Research
Hypoxic-ischemic brain injury; Fetal origins of adult disease
Appointments
- Department of Pediatrics
Biography
Devaskar’s laboratory is focused on determining the role of glucose transporters in mediating neuronal function. This is being pursued by the generation of various transgenic and knock out mouse models and phenotypic characterization.
The second area is around delineating the role of hypothalamic leptin resistance during development in the future development of obesity, providing mechanisms towards the theory of “fetal origins of adult disease”. Various signal transduction pathways are being examined and dysregulation of these pathways contributing towards the subsequent development of obesity are being explored.
Publications
- Lakshminrusimha, S, Cheng, TL, Sankaran, D, Reed, AM, Devaskar, SU, Vinci, RJ et al.. Compensation Benchmarks and Assigned Support for Leadership Positions in Academic Departments of Pediatrics. J Pediatr. 2026; :115151. doi: 10.1016/j.jpeds.2026.115151. PubMed PMID:42140578 PubMed Central PMC13189536.
- Cho, Y, Meng, Q, Yu, KE, Del Rosario, I, Mitra, S, Janzen, C et al.. Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) contribute to inflammation in a pregnancy cohort. Environ Res Health. 2026;4 (2):025008. doi: 10.1088/2752-5309/ae6134. PubMed PMID:42094945 PubMed Central PMC13140073.
- Kalbasi, TR, Janzen, C, Hu, YC, Nellis, MM, Elashoff, D, Devaskar, SU et al.. Serum metabolomics in early pregnancy differentiates between gestational hypertension and preeclampsia. BMC Pregnancy Childbirth. 2026; :. doi: 10.1186/s12884-026-09168-0. PubMed PMID:42056946 .
- Garg, M, Devaskar, SU. Correction to: Exploring the long-term impacts of neonatal hypoglycemia to determine a safe threshold for glucose concentrations. Eur J Pediatr. 2026;185 (5):. doi: 10.1007/s00431-026-06877-8. PubMed PMID:42024171 PubMed Central PMC13106241.
- Daida, T, Shin, BC, Barry, J, Da Silva, T, Argueta, D, Cheng, L et al.. Glucose transporter 3 gene deficiency modifies Huntington's disease progression in zQ175 model mice. Exp Neurol. 2026;400 :115700. doi: 10.1016/j.expneurol.2026.115700. PubMed PMID:41720207 .