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K. Sreekumaran Nair

K. Sreekumaran Nair

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Medicine

D-Index
106
Citations
39106
World Ranking
6569
National Ranking
3490

Research.com Recognitions

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

Overview

K. Sreekumaran Nair is affiliated with the Mayo Clinic in the United States and has an extensive body of research spanning medicine, biochemistry, genetics, and molecular biology. Their work primarily focuses on physiology, molecular biology, cell biology, endocrinology, diabetes, metabolism, and epidemiology. The scientist's main research topics include adipose tissue and metabolism, muscle metabolism and nutrition, diet and metabolism studies, metabolomics and mass spectrometry studies, muscle physiology and disorders, mitochondrial function and pathology, and exercise and physiological responses.

The scientist has frequently published in notable journals, with a significant number of papers appearing in Diabetes, Nature Communications, Nature, Mayo Clinic Proceedings, and Cell Metabolism. Notable recent papers include:

  • Time-Restricted Eating Effects on Body Composition and Metabolic Measures in Humans who are Overweight: A Feasibility Study, 2020, Obesity
  • Temporal dynamics of the multi-omic response to endurance exercise training, 2024, Nature
  • Characterization of cellular senescence in aging skeletal muscle, 2022, Nature Aging
  • Hormonal and Metabolic Changes of Aging and the Influence of Lifestyle Modifications, 2021, Mayo Clinic Proceedings
  • A size-exclusion-based approach for purifying extracellular vesicles from human plasma, 2021, Cell Reports Methods

The scientist has collaborated extensively with a consistent group of coauthors, including Katherine A. Klaus, Surendra Dasari, Ian R. Lanza, Mark W. Pataky, and Matthew M. Robinson. These collaborations reflect a multidisciplinary approach to research, combining expertise in clinical, molecular, and metabolic studies.

K. Sreekumaran Nair's contributions span a wide array of subjects related to metabolism and muscle physiology, indicating a focus on both fundamental biology and translational applications involving human health and aging. Their studies encompass both molecular biology and clinical aspects, examining how metabolic processes, cellular senescence, and exercise-related physiological responses impact health outcomes.

The scientist is recognized as a member of the Association of American Physicians, reflecting professional engagement in the medical research community.

Best Publications

  • Protein intake and exercise for optimal muscle function with aging: recommendations from the ESPEN Expert Group

    Nicolaas E.P. Deutz;Jürgen M. Bauer;Rocco Barazzoni;Gianni Biolo

  • Decline in skeletal muscle mitochondrial function with aging in humans.

    Kevin R. Short;Maureen L. Bigelow;Jane Kahl;Ravinder Singh

  • From the Chicago MeetingsSarcopenia

    John E. Morley;Richard N. Baumgartner;Ronenn Roubenoff;Jean Mayer

  • Endurance Exercise as a Countermeasure for Aging

    Ian R. Lanza;Daniel K. Short;Kevin R. Short;Sreekumar Raghavakaimal

  • Impact of Aerobic Exercise Training on Age-Related Changes in Insulin Sensitivity and Muscle Oxidative Capacity

    Kevin R. Short;Janet L. Vittone;Maureen L. Bigelow;David N. Proctor

  • DHEA in elderly women and DHEA or testosterone in elderly men

    K. Sreekumaran Nair;Robert A. Rizza;Peter O'brien;Ketan Dhatariya

  • Effects of aging on in vivo synthesis of skeletal muscle myosin heavy-chain and sarcoplasmic protein in humans

    P. Balagopal;Olav E. Rooyackers;Deborah B. Adey;Philip A. Ades

  • A PGC-1α isoform induced by resistance training regulates skeletal muscle hypertrophy.

    Jorge L. Ruas;James P. White;Rajesh Rajesh R Rao;Sandra Kleiner

  • Metabolomics Workbench: An international repository for metabolomics data and metadata, metabolite standards, protocols, tutorials and training, and analysis tools

    Manish Sud;Eoin Fahy;Dawn Cotter;Kenan Azam

  • Effect of age on in vivo rates of mitochondrial protein synthesis in human skeletal muscle

    Olav E. Rooyackers;Deborah B. Adey;Philip A. Ades;K. Sreekumaran Nair

  • Age and aerobic exercise training effects on whole body and muscle protein metabolism.

    Kevin R. Short;Janet L. Vittone;Maureen L. Bigelow;David N. Proctor

  • Effect of insulin on human skeletal muscle mitochondrial ATP production, protein synthesis, and mRNA transcripts

    Craig S. Stump;Kevin R. Short;Maureen L. Bigelow;Jill M. Schimke

  • Detection and Quantitation of Circulating Human Irisin by Tandem Mass Spectrometry.

    Mark P. Jedrychowski;Christiane D. Wrann;Joao A. Paulo;Kaitlyn K. Gerber

  • Enhanced Protein Translation Underlies Improved Metabolic and Physical Adaptations to Different Exercise Training Modes in Young and Old Humans

    Matthew M. Robinson;Surendra Dasari;Adam R. Konopka;Matthew L. Johnson

  • Effects of aging on mitochondrial DNA copy number and cytochrome c oxidase gene expression in rat skeletal muscle, liver, and heart.

    Rocco Barazzoni;Kevin R. Short;K.Sreekumaran Nair

  • Weight Training Improves Walking Endurance in Healthy Elderly Persons

    P A Ades;D L Ballor;T Ashikaga;J L Utton

  • Apolipoprotein synthesis in nonalcoholic steatohepatitis

    Michael Charlton;Raghavakaimal Sreekumar;Deborah Rasmussen;Keith Lindor

  • GDF15 mediates the effects of metformin on body weight and energy balance

    Anthony P. Coll;Michael Chen;Pranali Taskar;Debra Rimmington

  • Preoperative oral carbohydrate administration reduces postoperative insulin resistance.

    J. Nygren;M. Soop;A. Thorell;S. Efendic

  • Gene Expression Profile in Skeletal Muscle of Type 2 Diabetes and the Effect of Insulin Treatment

    Raghavakaimal Sreekumar;Panagiotis Halvatsiotis;Jill Coenen Schimke;K. Sreekumaran Nair

Frequent Co-Authors

Surendra Dasari
Surendra Dasari Mayo Clinic
Yan W. Asmann
Yan W. Asmann Mayo Clinic
Niels Møller
Niels Møller Aarhus University
Robert A. Rizza
Robert A. Rizza Mayo Clinic
Rickey E. Carter
Rickey E. Carter Mayo Clinic
Claudio Cobelli
Claudio Cobelli University of Padua
Sundeep Khosla
Sundeep Khosla Mayo Clinic
Michael Charlton
Michael Charlton University of Chicago
Peter C. O'Brien
Peter C. O'Brien Mayo Clinic

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