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Joseph A. Houmard is affiliated with East Carolina University in the United States. Their research primarily focuses on medicine, with extensive work in physiology, molecular biology, pediatrics, perinatology and child health, cardiology and cardiovascular medicine, as well as complementary and alternative medicine.

The main topics of Joseph A. Houmard's research include:

  • Adipose Tissue and Metabolism
  • Birth, Development, and Health
  • Cardiovascular and Exercise Physiology
  • Gestational Diabetes Research and Management
  • Muscle Metabolism and Nutrition
  • Diet and Metabolism Studies
  • Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet

Their frequent publication venues are:

  • Medicine & Science in Sports & Exercise
  • Circulation
  • Physiological Reports
  • Diabetes
  • American Journal of Physiology-Endocrinology and Metabolism

Recent papers authored or co-authored by Joseph A. Houmard include:

  • "Molecular Transducers of Physical Activity Consortium (MoTrPAC): Mapping the Dynamic Responses to Exercise," 2020, published in Cell
  • "Lysophospholipid acylation modulates plasma membrane lipid organization and insulin sensitivity in skeletal muscle," 2021, published in Journal of Clinical Investigation
  • "Plasma Lactate as a Marker for Metabolic Health," 2020, published in Exercise and Sport Sciences Reviews
  • "Effects of Maternal Exercise Modes on Glucose and Lipid Metabolism in Offspring Stem Cells," 2023, published in The Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism
  • "Effects of Amount, Intensity, and Mode of Exercise Training on Insulin Resistance and Type 2 Diabetes Risk in the STRRIDE Randomized Trials," 2021, published in Frontiers in Physiology

Frequent co-authors collaborating with Joseph A. Houmard include:

  • Nicholas T. Broskey
  • Walter J. Pories
  • Linda E. May
  • Filip Jevtovic
  • Donghai Zheng

Best Publications

  • Effects of the Amount and Intensity of Exercise on Plasma Lipoproteins

    William E Kraus;Joseph A Houmard;Brian D Duscha;Kenneth J Knetzger

  • Mitochondrial H2O2 emission and cellular redox state link excess fat intake to insulin resistance in both rodents and humans

    Ethan J. Anderson;Mary E. Lustig;Kristen E. Boyle;Tracey L. Woodlief

  • Effects of the Amount of Exercise on Body Weight, Body Composition, and Measures of Central Obesity STRRIDE—A Randomized Controlled Study

    Cris A. Slentz;Brian D. Duscha;Johanna L. Johnson;Kevin Ketchum

  • Effect of the volume and intensity of exercise training on insulin sensitivity

    Joseph A. Houmard;Charles J. Tanner;Cris A. Slentz;Brian D. Duscha

  • Lipid oxidation is reduced in obese human skeletal muscle

    Jong-Yeon Kim;Robert C. Hickner;Ronald L. Cortright;G. Lynis Dohm

  • Effects of repeated days of intensified training on muscle glycogen and swimming performance.

    David L. Costill;Michael G. Flynn;John P. Kirwan;Joseph A. Houmard

  • Adaptive responses to muscle lengthening and shortening in humans

    T. Hortobagyi;J. P. Hill;J. A. Houmard;D. D. Fraser

  • Genome-wide Chromatin State Transitions Associated with Developmental and Environmental Cues

    Jiang Zhu;Mazhar Adli;James Y. Zou;Griet Verstappen;Griet Verstappen

  • Fatty acid homeostasis and induction of lipid regulatory genes in skeletal muscles of peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor (PPAR) alpha knock-out mice. Evidence for compensatory regulation by PPAR delta.

    Deborah M. Muoio;Paul S. MacLean;David B. Lang;Shi Li

  • Muscle fiber type is associated with obesity and weight loss.

    Charles J. Tanner;Hisham A. Barakat;G. Lynis Dohm;Walter J. Pories

  • Adiponectin is not altered with exercise training despite enhanced insulin action

    Matthew W. Hulver;Donghai Zheng;Charles J. Tanner;Joseph A. Houmard

  • Exercise Training Amount and Intensity Effects on Metabolic Syndrome (From Studies of a Targeted Risk Reduction Intervention through Defined Exercise)

    Johanna L. Johnson;Cris A. Slentz;Joseph A. Houmard;Gregory P. Samsa

  • Effects of aerobic and/or resistance training on body mass and fat mass in overweight or obese adults

    Leslie H. Willis;Cris A. Slentz;Lori A. Bateman;A. Tamlyn Shields

  • Inactivity, exercise, and visceral fat. STRRIDE: a randomized, controlled study of exercise intensity and amount

    Cris A Slentz;Lori B Aiken;Joseph A Houmard;Connie W Bales

  • Elevated stearoyl-CoA desaturase-1 expression in skeletal muscle contributes to abnormal fatty acid partitioning in obese humans.

    Matthew W. Hulver;Jason R. Berggren;Michael J. Carper;Makoto Miyazaki

  • Relationships Between Circulating Metabolic Intermediates and Insulin Action in Overweight to Obese, Inactive Men and Women

    Kim M. Huffman;Svati H. Shah;Robert D. Stevens;James R. Bain

  • Skeletal Muscle Lipid Metabolism with Obesity

    Matthew W. Hulver;Jason R. Berggren;Ronald N. Cortright;Ronald W. Dudek

  • A New Paradigm for Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus: Could It Be a Disease of the Foregut?

    Matthew Hickey;Walter Pories;Kenneth MacDonald;Kelly Cory

  • Skeletal muscle fiber composition is related to adiposity and in vitro glucose transport rate in humans

    M. S. Hickey;J. O. Carey;J. L. Azevedo;J. A. Houmard

  • Improvements in exercise performance: effects of carbohydrate feedings and diet

    P. D. Neufer;D. L. Costill;M. G. Flynn;John P Kirwan

Frequent Co-Authors

William E. Kraus
William E. Kraus Duke University
G. Lynis Dohm
G. Lynis Dohm East Carolina University
Walter J. Pories
Walter J. Pories East Carolina University
David L. Costill
David L. Costill Ball State University
Tibor Hortobágyi
Tibor Hortobágyi University of Debrecen
Gregory P. Samsa
Gregory P. Samsa Duke University
Deborah M. Muoio
Deborah M. Muoio Duke University
Eric P. Hoffman
Eric P. Hoffman Binghamton University
Bret H. Goodpaster
Bret H. Goodpaster Translational Research Institute
John P. Kirwan
John P. Kirwan Pennington Biomedical Research Center

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