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164
Citations
109757
World Ranking
655
National Ranking
378

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2017 - Distinguished Scientist Award, American Heart Association
  • 2016 - Member of the National Academy of Medicine (NAM)
  • 2007 - Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)

Overview

Stanley L. Hazen is affiliated with the Cleveland Clinic Lerner College of Medicine in the United States. Their research primarily focuses on the intersections between medicine and biochemistry, genetics, and molecular biology. Within these broad fields, Hazen's work notably spans molecular biology, physiology, cardiology and cardiovascular medicine, epidemiology, as well as public health, environmental and occupational health.

The scientist's scholarly contributions include a significant number of publications in areas such as gut microbiota and health, diet and metabolism studies, nutritional studies and diet, metabolomics and mass spectrometry studies, tryptophan and brain disorders, metabolism and genetic disorders, and liver disease diagnosis and treatment.

Recent notable papers by Stanley L. Hazen include:

  • "Gut Microbiota and Cardiovascular Disease," 2020, Circulation Research
  • "A Cardiovascular Disease-Linked Gut Microbial Metabolite Acts via Adrenergic Receptors," 2020, Cell
  • "Propionate attenuates atherosclerosis by immune-dependent regulation of intestinal cholesterol metabolism," 2021, European Heart Journal
  • "Genome-wide analysis identifies novel susceptibility loci for myocardial infarction," 2020, European Heart Journal
  • "Olfactory receptor 2 in vascular macrophages drives atherosclerosis by NLRP3-dependent IL-1 production," 2022, Science

Frequent co-authors collaborating with Hazen include:

  • Zeneng Wang
  • W.H. Wilson Tang
  • Xinmin S. Li
  • Ina Nemet
  • Joseph A. DiDonato

Hazen's work has appeared repeatedly in several publication venues, with multiple articles published in:

  • European Heart Journal
  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • Arteriosclerosis Thrombosis and Vascular Biology
  • Circulation
  • Journal of the American Heart Association

The scientist has been recognized with awards including the Distinguished Scientist Award from the American Heart Association in 2017, election as a Member of the National Academy of Medicine in 2016, and fellowship in the American Association for the Advancement of Science since 2007.

Best Publications

  • Gut flora metabolism of phosphatidylcholine promotes cardiovascular disease

    Zeneng Wang;Elizabeth Klipfell;Brian J. Bennett;Robert A. Koeth

  • Intestinal microbiota metabolism of L-carnitine, a nutrient in red meat, promotes atherosclerosis

    Robert A Koeth;Zeneng Wang;Bruce S Levison;Jennifer A Buffa

  • Intestinal Microbial Metabolism of Phosphatidylcholine and Cardiovascular Risk

    W.H. Wilson Tang;Zeneng Wang;Bruce S. Levison;Robert A. Koeth

  • A comprehensive 1000 Genomes–based genome-wide association meta-analysis of coronary artery disease

    M Nikpay;A Goel;Won H-H.;L M Hall

  • Large-scale association analysis identifies 13 new susceptibility loci for coronary artery disease

    Heribert Schunkert;Inke R. König;Sekar Kathiresan;Muredach P. Reilly

  • Gut Microbial Metabolite TMAO Enhances Platelet Hyperreactivity and Thrombosis Risk.

    Weifei Zhu;Jill C. Gregory;Elin Org;Jennifer A. Buffa

  • Large-scale association analysis identifies new risk loci for coronary artery disease

    Panos Deloukas;Stavroula Kanoni;Christina Willenborg;Martin Farrall

  • Prognostic Value of Myeloperoxidase in Patients with Chest Pain

    Marie-Luise Brennan;Marc S. Penn;Frederick Van Lente;Vijay Nambi

  • Gut Microbiota in Cardiovascular Health and Disease

    W.H. Wilson Tang;Takeshi Kitai;Stanley L. Hazen

  • Targeted disruption of the class B scavenger receptor CD36 protects against atherosclerotic lesion development in mice

    Maria Febbraio;Eugene A. Podrez;Jonathan D. Smith;David P. Hajjar

  • Association between myeloperoxidase levels and risk of coronary artery disease.

    Renliang Zhang;Marie-Luise Brennan;Xiaoming Fu;Ronnier J. Aviles

  • Non-lethal Inhibition of Gut Microbial Trimethylamine Production for the Treatment of Atherosclerosis

    Zeneng Wang;Adam B. Roberts;Jennifer A. Buffa;Bruce S. Levison

  • Gut Microbiota-Dependent Trimethylamine N-oxide (TMAO) Pathway Contributes to Both Development of Renal Insufficiency and Mortality Risk in Chronic Kidney Disease

    W.H. Wilson Tang;Zeneng Wang;David J. Kennedy;Yuping Wu

  • 3-Chlorotyrosine, a specific marker of myeloperoxidase-catalyzed oxidation, is markedly elevated in low density lipoprotein isolated from human atherosclerotic intima.

    Stanley L. Hazen;Jay W. Heinecke

  • Apolipoprotein A-I is a selective target for myeloperoxidase-catalyzed oxidation and functional impairment in subjects with cardiovascular disease

    Lemin Zheng;Benedicta Nukuna;Marie Luise Brennan;Mingjiang Sun

  • Trimethylamine-N-Oxide, a Metabolite Associated with Atherosclerosis, Exhibits Complex Genetic and Dietary Regulation

    Brian J. Bennett;Thomas Q. de Aguiar Vallim;Zeneng Wang;Diana M. Shih

  • Statins, high-density lipoprotein cholesterol, and regression of coronary atherosclerosis

    Stephen J. Nicholls;E. Murat Tuzcu;Ilke Sipahi;Adam W. Grasso

  • Myeloperoxidase and Cardiovascular Disease

    Stephen J. Nicholls;Stanley L. Hazen

  • A comprehensive 1000 Genomes-based genome-wide association meta-analysis of coronary artery disease

    Majid Nikpay;Anuj Goel;Hong-Hee Won;Leanne M. Hall

  • Intestinal Microbial Metabolism of Phosphatidylcholine and Cardiovascular Risk

    W.H. Tang;Z. Wang;B.S. Levison

Frequent Co-Authors

W.H. Wilson Tang
W.H. Wilson Tang Cleveland Clinic
Joseph A. DiDonato
Joseph A. DiDonato Cleveland Clinic
Jonathan D. Smith
Jonathan D. Smith Cleveland Clinic
Hooman Allayee
Hooman Allayee University of Southern California
Winfried März
Winfried März Medical University of Graz
Stephen J. Nicholls
Stephen J. Nicholls Monash University
Nilesh J. Samani
Nilesh J. Samani University of Leicester
Aldons J. Lusis
Aldons J. Lusis University of California, Los Angeles
Alexandre F.R. Stewart
Alexandre F.R. Stewart University of Ottawa
Ruth McPherson
Ruth McPherson University of Ottawa

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