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David Couper is affiliated with the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill in the United States and has contributed extensively to medical research, particularly in the field of pulmonary and respiratory medicine. Their work spans multiple subfields including cardiology and cardiovascular medicine, physiology, genetics, and molecular biology.

The scientist has a significant publication record with 319 papers predominantly focused on medicine. Their subfields of study include:

  • Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine
  • Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine
  • Physiology
  • Genetics
  • Molecular Biology

Main topics covered in their research are:

  • Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) Research
  • Asthma and respiratory diseases
  • Hearing Loss and Rehabilitation
  • Respiratory Support and Mechanisms
  • Noise Effects and Management
  • Genetic Associations and Epidemiology
  • Blood Pressure and Hypertension Studies

Among their recent papers are:

  • The ARIC (Atherosclerosis Risk In Communities) Study, 2021, published in Journal of the American College of Cardiology
  • Hearing intervention versus health education control to reduce cognitive decline in older adults with hearing loss in the USA (ACHIEVE): a multicentre, randomised controlled trial, 2023, published in The Lancet
  • Prevention of Viridans Group Streptococcal Infective Endocarditis: A Scientific Statement From the American Heart Association, 2021, published in Circulation
  • Association Between Preserved Ratio Impaired Spirometry and Clinical Outcomes in US Adults, 2021, published in JAMA
  • Association of Dysanapsis With Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease Among Older Adults, 2020, published in JAMA

David Couper's research has been frequently published in venues such as:

  • UNC Libraries
  • American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine
  • Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Diseases Journal of the COPD Foundation
  • Alzheimer's & Dementia
  • CHEST Journal

Their co-authors often include:

  • Prescott G. Woodruff
  • Nadia N. Hansel
  • MeiLan K. Han
  • Eric A. Hoffman
  • Robert Paine

Best Publications

  • Combined Pharmacotherapies and Behavioral Interventions for Alcohol Dependence: The COMBINE Study: A Randomized Controlled Trial

    Raymond F. Anton;Stephanie S. O’Malley;Domenic A. Ciraulo;Ron A. Cisler

  • Twelve type 2 diabetes susceptibility loci identified through large-scale association analysis

    Benjamin F. Voight;Benjamin F. Voight;Laura J. Scott;Valgerdur Steinthorsdottir;Andrew P. Morris

  • Large-scale association analysis provides insights into the genetic architecture and pathophysiology of type 2 diabetes

    Andrew P Morris;Benjamin F Voight;Benjamin F Voight;Tanya M Teslovich;Teresa Ferreira

  • A genome-wide association search for type 2 diabetes genes in African Americans.

    N D Palmer;C W McDonough;P J Hicks;B H Roh

  • Low-grade systemic inflammation and the development of type 2 diabetes: the atherosclerosis risk in communities study.

    Bruce B. Duncan;Bruce B. Duncan;Maria Inês Schmidt;Maria Inês Schmidt;James S. Pankow;Christie M. Ballantyne

  • Genome-wide trans-ancestry meta-analysis provides insight into the genetic architecture of type 2 diabetes susceptibility.

    Anubha Mahajan;Min Jin Go;Weihua Zhang;Jennifer E. Below

  • A genome-wide approach accounting for body mass index identifies genetic variants influencing fasting glycemic traits and insulin resistance.

    Alisa K. Manning;Alisa K. Manning;Alisa K. Manning;Robert A. Scott;Jonna L. Grimsby

  • Retinal arteriolar narrowing and risk of coronary heart disease in men and women. The Atherosclerosis Risk in Communities Study.

    Tien Yin Wong;Ronald Klein;A. Richey Sharrett;Bruce B. Duncan

  • Retinal microvascular abnormalities and incident stroke: the Atherosclerosis Risk in Communities Study.

    Tien Yin Wong;Tien Yin Wong;Ronald Klein;David J Couper;Lawton S Cooper

  • Simple risk model predicts incidence of atrial fibrillation in a racially and geographically diverse population: the CHARGE-AF consortium

    Alvaro Alonso;Bouwe P. Krijthe;Thor Aspelund;Katherine A. Stepas

  • Clinical Significance of Symptoms in Smokers with Preserved Pulmonary Function

    Prescott G. Woodruff;R. Graham Barr;Eugene Bleecker;Stephanie A. Christenson

  • An Expanded Genome-Wide Association Study of Type 2 Diabetes in Europeans

    Robert A. Scott;Laura J. Scott;Reedik Mägi;Letizia Marullo

  • Meta-analyses of genome-wide association studies identify multiple loci associated with pulmonary function

    Dana B. Hancock;Mark Eijgelsheim;Jemma B. Wilk;Sina A. Gharib

  • Genetic variation in GIPR influences the glucose and insulin responses to an oral glucose challenge

    Richa Saxena;Richa Saxena;Claudia Langenberg;Toshiko Tanaka;Toshiko Tanaka

  • Parent-of-origin-specific allelic associations among 106 genomic loci for age at menarche

    John R.B. Perry;Felix Day;Cathy E. Elks;Patrick Sulem

  • Cerebral white matter lesions, retinopathy, and incident clinical stroke.

    Tien Yin Wong;Tien Yin Wong;Tien Yin Wong;Ronald Klein;A. Richey Sharrett;David J. Couper

  • Thirty new loci for age at menarche identified by a meta-analysis of genome-wide association studies

    Cathy E. Elks;John R B Perry;Patrick Sulem;Daniel I. Chasman

  • An evaluation of μ-opioid receptor (OPRM1) as a predictor of naltrexone response in the treatment of alcohol dependence: Results from the combined pharmacotherapies and behavioral interventions for alcohol dependence (COMBINE) study

    Raymond F. Anton;Gabor Oroszi;Stephanie O’Malley;David Couper

  • Relationship of periodontal disease to carotid artery intima-media wall thickness: the atherosclerosis risk in communities (ARIC) study.

    James D Beck;John R. Elter;Gerardo Heiss;David J Couper

  • Genome-wide trans-ancestry meta-analysis provides insight into the genetic architecture of type 2 diabetes susceptibility

    Anubha Mahajan;Min Jin Go;Weihua Zhang;Jennifer E. Below

Frequent Co-Authors

Tien Yin Wong
Tien Yin Wong Tsinghua University
Eric Boerwinkle
Eric Boerwinkle The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston
James S. Pankow
James S. Pankow University of Minnesota
MeiLan K. Han
MeiLan K. Han University of Michigan–Ann Arbor
R. Graham Barr
R. Graham Barr Columbia University
Aaron R. Folsom
Aaron R. Folsom University of Minnesota
Prescott G. Woodruff
Prescott G. Woodruff University of California, San Francisco
Bruce M. Psaty
Bruce M. Psaty University of Washington
Fernando J. Martinez
Fernando J. Martinez University of Massachusetts Chan Medical School
Nadia N. Hansel
Nadia N. Hansel Johns Hopkins University

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