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Gerald S. Berenson

Gerald S. Berenson

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Medicine

D-Index
149
Citations
91573
World Ranking
1194
National Ranking
689

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2008 - Distinguished Scientist Award, American Heart Association
  • 1986 - Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)

Overview

Gerald S. Berenson is affiliated with Tulane University in the United States and has contributed research primarily in the fields of Biochemistry, Genetics, and Molecular Biology. Their work has a concentrated focus on Genetics and Physiology, reflecting a detailed exploration of the biological and genetic underpinnings related to human health.

Berenson's research topics include Genetic Associations and Epidemiology, Adipose Tissue and Metabolism, as well as Nutrition, Genetics, and Disease. These areas indicate a strong emphasis on understanding genetic factors that influence metabolic traits and their implications for disease risk and health outcomes.

Recent publications authored or co-authored by Berenson include:

  • Gene-centric meta-analyses for central adiposity traits in up to 57,412 individuals of European descent confirm known loci and reveal several novel associations, 2020, UNC Libraries
  • Fine-mapping, novel loci identification, and SNP association transferability in a genome-wide association study of QRS duration in African Americans, 2020, UNC Libraries
  • Novel Loci Associated With PR Interval in a Genome-Wide Association Study of 10 African American Cohorts, 2020, UNC Libraries

The frequent venues for Berenson's publications include UNC Libraries, which has hosted multiple papers, representing a consistent outlet for disseminating their research findings.

Berenson has collaborated with a number of co-authors throughout their career, including:

  • Wei Chen
  • Daniel S. Evans
  • Christy L. Avery
  • Li Guo
  • Erin N. Smith

The scientist has received recognition in the form of awards such as the Distinguished Scientist Award from the American Heart Association in 2008 and was named a Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) in 1986. These recognitions highlight professional acknowledgment within the scientific community.

Best Publications

  • Association between multiple cardiovascular risk factors and atherosclerosis in children and young adults. The Bogalusa Heart Study

    Gerald S. Berenson;Sathanur R. Srinivasan;Weihang Bao;William P. Newman

  • The Relation of Overweight to Cardiovascular Risk Factors Among Children and Adolescents: The Bogalusa Heart Study

    David S. Freedman;William H. Dietz;Sathanur R. Srinivasan;Gerald S. Berenson

  • Cardiovascular Risk Factors and Excess Adiposity Among Overweight Children and Adolescents: The Bogalusa Heart Study

    David S. Freedman;Zuguo Mei;Sathanur R. Srinivasan;Gerald S. Berenson

  • Relationship of Childhood Obesity to Coronary Heart Disease Risk Factors in Adulthood: The Bogalusa Heart Study

    David S. Freedman;Laura Kettel Khan;William H Dietz;Sathanur R. Srinivasan

  • Childhood Adiposity, Adult Adiposity, and Cardiovascular Risk Factors

    Markus Juonala;Costan G. Magnussen;Gerald S. Berenson;Alison Venn

  • The relation of childhood BMI to adult adiposity: the Bogalusa Heart Study.

    David S. Freedman;Laura Kettel Khan;Mary K. Serdula;William H. Dietz

  • Relation of serum lipoprotein levels and systolic blood pressure to early atherosclerosis: the Bogalusa heart study

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  • Childhood cardiovascular risk factors and carotid vascular changes in adulthood: the Bogalusa Heart Study.

    Shengxu Li;Wei Chen;Sathanur R. Srinivasan;M. Gene Bond

  • Relation of circumferences and skinfold thicknesses to lipid and insulin concentrations in children and adolescents: the Bogalusa Heart Study

    David S Freedman;Mary K Serdula;Sathanur R Srinivasan;Gerald S Berenson

  • Essential Hypertension Predicted by Tracking of Elevated Blood Pressure From Childhood to Adulthood: The Bogalusa Heart Study

    Weihang Bao;Sam A. Threefoot;Sathanur R. Srinivasan;Gerald S. Berenson

  • Eating patterns, dietary quality and obesity.

    Theresa A. Nicklas;Tom Baranowski;Karen W. Cullen;Gerald Berenson

  • Atherosclerosis of the aorta and coronary arteries and cardiovascular risk factors in persons aged 6 to 30 years and studied at necropsy (The Bogalusa Heart Study).

    Gerald S. Berenson;Gerald S. Berenson;Wendy A. Wattigney;Wendy A. Wattigney;Richard E. Tracy;Richard E. Tracy;William P. Newman;William P. Newman

  • Tracking of serum lipids and lipoproteins from childhood to adulthood. The Bogalusa Heart Study.

    Larry S. Webber;Sathanur R. Srinivasan;Wendy A. Wattigney;Gerald S. Berenson

  • Adolescent overweight is associated with adult overweight and related multiple cardiovascular risk factors: the Bogalusa Heart Study.

    Sathanur R. Srinivasan;Weihang Bao;Wendy A. Wattigney;Gerald S. Berenson

  • Predictability of childhood adiposity and insulin for developing insulin resistance syndrome (syndrome X) in young adulthood: the Bogalusa Heart Study.

    Sathanur R. Srinivasan;Leann Myers;Gerald S. Berenson

  • Eating Patterns and Obesity in Children The Bogalusa Heart Study

    Theresa A Nicklas;Su-Jau Yang;Tom Baranowski;Issa Zakeri

  • Body mass index, waist circumference, and clustering of cardiovascular disease risk factors in a biracial sample of children and adolescents.

    Peter T. Katzmarzyk;Sathanur R. Srinivasan;Wei Chen;Robert M. Malina

  • 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

  • Persistence of multiple cardiovascular risk clustering related to syndrome X from childhood to young adulthood. The Bogalusa Heart Study.

    Weihang Bao;Sathanur R. Srinivasan;Wendy A. Wattigney;Gerald S. Berenson

  • Cardiovascular risk factors in children : the early natural history of atherosclerosis and essential hypertension

    Gerald S. Berenson;Chalmers Alexander McMahan;Caroline Andrews;Helen E. Hester

Frequent Co-Authors

Sathanur R. Srinivasan
Sathanur R. Srinivasan Tulane University
Larry S. Webber
Larry S. Webber Tulane University
Theresa A. Nicklas
Theresa A. Nicklas Baylor College of Medicine
David S. Freedman
David S. Freedman Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Eric Boerwinkle
Eric Boerwinkle The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston
Nicholas J. Schork
Nicholas J. Schork Translational Genomics Research Institute
Sarah S. Murray
Sarah S. Murray University of California, San Diego
Erin N. Smith
Erin N. Smith University of California, San Diego
Carolyn C. Johnson
Carolyn C. Johnson Tulane University
Olli T. Raitakari
Olli T. Raitakari Turku University Hospital

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