VCOM - Auburn 2017 Yearbook

Honors and Achievements, continued

• Doctoral Dissertation Committee Member – Maleah Holland, School of Kinesiology- Auburn University • Faculty representative – Via Wellness (Physical) Committee, VCOM-Auburn • Biomedical faculty representative – Information Technology Committee, VCOM-Auburn • Student DO of the Year Selection Committee • Via Wellness Committee - VCOM-Auburn • IT Committee - VCOM-Auburn

performance, nor passive blood lactate clearance during recovery. 9. Exercise training causes differential changes in gene expression in diaphragm arteries and 2A arterioles of obese rats. 10. Exercise-induced differential changes in gene expression among arterioles of skeletal muscles of obese rats. 11. A single bout of whole-leg, peristaltic pulse external pneumatic compression upregulates PGC-1a mRNA and eNOS protein in human skeletal muscle tissue. 12. Peripheral conduit and resistance artery function are improved following a single, 1-h bout of peristaltic pulse external pneumatic compression. 13. Considerations for pulse wave analysis: Side selection and peripheral arterial blood pressure calibration. Publications since May 2016: 1. Aging in rats differentially affects markers of transcriptional and translational processes in soleus and plantaris muscle. 2. Does external pneumatic compression treatment between bouts of overreaching resistance training sessions exert differential effects on molecular signaling 3. Transcriptomic effects of metformin in skeletal muscle arteries of obese insulin- resistant rats. 4. Large and small arterial compliance in highly active people. 5. The relationship between static jump protocol variables and back squat strength. 6. Whey protein-derived exosomes increase protein synthesis and hypertrophy in C2-C12 myotubes. 7. Impact of external pneumatic compression target inflation pressure on transcriptome-wide RNA expression in skeletal muscle. 8. Differential vascular reactivity responses acutely following ingestion of a nitrate rich red spinach extract. Presentations since May 2015: 1. Bilateral thermal sympathetic response influences control leg during compression treatment. 2. The effects of a novel red spinach extract of graded exercise testing performance. and performance-related variables compared to passive recovery? An exploratory study.

3. Analysis of Human Vastus Lateralis Skeletal Muscle Biopsy Samples Changes in Response to High and Low Inflation Pressures during Peristaltic Pulse External Pneumatic Compression Via Transcriptome-wide RNA Sequencing. 4. Markers of muscle protein synthesis and breakdown in slow-twitch skeletal muscle of rodents aged 3 to 24 months. 5. Markers of muscle protein synthesis and breakdown in fast-twitch skeletal muscle of rodents aged 3 to 24 months. 6. Effects of aging on markers of ribosome biogenesis in fast and slow-twitch skeletal muscle in rodents aged 3 to 24 months. 7. Six weeks of a low carbohydrate diet with or without exercise favorably alters hepatic NF-KB signaling and serum markers related to overall health in rats. 8. The anabolic response in C2C12 myotubes treated with whey protein is not attenuated with leucine transporter knockdown. 9. Ketogenic versus Western and standard chow diets favorably alters fat deposition and serum biomarkers in rats. 10. Ten weeks of branched chain amino acid supplementation improves select performance and immunological variables in trained cyclists. 11. Acute effects of peristaltic pneumatic compression on repeated anaerobic exercise performance and blood lactate clearance. 12. Antiglycemic benefits of enhanced external counterpulsation in patients with type II diabetes. Presentations since 2017: 1. Therapeutic benefit of a turmeric extract in nutritionally and oxidatively induced rat model of non-alcoholic steatohepatitis. 2. Effects of a pre-workout supplement on hyperemia following leg extension resistance exercise at different intensities. 3. Performance-related and molecular effects of external pneumatic compression as an adjuvant to heavy voluminous resistance exercise. 4. Effects of external pneumatic compression treatment on ribosome biogenesis, hypertrophy and inflammation markers with resistance exercise. 5. The effects of a muscle biopsy on motor unit firing properties. American College of Sports Medicine Meeting.

Jeffrey S. Martin, PhD Publications since May 2015: (See more about Dr. Martin’s publications and grants at www.vcom. edu/publications-and-

presentations/auburn) 1. Enhanced external counterpulsation (EECP) decreases advanced glycation end- products and proinflammatory cytokines in patients with non-insulin dependent type II diabetes mellitus for up to six months following treatment. 2. Antiglycemic benefits of enhanced external counterpulsation in patients with type II diabetes mellitus. 3. A single 60-minute bout of peristaltic pulse external pneumatic compression transiently upregulates phosphorylated ribosomal protein s6. 4. A putative ketogenic diet elicits mild nutritional ketosis but does not impair the acute or chronic hypertrophic responses to resistance exercise in rodents. 5. Ten weeks of branched-chain amino acid supplementation improves select performance and immunological variables in trained cyclists. 6. Comparative effects of whey protein versus L-leucine on skeletal muscle protein synthesis and markers of ribosome biogenesis following resistance exercise. 7. Effectiveness of a hybrid classroom in the delivery of medical terminology course content when compared to a traditional classroom format. 8. Pre-conditioning with an external pneumatic compression device does not acutely improve repeated Wingate

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