Author

Piumi B. Wickramasinghe

The University of Texas at Dallas

Listed by name: these papers carry no ORCID for this author, so different people with the same name may be mixed together.

Biology Disciplines

Click to filter author papers

Pathology· 1 Physiology· 1

Signature Assays, Organisms & Methods

Click to filter · or open tag

Approach:experimental assay· 2 Organism:mouse· 2 Research Focus:host-pathogen & immune response· 1 Assay:proteomics· 1

Frequent Co-Authors

Laura HuaiD· 2 shared Preethi Parupalli· 2 shared Alexandre CaroniD· 1 shared Chen LiuiD· 1 shared Joel Keith ElmquistiD· 1 shared Junyu LiuiD· 1 shared Sarvani Ganapavarapu· 1 shared Sreeja Eadha· 1 shared

Activity by Year

2025-2026 · peak 1/yr

Co-Author Collaboration Network

8 top collaborators · 28 mutual co-author links

Click any collaborator node to inspect or filter shared papers

Focal author (center)Selected co-authorORCID co-authorUnlinked name

Curved chords = mutual co-authorship

2 shared papersPathology

Laura HuaORCID

Mutual co-authors in cluster

Author profile →

2 papers

Recent·Most cited

Brown adipocyte fatty acid synthase (FASN) deficiency protects mice from alcohol-induced elevations in plasma triglyceride and hepatic steatosis

Preethi Parupalli, Piumi B. Wickramasinghe, Laura Hua

This study shows that brown adipocyte FASN deficiency reduces alcohol-induced plasma triglycerides and hepatic steatosis by enhancing thermogenesis and VLDL uptake.

bioRxiv · Aug 29, 2026 · PreprintPathology

Ablation of sympathetic nerve-β3 adrenergic receptor-mediated adipose tissue lipolysis attenuates alcohol-induced liver injury in mice

Piumi B. Wickramasinghe, Alexandre Caron, Preethi Parupalli, Junyu Liu, Sreeja Eadha, Sarvani Ganapavarapu, Joel Keith Elmquist, Chen Liu, Lin Jia

Cellular and Molecular Gastroenterology and Hepatology · Sep 4, 2025Peer-reviewedPhysiology