Dr. Peter Havel is a Professor in the Department of Molecular Biosciences in the UC Davis School of Veterinary Medicine. His laboratory focuses on the mechanisms regulating the secretion of pancreatic and gastrointestinal hormones and the production of adipocyte hormones, including leptin and adiponectin.

Positions at UC Davis

• Professor, Department of Molecular Biosciences, School of Veterinary Medicine
• PI, Lab

Areas of Expertise

• Nutrition
• Metabolism
• Integrative Physiology
• Endocrinology
• Pharmacology

Major Research Papers

Rosenberg, James & Schaible, Eric & Bostrom, Alan & Lazar, Ann & Graham, James & Stanhope, Kimber & Ritchie, Robert & Alliston, Tamara & Lotz, Jeffrey & Havel, Peter & Acevedo, Claire & Fields, Aaron. (2023). Type 2 diabetes impairs annulus fibrosus fiber deformation and rotation under disc compression in the UCD-T2DM rat model. PNAS Nexus. 10.1093/pnasnexus/pgad363. 

Mossayebi, Ali & McCuller, Richard & Huo, Yu & Samora, Milena & Graham, James & Stanhope, Kimber & Havel, Peter & Harrison, Michelle & Stone, Audrey. (2023). Exaggerated Exercise Pressor Reflex And Mechanical Allodynia Present At Similar Times In Type 2 Diabetes: 597. Medicine & Science in Sports & Exercise. 55. 196-196. 10.1249/01.mss.0000981552.40908.dd. 

Samora, Milena & Huo, Yu & McCuller, Richard & Chidurala, Suchit & Graham, James & Stanhope, Kimber & Havel, Peter & Stone, Audrey & Harrison, Michelle. (2023). Obesity Contributes To An Attenuated Spontaneous Baroreflex Sensitivity In UCD-Type 2 Diabetic Rats: 1203. Medicine & Science in Sports & Exercise. 55. 389-389. 10.1249/01.mss.0000983444.52898.17. 

Samora, Milena & Huo, Yu & McCuller, Richard & Chidurala, Suchit & Stanhope, Kimber & Havel, Peter & Stone, Audrey & Harrison, Michelle. (2023). Spontaneous baroreflex sensitivity is attenuated in male UCD-type 2 diabetes mellitus rats: A link between metabolic and autonomic dysfunction. Autonomic Neuroscience. 249. 103117. 10.1016/j.autneu.2023.103117.