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  • 2002 - Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)

Overview

Randy J. Nelson is affiliated with West Virginia University in the United States. Their research spans several fields, primarily focusing on neuroscience and medicine. The scientist's subfields include endocrine and autonomic systems, physiology, global and planetary change, health, toxicology and mutagenesis, and cognitive neuroscience.

The main topics addressed in their work cover circadian rhythm and melatonin, the impact of light on environment and health, dietary effects on health, sleep and wakefulness research, spaceflight effects on biology, climate change and health impacts, and psychological and temporal perspectives research.

Randy J. Nelson has a series of recent publications, which include:

  • Circadian rhythm disruption and mental health, 2020, published in Translational Psychiatry
  • Circadian Rhythms Disrupted by Light at Night and Mistimed Food Intake Alter Hormonal Rhythms and Metabolism, 2023, published in International Journal of Molecular Sciences
  • Light Pollution and Cancer, 2020, published in International Journal of Molecular Sciences
  • Light at Night and Disrupted Circadian Rhythms Alter Physiology and Behavior, 2021, published in Integrative and Comparative Biology
  • Circadian rhythms and pain, 2021, published in Neuroscience & Biobehavioral Reviews

Frequent coauthors in Nelson's collaborations are Jacob R. Bumgarner, William H. Walker, A. Courtney DeVries, James C. Walton, and Jennifer A. Liu.

The scientist regularly publishes in several academic venues, including Faculty Opinions - Post-Publication Peer Review of the Biomedical Literature, Journal of Experimental Zoology Part A Ecological and Integrative Physiology, Neuroscience & Biobehavioral Reviews, Frontiers in Neuroscience, and International Journal of Molecular Sciences.

Randy J. Nelson also has contributions to book publications, notably through Oxford University Press with the title The Oxford Encyclopedia of Neuroendocrine and Autonomic Systems published in 2022.

Among their recognitions, Randy J. Nelson was named Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) in 2002.

Best Publications

  • Observation of a new boson with mass near 125 GeV in pp collisions at $ \sqrt{s}=7 $ and 8 TeV

    S. Chatrchyan;V. Khachatryan;A. M. Sirunyan;A. Tumasyan

  • An Introduction to Behavioral Endocrinology

    Randy Joe Nelson

  • Neural mechanisms of aggression

    Randy J. Nelson;Brian C. Trainor

  • The dark side of light at night: physiological, epidemiological, and ecological consequences

    Kristen J. Navara;Randy J. Nelson

  • Light at night increases body mass by shifting the time of food intake.

    Laura K. Fonken;Joanna L. Workman;James C. Walton;Zachary M. Weil

  • Circadian rhythm disruption and mental health

    William H. Walker;James C. Walton;A. Courtney DeVries;Randy J. Nelson

  • Intracellular staining reveals different levels of stratification for on- and off-center ganglion cells in cat retina

    R. Nelson;E. V. Famiglietti;H. Kolb

  • Behavioural abnormalities in male mice lacking neuronal nitric oxide synthase

    Randy J. Nelson;Gregory E. Demas;Paul L. Huang;Mark C. Fishman

  • β-Adrenergic Receptor Antagonism Prevents Anxiety-like Behavior and Microglial Reactivity Induced by Repeated Social Defeat

    Eric S. Wohleb;Mark L. Hanke;Angela W. Corona;Nicole D. Powell

  • Seasonal changes in immune function.

    Randy J. Nelson;Gregory E. Demas

  • Seasonal changes in vertebrate immune activity: mediation by physiological trade-offs

    Lynn B Martin;Zachary M Weil;Randy J Nelson

  • Study of high-p(T) charged particle suppression in PbPb compared to pp collisions at root s(NN)=2.76 TeV

    S. Chatrchyan;V. Khachatryan;A. M. Sirunyan;A. Tumasyan

  • Molecular basis of aggression

    Randy J Nelson;Silvana Chiavegatto

  • Inflammation: Mechanisms, Costs, and Natural Variation

    Noah T. Ashley;Zachary M. Weil;Randy J. Nelson

  • Air pollution impairs cognition, provokes depressive-like behaviors and alters hippocampal cytokine expression and morphology

    L K Fonken;X Xu;Z M Weil;G Chen

  • The Effects of Light at Night on Circadian Clocks and Metabolism

    Laura K. Fonken;Randy J. Nelson

  • Metabolic costs of mounting an antigen-stimulated immune response in adult and aged C57BL/6J mice

    Gregory E. Demas;Vladimir Chefer;Mark I. Talan;Randy J. Nelson

  • Health consequences of electric lighting practices in the modern world: A report on the National Toxicology Program's workshop on shift work at night, artificial light at night, and circadian disruption

    Ruth M. Lunn;David E. Blask;Andrew N. Coogan;Mariana G. Figueiro

  • Searches for long-lived charged particles in pp collisions at sqrt(s) = 7 and 8 TeV

    S. Chatrchyan;V. Khachatryan;A. M. Sirunyan;A. Tumasyan

  • Seasonal immune function and sickness responses.

    Randy J. Nelson

  • A role for the melanocortin 4 receptor in sexual function.

    Lex H. T. Van der Ploeg;William J. Martin;Andrew D. Howard;Ravi P. Nargund

  • Seasonal Patterns of Stress, Immune Function, and Disease

    Randy J. Nelson;Gregory E. Demas;Sabra L. Klein;Lance J. Kriegsfeld

  • Timing of light exposure affects mood and brain circuits

    T A Bedrosian;R J Nelson

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