Helena Safavi

Helena Safavi

Associate Professor, Guest Researcher


  1. Fish-hunting cone snail venoms are a rich source of minimized ligands of the vertebrate insulin receptor

    Ahorukomeye, P., Disotuar, M. M., Gajewiak, J., Karanth, S., Watkins, M., Robinson, S. D., Flórez Salcedo, P., Smith, N. A., Smith, B. J., Schlegel, A., Forbes, B. E., Olivera, B., Hung-Chieh Chou, D. & Safavi, Helena, 2019, In: eLife. 8, 28 p., e41574.

    Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

  2. Insights into the origins of fish hunting in venomous cone snails from studies of Conus tessulatus

    Aman, J. W., Imperial, J. S., Ueberheide, B., Zhang, M., Aguilar, M., Taylor, D., Watkins, M., Yoshikami, D., Showers-Corneli, P., Safavi, Helena, Biggs, J., Teichert, R. W. & Olivera, B. M., 2015, In: Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America. 112, 16, p. 5087-5092 6 p.

    Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

  3. Published

    DisCoTune: versatile auxiliary plasmids for the production of disulphide-containing proteins and peptides in the E. coli T7 system

    Bertelsen, A. B., Hackney, Celeste Menuet, Bayer, C. N., Kjelgaard, L. D., Rennig, M., Christensen, B., Sørensen, E. S., Safavi, Helena, Wulff, T., Ellgaard, Lars & Nørholm, M. H. H., 2021, In: Microbial Biotechnology. 14, 6, p. 2566-2580 15 p.

    Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

  4. Published

    Curses or Cures: A Review of the Numerous Benefits Versus the Biosecurity Concerns of Conotoxin Research

    Bjørn-Yoshimoto, Walden, Ramiro, Iris Bea L. , Yandell, M., McIntosh, J. M., Olivera, B. M., Ellgaard, Lars & Safavi, Helena, 2020, In: Biomedicines. 8, 8, 22 p., 235.

    Research output: Contribution to journalReviewResearchpeer-review

  5. Published

    Integrating Venom Peptide Libraries Into a Phylogenetic and Broader Biological Framework

    Chase, K., Watkins, M., Safavi, Helena & Olivera, B. M., 2022, In: Frontiers in Molecular Biosciences. 9, 16 p., 784419.

    Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

  6. Conopeptides promote itch through human itch receptor hMgprX1

    Espino, S. S., Robinson, S. D., Safavi, Helena, Gajewiak, J., Yang, W., Olivera, B. M. & Liu, Q., 2018, In: Toxicon. 154, p. 28-34 7 p.

    Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

  7. Pancreatic beta cells are highly susceptible to oxidative and ER stresses during the development of diabetes

    Gorasia, D. G., Dudek, N. L., Veith, P. D., Shankar, R., Safavi, Helena, Williamson, N. A., Reynolds, E. C., Hubbard, M. J. & Purcell, A. W., 2015, In: Journal of Proteome Research. 14, 2, p. 688-99 12 p.

    Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

  8. A prominent role of PDIA6 in processing of misfolded proinsulin

    Gorasia, D. G., Dudek, N. L., Safavi, Helena, Perez, R. A., Schittenhelm, R. B., Saunders, P. M., Wee, S., Mangum, J. E., Hubbard, M. J. & Purcell, A. W., 2016, In: B B A - Reviews on Cancer. 1864, 6, p. 715-723 9 p.

    Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

  9. Published

    A toxin-based approach to neuropeptide and peptide hormone discovery

    Koch, Thomas Lund, Torres, Joshua, Baskin, R. P., Salcedo, P. F., Chase, K., Olivera, B. M. & Safavi, Helena, 2023, In: Frontiers in Molecular Neuroscience. 16, 14 p., 1176662.

    Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

  10. Published

    Unconventional insulins from predators and pathogens

    Laugesen, Sophie Heiden, Chou, D. H. C. & Safavi, Helena, 2022, In: Nature Chemical Biology. 18, 7, p. 688-697

    Research output: Contribution to journalReviewResearchpeer-review

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