyt
Department of Medical Imaging
3 shared papers, latest 2021
Laura Banks
Faculty
2 shared papers, latest 2021
Laura Banks
Faculty
2 shared papers, latest 2021
Michael Kovacs
Department of Medical Biophysics
2 shared papers, latest 2024
Lisa Robinson
Department of Biochemistry
2 shared papers, latest 2021
Brian Rutt
Department of Medical Imaging
1 shared papers, latest 2006
Subrata Chakrabarti
Pathology and Laboratory Medicine
1 shared papers, latest 2018
Katherine Allan
Cardiology
1 shared papers, latest 2021
Rithwik Ramachandran
Department of Physiology and Pharmacology
1 shared papers, latest 2019
Sonia Anand
Medicine
1 shared papers, latest 2020
Paula Foster
Department of Medical Biophysics
1 shared papers, latest 2006
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