Educational Background

B.A. 1988, Physiology, University of Minnesota
Ph.D. 1994, Cellular Physiology, University of Sydney

Teaching

Director, Human Anatomy Lecture (Anat 3001/ 3301), Laboratory (Anat 3002/ 3302) and Directed Studies (Anat 4900)
Faculty, Human Gross Anatomy & Embryology (Anat 6150) www.med.umn.edu/anatomy

Faculty, Advanced Cardiac Physiology and Anatomy (PHSL 5510)

Research Interests

The role of glucokinase in insulin secretion from the pancreatic beta-cell - with applications to pregnancy and diabetes.

The development and production of plastinated human anatomical specimens that can supply public or private institutions for use in teaching and research.

Selected Publications

Weinhaus A.J., Stout L.E., Sorenson R.L. Glucokinase, Hexokinase, glucose transporter 2 and glucose metabolism in islets during pregnancy and prolactin treated islets in vitro: Mechanisms for up-regulation of islets. Endocrinology 137 (5): p. 1640-1649. 1996.

Weinhaus, A. J., Tabiin M.T., Poronnik P, Palma CA, Cook DI, Tuch BE: Insulin secretagogues, but not glucose, stimulate an increased in [Ca2+]i in the fetal human and porcine B-cell. J Clin Endocrinol Metab. 88: 2753-2759, 2003.

Weinhaus A. J., Stout L.E., Brelje T.C., Sorenson R.L.: Regulation of Glucokinase in β-cells: Prolactin-induced up-regulation via a STAT5 binding site in the Glucokinase Promoter. Submitted for publication in Endocrinology.

Tuch B.E., Simpson A.M., Smith M.S.R., Waugh P., Weinhaus A.J., Tu J, Rose M. Basic biology of pig fetal pancreas and its use as an allograft. In “Fetal Islet Transplantation.” C.M. Peterson (ed.). Plenum Pub. Corp., New York, 1995.

Sorenson R.L., Weinhaus A. J., Brelje T.C.: Regulation of Glucokinase as Islets Adapt to Pregnancy. in Glucokinase and Glycemic Disease: From Basics to Novel Therapeutics: Front. Diabetes. Eds. Matschinsky FM, Magnuson MA Basel, Karger, 2004, vol. 16, pp. 222-239

Weinhaus A.J., and Roberts K.P. Anatomy of the Human Heart. In Handbook of Cardiac Anatomy, Physiology, and Devices. Humana Press, Inc. Totowa NJ. Editor Paul Iaizzo.

Roberts K.P. and Weinhaus A.J. Anatomy of the Thoracic wall, Pulmonary Cavities, and Mediastinum. In Handbook of Cardiac Anatomy, Physiology, and Devices. Humana Press, Inc. Totowa NJ. Editor Paul Iaizzo.