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Research.com Recognitions

  • 2012 - Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)

Overview

Timothy J. Bartness was affiliated with Georgia State University in the United States during their academic career. Their research primarily focused on the field of Medicine, with particular attention to subfields including Physiology, Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine, and Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism.

The main topics of their work revolved around:

  • Adipose Tissue and Metabolism
  • Cardiovascular Disease and Adiposity
  • Hormonal Regulation and Hypertension

Across their career, Bartness contributed to research published in venues such as UNC Libraries and Physiological Reports.

Some notable recent papers include:

  • "Increased Energy Expenditure, Dietary Fat Wasting, and Resistance to Diet-Induced Obesity in Mice Lacking Renin" (2020, UNC Libraries)
  • "Central angiotensin 1-7 triggers brown fat thermogenesis" (2023, Physiological Reports)

Their collaborative work often involved co-authors such as Nobuyuki Takahashi, Feng Li, Kunjie Hua, Jianbei Deng, and Chih Hong Wang.

In recognition of their contributions, Timothy J. Bartness was named a Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) in 2012.

Best Publications

  • The biology of white adipocyte proliferation.

    D. B. Hausman;M. DiGirolamo;T. J. Bartness;G. J. Hausman

  • The Timed Infusion Paradigm for Melatonin Delivery - What has it Taught Us About the Melatonin Signal, its Reception, and the Photoperiodic Control of Seasonal Responses

    T J Bartness;J B Powers;M H Hastings;E L Bittman

  • CNS origins of the sympathetic nervous system outflow to brown adipose tissue.

    M Bamshad;C K Song;T J Bartness

  • The metabolic actions of glucagon revisited

    Kirk M. Habegger;Kristy M. Heppner;Nori Geary;Timothy J. Bartness

  • Central nervous system origins of the sympathetic nervous system outflow to white adipose tissue

    M Bamshad;V T Aoki;M G Adkison;W S Warren

  • Sympathetic and sensory innervation of brown adipose tissue

    T J Bartness;C H Vaughan;C K Song

  • Mammalian pineal melatonin: A clock for all seasons

    T. J. Bartness;B. D. Goldman

  • Innervation of mammalian white adipose tissue: implications for the regulation of total body fat

    Timothy J. Bartness;Maryam Bamshad

  • Photoperiodic control of seasonal body weight cycles in hamsters.

    Timothy J. Bartness;George N. Wade

  • Sensory and sympathetic nervous system control of white adipose tissue lipolysis.

    Timothy J. Bartness;Y.B. Shrestha;C.H. Vaughan;G.J. Schwartz

  • Neural innervation of white adipose tissue and the control of lipolysis.

    Timothy J. Bartness;Yang Liu;Yogendra B. Shrestha;Vitaly Ryu

  • Seasonal changes in adiposity: the roles of the photoperiod, melatonin and other hormones, and sympathetic nervous system.

    Timothy J. Bartness;Gregory E. Demas;C. Kay Song

  • Photoperiodic Control of Body Weight and Energy Metabolism in Syrian Hamsters (Mesocricetus auratus): Role of Pineal Gland, Melatonin, Gonads, and Diet

    Timothy J. Bartness;George N. Wade

  • SCN Efferents to Peripheral Tissues: Implications for Biological Rhythms:

    T. J. Bartness;C. K. Song;G. E. Demas

  • Sympathetic innervation of white adipose tissue and its regulation of fat cell number

    Robert R. Bowers;William T. L. Festuccia;C. Kay Song;Haifei Shi

  • Thematic review series: adipocyte biology. Sympathetic and sensory innervation of white adipose tissue.

    Timothy J. Bartness;C.K. Song

  • Gonadal influences on adiposity.

    Wade Gn;Gray Jm;Bartness Tj

  • Effects of photoperiod and gonadectomy on food intake, body weight, and body composition in Siberian hamsters

    G. N. Wade;T. J. Bartness

  • Catecholaminergic innervation of white adipose tissue in Siberian hamsters

    T G Youngstrom;T J Bartness

  • Opioids and consummatory behavior

    A.S. Levine;A.S. Levine;J.E. Morley;J.E. Morley;B.A. Gosnell;B.A. Gosnell;C.J. Billington;C.J. Billington

Frequent Co-Authors

Allen S. Levine
Allen S. Levine University of Minnesota
John E. Morley
John E. Morley Saint Louis University
Charles J. Billington
Charles J. Billington University of Minnesota
Eric L. Bittman
Eric L. Bittman University of Massachusetts Amherst
Harvey J. Grill
Harvey J. Grill University of Pennsylvania
Denis Richard
Denis Richard Université Laval
Gary J. Schwartz
Gary J. Schwartz Albert Einstein College of Medicine
Kim L. Huhman
Kim L. Huhman Georgia State University
Paul Trayhurn
Paul Trayhurn University of Liverpool
Eleftheria Maratos-Flier
Eleftheria Maratos-Flier Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center

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