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Ramkumar Menon is affiliated with The University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston in the United States. Their research primarily falls within the field of Medicine, with a strong focus on Epidemiology, Obstetrics and Gynecology, and Immunology. The scientist's work covers various subfields, including Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health, as well as Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine.

The main topics addressed by Menon in their research include:

  • Preterm Birth and Chorioamnionitis
  • Pregnancy and Preeclampsia Studies
  • Reproductive System and Pregnancy
  • Neonatal Respiratory Health Research
  • Pregnancy and Medication Impact
  • Birth, Development, and Health
  • Pregnancy-related Medical Research

Menon has contributed extensively to academic literature, with notable recent publications including:

  • Novel pathways of inflammation in human fetal membranes associated with preterm birth and preterm pre-labor rupture of the membranes (2020), published in Seminars in Immunopathology
  • Reversible EMT and MET mediate amnion remodeling during pregnancy and labor (2020), published in Science Signaling
  • Organ-On-Chip Technology: The Future of Feto-Maternal Interface Research? (2020), published in Frontiers in Physiology
  • Genetic effects on the timing of parturition and links to fetal birth weight (2023), published in Nature Genetics
  • Exosomal delivery of NF-κB inhibitor delays LPS-induced preterm birth and modulates fetal immune cell profile in mouse models (2021), published in Science Advances

The scientist frequently collaborates with a group of coauthors, which notably includes Lauren Richardson, Ananth Kumar Kammala, Enkhtuya Radnaa, Arum Han, and Ourlad Alzeus G. Tantengco. Such collaborative work has supported a sustained research output in these areas.

Menon's publications appear predominantly in several specialized venues, including:

  • American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology
  • American Journal of Reproductive Immunology
  • Placenta
  • Biology of Reproduction
  • Reproductive Sciences

Best Publications

  • The worldwide incidence of preterm birth: a systematic review of maternal mortality and morbidity

    Stacy Beck;Daniel Wojdyla;Lale Say;Ana Pilar Betran

  • A Screen of FDA-Approved Drugs for Inhibitors of Zika Virus Infection

    Nicholas J. Barrows;Nicholas J. Barrows;Rafael K. Campos;Rafael K. Campos;Steven T. Powell;K. Reddisiva Prasanth

  • Spontaneous preterm birth, a clinical dilemma: etiologic, pathophysiologic and genetic heterogeneities and racial disparity.

    Ramkumar Menon

  • Preterm prelabor rupture of the membranes: A disease of the fetal membranes

    Ramkumar Menon;Lauren S. Richardson

  • A role for matrix metalloproteinase-9 in spontaneous rupture of the fetal membranes.

    Neil Athayde;Samuel S. Edwin;Roberto Romero;Ricardo Gomez

  • An epigenetic clock for gestational age at birth based on blood methylation data.

    Anna K. Knight;Jeffrey M. Craig;Christiane Theda;Marie Bækvad-Hansen

  • Infection and the role of inflammation in preterm premature rupture of the membranes.

    Ramkumar Menon;Stephen J. Fortunato

  • Oxidative stress damage as a detrimental factor in preterm birth pathology

    Ramkumar Menon

  • Maternal BMI and preterm birth: A systematic review of the literature with meta-analysis

    Maria Regina Torloni;Ana Pilar Betrán;Silvia Daher;Mariana Widmer

  • Novel concepts on pregnancy clocks and alarms: redundancy and synergy in human parturition

    Ramkumar Menon;Elizabeth A. Bonney;Jennifer Condon;Sam Mesiano

  • Evaluation of Copy Number Variations Reveals Novel Candidate Genes in Autism Spectrum Disorder Associated Pathways

    Anthony J. Griswold;Deqiong Ma;Holly N. Cukier;Laura D. Nations

  • Histological evidence of oxidative stress and premature senescence in preterm premature rupture of the human fetal membranes recapitulated in vitro

    Ramkumar Menon;Istvan Boldogh;Hal K. Hawkins;Michael Woodson

  • Role of tumor necrosis factor-α in the premature rupture of membranes and preterm labor pathways

    Stephen J. Fortunato;Ramkumar Menon;Salvatore J. Lombardi

  • Inflammatory cytokine (interleukins 1, 6, and 8 and tumor necrosis factor-α) release from cultured human fetal membranes in response to endotoxic lipopolysaccharide mirrors amniotic fluid concentrations ☆ ☆☆ ★

    Stephen J. Fortunato;Rema P. Menon;Kenneth F. Swan;Ramkumar Menon

  • Distinct molecular events suggest different pathways for preterm labor and premature rupture of membranes

    Stephen J. Fortunato;Ramkumar Menon

  • Programmed cell death (apoptosis) as a possible pathway to metalloproteinase activation and fetal membrane degradation in premature rupture of membranes

    Stephen J. Fortunato;Ramkumar Menon;Carrie Bryant;Salvatore J. Lombardi

  • Short fetal leukocyte telomere length and preterm prelabor rupture of the membranes.

    Ramkumar Menon;Jie Yu;Jie Yu;Patrice Basanta-Henry;Lina Brou

  • The role of matrix degrading enzymes and apoptosis in rupture of membranes.

    Ramkumar Menon;Stephen J. Fortunato

  • Oxidative Stress Damage-Associated Molecular Signaling Pathways Differentiate Spontaneous Preterm Birth and Preterm Premature Rupture of the Membranes

    Eryn H. Dutta;Faranak Behnia;Istvan Boldogh;George R. Saade

  • Expression of inflammatory cytokines (interleukin-1β and interleukin-6) in amniochorionic membranes

    Ramkumar Menon;Kenneth F. Swan;Timothy W. Lyden;Neal S. Rote

Frequent Co-Authors

George R. Saade
George R. Saade The University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston
Scott M. Williams
Scott M. Williams Case Western Reserve University
Robert N. Taylor
Robert N. Taylor University of Utah
Martha Lappas
Martha Lappas University of Melbourne
Roberto Romero
Roberto Romero National Institutes of Health
Ricardo Gomez
Ricardo Gomez Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile
Aarno Palotie
Aarno Palotie University of Helsinki
Karen N. Conneely
Karen N. Conneely Emory University
John Papaconstantinou
John Papaconstantinou The University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston
Arum Han
Arum Han Texas A&M University

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