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Research.com Recognitions

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

Overview

Robert M. Weiss is affiliated with the University of Iowa in the United States. Their primary field of study is Medicine, with substantial work specifically in Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine. Additional subfields include Materials Chemistry, Molecular Biology, Surgery, and Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine.

The researcher's work covers a range of topics including Crystallization and Solubility Studies, X-ray Diffraction in Crystallography, Cardiovascular Function and Risk Factors, Cardiac Valve Diseases and Treatments, Cardiac Fibrosis and Remodeling, Signaling Pathways in Disease, and Neuroinflammation and Neurodegeneration Mechanisms.

Recent publications illustrate a focus on cardiac and cardiovascular research, with several notable papers:

  • "Mitochondrial pyruvate carriers are required for myocardial stress adaptation," 2020, Nature Metabolism
  • "Secreted Factors From Proinflammatory Macrophages Promote an Osteoblast-Like Phenotype in Valvular Interstitial Cells," 2020, Arteriosclerosis Thrombosis and Vascular Biology
  • "Extracellular matrix stiffness controls cardiac valve myofibroblast activation through epigenetic remodeling," 2022, Bioengineering & Translational Medicine
  • "Tumor necrosis factor-α promotes and exacerbates calcification in heart valve myofibroblast populations," 2021, The FASEB Journal
  • "Failure to vasodilate in response to salt loading blunts renal blood flow and causes salt-sensitive hypertension," 2020, Cardiovascular Research

Frequent coauthors collaborating with Robert M. Weiss include Jana M. Holthoff, Elric Engelage, Shun-Guang Wei, Kathy Zimmerman, and Yang Yu.

The venues where the researcher most often publishes are diverse but emphasize biomedical and cardiovascular disciplines. These venues include:

  • The Cambridge Structural Database
  • Circulation Research
  • Physiology
  • The FASEB Journal
  • Circulation

Among awards, Robert M. Weiss is recognized as a Member of the Association of American Physicians.

Best Publications

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

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

  • Effect of a monoclonal antibody to PCSK9, REGN727/SAR236553, to reduce low-density lipoprotein cholesterol in patients with heterozygous familial hypercholesterolaemia on stable statin dose with or without ezetimibe therapy: a phase 2 randomised controlled trial

    Evan A Stein;Dan Gipe;Jean Bergeron;Daniel Gaudet

  • Disruption of the Sarcoglycan–Sarcospan Complex in Vascular Smooth Muscle: A Novel Mechanism for Cardiomyopathy and Muscular Dystrophy

    Ramon Coral-Vazquez;Ronald D Cohn;Steven A Moore;Joseph A Hill

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

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

  • Cardiac Hypertrophy Is Not a Required Compensatory Response to Short-Term Pressure Overload

    Joseph A. Hill;Mohsen Karimi;William Kutschke;Robin L. Davisson

  • Abnormal Coronary Function in Mice Deficient in α1H T-type Ca2+ Channels

    Chien Chang Chen;Kathryn G. Lamping;Kathryn G. Lamping;Daniel W. Nuno;Daniel W. Nuno;Rita Barresi

  • Calcific aortic valve stenosis: methods, models, and mechanisms.

    Jordan D. Miller;Robert M. Weiss;Donald D. Heistad

  • Bacterial infection induces nitric oxide synthase in human neutrophils.

    M A Wheeler;S D Smith;G García-Cardeña;C F Nathan

  • Sarcolemma-localized nNOS is required to maintain activity after mild exercise

    Yvonne M. Kobayashi;Erik P. Rader;Robert W. Crawford;Nikhil K. Iyengar

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

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

  • A knockin mouse model of the Bardet–Biedl syndrome 1 M390R mutation has cilia defects, ventriculomegaly, retinopathy, and obesity

    Roger E. Davis;Ruth E. Swiderski;Kamal Rahmouni;Darryl Y. Nishimura

  • Alirocumab as Add-On to Atorvastatin Versus Other Lipid Treatment Strategies: ODYSSEY OPTIONS I Randomized Trial

    Harold Bays;Daniel Gaudet;Robert Weiss;Juan Lima Ruiz

  • Diabetes increases mortality after myocardial infarction by oxidizing CaMKII.

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

  • Oxidation of CaMKII determines the cardiotoxic effects of aldosterone

    B. Julie He;Mei Ling A. Joiner;Madhu V. Singh;Elizabeth D. Luczak

  • Leptin resistance contributes to obesity and hypertension in mouse models of Bardet-Biedl syndrome.

    Kamal Rahmouni;Melissa A. Fath;Seongjin Seo;Daniel R. Thedens

  • Calcific Aortic Valve Stenosis in Old Hypercholesterolemic Mice

    Robert M. Weiss;Masuo Ohashi;Jordan D. Miller;Stephen G. Young

  • Oxidized CaMKII causes cardiac sinus node dysfunction in mice

    Paari Dominic Swaminathan;Anil Purohit;Siddarth Soni;Niels Voigt;Niels Voigt

  • Discovery of a Spontaneous Genetic Mouse Model of Preeclampsia

    Robin L. Davisson;Darren S. Hoffmann;Genelle M. Butz;Gilbert Aldape

  • The Effects of Chronic Fluoxetine Treatment on Chronic Mild Stress-Induced Cardiovascular Changes and Anhedonia

    Angela J. Grippo;Terry G. Beltz;Robert M. Weiss;Alan Kim Johnson

  • Diabetes increases mortality after myocardial infarction by oxidizing CaMKII (vol 123, pg 1262, 2013)

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

Frequent Co-Authors

Donald D. Heistad
Donald D. Heistad University of Iowa
Mark E. Anderson
Mark E. Anderson Johns Hopkins University
Curt D. Sigmund
Curt D. Sigmund Medical College of Wisconsin
Alan Kim Johnson
Alan Kim Johnson University of Iowa
Richard E. Kerber
Richard E. Kerber University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics
Kamal Rahmouni
Kamal Rahmouni University of Iowa Health Care
E. Dale Abel
E. Dale Abel University of California, Los Angeles
Kevin P. Campbell
Kevin P. Campbell University of Iowa
Evan A. Stein
Evan A. Stein Medpace (United States)
Kristi S. Anseth
Kristi S. Anseth University of Colorado Boulder

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