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73
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19531
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Research.com Recognitions

  • Member of the Association of American Physicians
  • Member of the Association of American Physicians

Overview

Alain D. Baron is affiliated with Elcelyx Therapeutics in the United States, with a research focus primarily in engineering and related subfields. Their body of work spans multiple areas including electrical and electronic engineering, atomic and molecular physics and optics, materials chemistry, molecular biology, and spectroscopy.

The scientist has contributed notably to topics such as Thin-Film Transistor Technologies, Silicon and Solar Cell Technologies, Semiconductor materials and interfaces, Semiconductor materials and devices, Silicon Nanostructures and Photoluminescence, Silicon Carbide Semiconductor Technologies, and Receptor Mechanisms and Signaling.

Baron's publication record includes several papers across different venues. Some recent publications are:

  • High-affinity agonists reveal recognition motifs for the MRGPRD GPCR, 2024, Cell Reports
  • A Tribute to Robert Roy Henry-The Classic "Academic Triple Threat": Accomplished Researcher, Inspiring Teacher, and Compassionate Clinician, 2020, Diabetes Care
  • Investigation of Arsenic Transient Enhanced Diffusion From Emitter Process at 550 °C Si:As RP-CVD Epitaxy Using Disilane Precursor, 2022, ECS Transactions
  • Reduced Pressure - Chemical Vapor Deposition of Monocrystalline and Polycrystalline Si(:B) and SiGe(:B) Layers on Blanket Wafers, 2022, ECS Transactions
  • Once-daily delayed-release metformin lowers plasma glucose and enhances fasting and postprandial GLP-1 and PYY: results from two randomised trials, 2020, UNC Libraries

Their frequent co-authors include Fabien Deprat, Jérémy Vives, M. Juhel, Alexia Valéry, and Justine Lespiaux.

Baron's research outputs have appeared repeatedly in publication venues such as ECS Transactions, ECS Meeting Abstracts, Cell Reports, Diabetes Care, and UNC Libraries. The ECS Transactions and ECS Meeting Abstracts each have three publications featuring their work.

Baron holds the distinction of being a Member of the Association of American Physicians.

Best Publications

  • Quantitative insulin sensitivity check index: a simple, accurate method for assessing insulin sensitivity in humans.

    Arie Katz;Sridhar S. Nambi;Kieren Mather;Alain D. Baron

  • Obesity/insulin resistance is associated with endothelial dysfunction. Implications for the syndrome of insulin resistance.

    Helmut O. Steinberg;Haitham Chaker;Rosalind Leaming;Ann Johnson

  • Effects of Exenatide (Exendin-4) on Glycemic Control and Weight Over 30 Weeks in Metformin-Treated Patients With Type 2 Diabetes

    Ralph A. DeFronzo;Robert E. Ratner;Jenny Han;Dennis D. Kim

  • Insulin-mediated skeletal muscle vasodilation is nitric oxide dependent. A novel action of insulin to increase nitric oxide release.

    Helmut O. Steinberg;Ginger Brechtel;Ann Johnson;Naomi Fineberg

  • Effects of Exenatide (Exendin-4) on Glycemic Control Over 30 Weeks in Patients With Type 2 Diabetes Treated With Metformin and a Sulfonylurea

    David M. Kendall;Matthew C. Riddle;Julio Rosenstock;Dongliang Zhuang

  • Effects of Exenatide (Exendin-4) on Glycemic Control Over 30 Weeks in Sulfonylurea-Treated Patients With Type 2 Diabetes

    John B. Buse;Robert R. Henry;Jenny Han;Dennis D. Kim

  • Synthetic exendin-4 (exenatide) significantly reduces postprandial and fasting plasma glucose in subjects with type 2 diabetes.

    Orville G. Kolterman;John B. Buse;Mark S. Fineman;Eling Gaines

  • Hemodynamic actions of insulin

    A. D. Baron

  • Impaired Insulin-Mediated Skeletal Muscle Blood Flow in Patients With NIDDM

    Markku Laakso;Steven V Edelman;Ginger Brechtel;Alain D Baron

  • Polycystic Ovary Syndrome Is Associated With Endothelial Dysfunction

    Giancarlo Paradisi;Helmut O. Steinberg;Annette Hempfling;Jessica Cronin

  • Pharmacokinetics, pharmacodynamics, and safety of exenatide in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus

    Orville G. Kolterman;Dennis D. Kim;Larry Shen;James A. Ruggles

  • Evidence for defects in the trafficking and translocation of GLUT4 glucose transporters in skeletal muscle as a cause of human insulin resistance.

    W T Garvey;L Maianu;J H Zhu;G Brechtel-Hook

  • Repeatability characteristics of simple indices of insulin resistance: implications for research applications.

    Kieren J. Mather;A. Evay Hunt;Helmut O. Steinberg;Giancarlo Paradisi

  • Free fatty acid elevation impairs insulin-mediated vasodilation and nitric oxide production.

    Helmut O. Steinberg;Giancarlo Paradisi;Ginger Hook;Kristin Crowder

  • Effect on glycemic control of exenatide (synthetic exendin-4) additive to existing metformin and/or sulfonylurea treatment in patients with type 2 diabetes.

    Mark S. Fineman;Thomas A. Bicsak;Larry Z. Shen;Kristin Taylor

  • Insulin-mediated skeletal muscle vasodilation contributes to both insulin sensitivity and responsiveness in lean humans.

    A D Baron;H O Steinberg;H Chaker;R Leaming

  • Leptin responsiveness restored by amylin agonism in diet-induced obesity: Evidence from nonclinical and clinical studies

    Jonathan D. Roth;Barbara L. Roland;Rebecca L. Cole;James L. Trevaskis

  • Overexpression of glutamine:fructose-6-phosphate amidotransferase in transgenic mice leads to insulin resistance.

    Leon F. Hebert;Marc C. Daniels;Jianxin Zhou;Errol D. Crook

  • Vascular function, insulin resistance and fatty acids

    Helmut Steinberg;A. Baron

  • Role of Hyperglucagonemia in Maintenance of Increased Rates of Hepatic Glucose Output in Type II Diabetics

    Alain D Baron;Linda Schaeffer;Paul Shragg;Orville G Kolterman

Frequent Co-Authors

Jerrold M. Olefsky
Jerrold M. Olefsky University of California, San Diego
John B. Buse
John B. Buse University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Robert V. Considine
Robert V. Considine Indiana University
Ralph A. DeFronzo
Ralph A. DeFronzo The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio
Markku Laakso
Markku Laakso University of Eastern Finland
Naomi S. Fineberg
Naomi S. Fineberg Indiana University
Michael J. Quon
Michael J. Quon University of Maryland, Baltimore
Joel F. Habener
Joel F. Habener Harvard University
Claes B. Wollheim
Claes B. Wollheim University of Geneva
Melanie J. Davies
Melanie J. Davies University of Leicester

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