Kiran K. Solingapuram Sai, PhD

Research Interests

Education: BSc, Osmania University, 2001; MSc, Osmania University, 2003; PhD, Northern Illinois University, 2009
Positions: Associate Professor, Radiology (Winston-Salem); Professor, Cancer Biology (Winston-Salem); Professor, Biomedical Engineering (Winston-Salem); Professor, Translational Neuroscience (Winston-Salem)
Departments and Affiliations: Radiology (Winston-Salem); Cancer Biology (Winston-Salem); Biomedical Engineering (Winston-Salem); Translational Neuroscience (Winston-Salem); Sticht Center for Healthy Aging and Alzheimer’s Prevention (CHAAP); Center for Addiction Research; Center for Precision Medicine (CPM); Comprehensive Cancer Center (CCC); Center for Redox Biology and Medicine (CRBM)

Synthesis, Radiochemistry, and Preclinical Assessment of the First GPR39 PET Imaging Agent. Bhoopal B, Gollapelli KK, Damuka N, Krizan I, Miller M, Fitzgerald RW, Amesar N, Mumbaraddi D, Zhu D, Cervera-Juanes R, Jadiya P, Whitlow CT, Solingapuram Sai KK. J Med Chem. 2026 Mar;
Imaging Microtubule Dynamics In Vivo in Human Brain: Optimal Quantification Based on a Test-Retest Study. Zanderigo F, Laurell GL, Doubrovin M, Molotkov A, Ali A, Arevalo RF, Solingapuram Sai KK, Mann JJ, Mintz A. J Nucl Med. 2026 Feb;
PET imaging utility of a novel Aß-tracking PET radiotracer, [18F]FC119S in aged vervet monkeys. Bhoopal B, Frye BM, Miller M, Bansode A, Gollapelli KK, Barcus RA, Lockhart SN, Damuka N, Sutphen CL, Fitzgerald RW, Kim J, Baxter MG, Jorgensen MJ, Craft S, Register TC, Whitlow CT, Shively CA, Solingapuram Sai KK. J Transl Med. 2026 Jan;
A phase 2A/B randomized trial of metabolic modulators intranasal insulin and empagliflozin for MCI and early AD. Erichsen JM, Register TC, Sutphen C, Ma D, Gaussoin SA, Rudolph M, Rundle M, Bateman JT, Lockhart SN, Sai KKS, Whitlow C, Craft S. Alzheimers Dement. 2025 Oct; 21(10):e70704.
Imaging microtubule dynamics: A new frontier in biomarker development for neurodegenerative diseases. Damuka N, Lockhart SN, Solingapuram Sai KK. Alzheimers Dement. 2025 Sep; 21(9):e70670.

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