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Citations
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11884
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6097

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2019 - Distinguished Scientist Award, American Heart Association
  • 2017 - Member of the National Academy of Medicine (NAM)

Overview

Mark E. Anderson is affiliated with Johns Hopkins University in the United States. Their research spans multiple fields, primarily focusing on Medicine and Biochemistry, Genetics, and Molecular Biology. Within these broader fields, Anderson's subfields include Molecular Biology, Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine, Immunology, Aging, and Physiology.

Their main topics of work include:

  • Cardiac electrophysiology and arrhythmias
  • Glycosylation and Glycoproteins Research
  • Galectins and Cancer Biology
  • Genetics, Aging, and Longevity in Model Organisms
  • Phosphodiesterase function and regulation
  • Cardiomyopathy and Myosin Studies
  • Receptor Mechanisms and Signaling

Notable recent papers by Anderson include:

  • Excessive O-GlcNAcylation Causes Heart Failure and Sudden Death, 2021, Circulation
  • CaMKII as a Therapeutic Target in Cardiovascular Disease, 2022, The Annual Review of Pharmacology and Toxicology
  • Mitochondrial CaMKII causes adverse metabolic reprogramming and dilated cardiomyopathy, 2020, Nature Communications
  • Oxidized CaMKII and O-GlcNAcylation cause increased atrial fibrillation in diabetic mice by distinct mechanisms, 2020, Journal of Clinical Investigation
  • An improved reporter identifies ruxolitinib as a potent and cardioprotective CaMKII inhibitor, 2023, Science Translational Medicine

Frequent co-authors collaborating with Anderson include:

  • Jonathan Granger
  • Elizabeth D. Luczak
  • Oscar E. Reyes Gaido
  • Qinchuan Wang
  • Yuejin Wu

The main venues where Anderson's research is published are:

  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • Circulation
  • Nature Communications
  • Circulation Research
  • Journal of Clinical Investigation

Anderson has been recognized by professional organizations, receiving the Distinguished Scientist Award from the American Heart Association in 2019. Additionally, they were elected a Member of the National Academy of Medicine (NAM) in 2017.

Best Publications

  • Correction: Corrigendum: The mitochondrial uniporter controls fight or flight heart rate increases

    Yuejin Wu;Tyler P. Rasmussen;Olha M. Koval;Mei-ling A. Joiner

  • A dynamic pathway for calcium-independent activation of CaMKII by methionine oxidation

    Jeffrey R. Erickson;Mei ling A. Joiner;Xiaoqun Guan;William Kutschke

  • Sudden Cardiac Death Prediction and Prevention: Report From a National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute and Heart Rhythm Society Workshop

    Glenn I. Fishman;Sumeet S. Chugh;John P. Dimarco;Christine M. Albert

  • Calmodulin kinase II inhibition protects against structural heart disease

    Rong Zhang;Michelle S.C. Khoo;Yuejin Wu;Yingbo Yang

  • CaMKII in myocardial hypertrophy and heart failure.

    Mark E. Anderson;Joan Heller Brown;Donald M. Bers

  • Calcium/calmodulin-dependent protein kinase II links ER stress with Fas and mitochondrial apoptosis pathways

    Jenelle M. Timmins;Lale Ozcan;Tracie A. Seimon;Gang Li

  • Calmodulin kinase II–mediated sarcoplasmic reticulum Ca2+ leak promotes atrial fibrillation in mice

    Mihail G. Chelu;Mihail G. Chelu;Satyam Sarma;Subeena Sood;Sufen Wang;Sufen Wang

  • CaMKII determines mitochondrial stress responses in heart

    Mei Ling A. Joiner;Olha M. Koval;Jingdong Li;Jingdong Li;B. Julie He

  • T-tubule remodeling during transition from hypertrophy to heart failure.

    Sheng Wei;Ang Guo;Biyi Chen;William J. Kutschke

  • Cardiac Ion Channels

    Dan M. Roden;Jeffrey R. Balser;Alfred L. George;Mark E. Anderson

  • Mechanisms of altered Ca2+ handling in heart failure

    Min Luo;Mark E. Anderson

  • Ryanodine receptor phosphorylation by calcium/calmodulin-dependent protein kinase II promotes life-threatening ventricular arrhythmias in mice with heart failure

    Ralph J. van Oort;Mark D. McCauley;Sayali S. Dixit;Laetitia Pereira

  • Calmodulin Kinase II and Arrhythmias in a Mouse Model of Cardiac Hypertrophy

    Yuejin Wu;Joel Temple;Rong Zhang;Igor Dzhura

  • Oxidized Ca(2+)/calmodulin-dependent protein kinase II triggers atrial fibrillation.

    Anil Purohit;Adam G. Rokita;Xiaoqun Guan;Biyi Chen

  • Calmodulin-Dependent Protein Kinase II: Linking Heart Failure and Arrhythmias

    Paari Dominic Swaminathan;Anil Purohit;Thomas J. Hund;Mark E Anderson

  • Reactive Oxygen Species–Activated Ca/Calmodulin Kinase IIδ Is Required for Late INa Augmentation Leading to Cellular Na and Ca Overload

    Stefan Wagner;Hanna M. Ruff;Sarah L. Weber;Sarah Bellmann

  • A βIV-spectrin/CaMKII signaling complex is essential for membrane excitability in mice

    Thomas J. Hund;Olha M. Koval;Jingdong Li;Patrick J. Wright

  • A calcium sensor in the sodium channel modulates cardiac excitability.

    Hanno L. Tan;Sabina Kupershmidt;Rong Zhang;Svetlana Stepanovic

  • KN-93, an Inhibitor of Multifunctional Ca++/Calmodulin-Dependent Protein Kinase, Decreases Early Afterdepolarizations in Rabbit Heart

    Mark Anderson;A. P. Braun;Y. Wu;T. Lu

  • Diabetes increases mortality after myocardial infarction by oxidizing CaMKII.

    Min Luo;Xiaoqun Guan;Elizabeth D. Luczak;Di Lang

Frequent Co-Authors

Peter J. Mohler
Peter J. Mohler The Ohio State University
Roger J. Colbran
Roger J. Colbran Vanderbilt University
Xander H.T. Wehrens
Xander H.T. Wehrens Baylor College of Medicine
Robert M. Weiss
Robert M. Weiss University of Iowa
Dan M. Roden
Dan M. Roden Vanderbilt University Medical Center
Douglas R. Spitz
Douglas R. Spitz University of Iowa
Dobromir Dobrev
Dobromir Dobrev University of Duisburg-Essen
Christine M. Albert
Christine M. Albert Cedars-Sinai Medical Center
Eric N. Olson
Eric N. Olson The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center
Francis J. Miller
Francis J. Miller Duke University

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