Kristen Wells, PhD
Assistant Research Professor, Pediatrics-Barbara Davis Center

Publications

• Kim YK, Walters JA, Moss ND, Wells KL, Sheridan R, Miranda JG, Benninger RKP, Pyle LL, O'Brien RM, Sussel L, Davidson HW. Zinc transporter 8 haploinsufficiency protects against beta cell dysfunction in type 1 diabetes by increasing mitochondrial respiration. Mol Metab. 2022 Dec;66:101632. PubMed PMID: 36347424
• Sanders BE, Wolsky R, Doughty ES, Wells KL, Ghosh D, Ku L, Pressey JG, Bitler BB, Brubaker LW. Small cell carcinoma of the ovary hypercalcemic type (SCCOHT): A review and novel case with dual germline SMARCA4 and BRCA2 mutations. Gynecol Oncol Rep. 2022 Dec;44:101077. PubMed PMID: 36249907
• Miranda JG, Schleicher WE, Wells KL, Ramirez DG, Landgrave SP, Benninger RKP. Dynamic changes in ß-cell [Ca(2 )] regulate NFAT activation, gene transcription, and islet gap junction communication. Mol Metab. 2022 Mar;57:101430. PubMed PMID: 34979329