Children’s Nutrition Research Center Staff Publications
The Children’s Nutrition Research Center (CNRC) is a unique cooperative venture between Baylor College of Medicine, Texas Children's Hospital and the U.S. Department of Agriculture/Agricultural Research Service (USDA/ARS). The center has 50 faculty members conducting nutrition-related research and a total staff of more than 200.
Texas Children's is creating a healthier future for children and women across our global community through our leadership in patient care, education and research. We’re proud of the daily efforts that build into cumulative medical results and discoveries accomplished by each of our institutions.
The Children’s Nutrition Research Center is the first federal nutrition research center to investigate the nutritional needs of children from conception through adolescence, and that of pregnant women and nursing mothers. It is 1 of 6 U.S. Department of Agriculture human nutrition research centers conducting scientific investigations designed to provide Americans with a clear understanding of the role of nutrition in maintaining a healthy, active life.
Submissions from 2025
“Non-Markovian” and “Directional” Errors Inhibit Scientific Self-Correction and Can Lead Fields of Study Astray: An Illustration Using Gardening and Obesity-Related Outcomes, Jon Agley, Sarah E Deemer, and David B Allison
Red Meat Consumption and Hypertension: An Updated Review, Tara S Allen, Michael Najem, Alexis C Wood, et al.
Sex Differences in Response to Diet Enriched With Glutathione Precursors in the Aging Heart, Aude Angelini, Grecia Garcia Marquez, Anna Malovannaya, et al.
Acute MeCP2 Loss in Adult Mice Reveals Transcriptional and Chromatin Changes That Precede Neurological Dysfunction and Inform Pathogenesis, Sameer S Bajikar, Jian Zhou, Ryan O'Hara, et al.
Predictive Equation Derived from 6,497 Doubly Labelled Water Measurements Enables the Detection of Erroneous Self-Reported Energy Intake, Rania Bajunaid, Chaoqun Niu, Catherine Hambly, et al.
Comparative Analysis of AAV Serotypes for Transduction of Olfactory Sensory Neurons, Benjamin D W Belfort, Johnathan D Jia, Alexandra R Garza, et al.
Global DNA Methylation Differences Involving Germline Structural Variation Impact Gene Expression in Pediatric Brain Tumors, Fengju Chen, Yiqun Zhang, Wei Li, et al.
New Genetic Tools To Define the Pathophysiology of Inborn Errors of Cobalamin Metabolism Impacting Mammalian Development, Tiffany Chern, Xuefei Tong, William G Bauer, et al.
Metabolic Clearance Rate of Insulin Across the Glucose Tolerance Spectrum by Race and Ethnicity in Youth With Obesity, Wonhee Cho, Fida Bacha, Hala Tfayli, et al.
Fecal Glucocorticoid Metabolite and T3 Profiles of Orphaned Elephants Differ From Non-Orphaned Elephants in Zambia, Daniella E Chusyd, Janine L Brown, Steve Paris, et al.
Serotonin Neurons Integrate GABA and Dopamine Inputs To Regulate Meal Initiation, Kristine M Conde, HueyZhong Wong, Shuzheng Fang, et al.
The Diabetes Prevention Program and Its Outcomes Study: NIDDK's Journey Into the Prevention of Type 2 Diabetes and Its Public Health Impact, Jill P Crandall, Dana Dabelea, William C Knowler, et al.
Food Noise: Definition, Measurement, and Future Research Directions, Emily J Dhurandhar, Kevin C Maki, Nikhil V Dhurandhar, et al.
A Comprehensive Uhplc-Ms/Ms and Extraction Method Reveals Flavonoid Profile and Concentration Are Diverse in Spinach (Spinacia oleracea L.), Michael P Dzakovich, Elaine A Le, Alvin L Tak, et al.
Neighborhood Disadvantage and Inequities in Access to Preemptive and Living Kidney Transplantation, Brandon M Fairless, Oluwatunmise A Fawole, Duc T Nguyen, et al.
Leptin Receptor Neurons in the Dorsomedial Hypothalamus Require Distinct Neuronal Subsets for Thermogenesis and Weight Loss, Marie Francois, Laura Kaiser, Yanlin He, et al.
Association of Serum Endocannabinoid Levels with Pancreatitis and Pancreatitis-Related Pain, Marc T Goodman, Christina Lombardi, Alexa Torrens, et al.
Multicomponent Parenteral Lipid Emulsions Do Not Prevent Liver Injury in Neonatal Pigs With Obstructive Cholestasis, Greg Guthrie, Caitlin Vonderohe, Valeria Meléndez Hebib, et al.
PSKH1 Kinase Activity Is Differentially Modulated via Allosteric Binding of Ca2+ Sensor Proteins, Christopher R Horne, Toby A Dite, Samuel N Young, et al.
Breaking the Synaptic Vesicle Cycle: Mechanistic Insights into Presynaptic Dysfunctions in Epilepsy, Kevin Jiang, Lu-Tang Yang, and Mingshan Xue
Exploring Profiles of Fathers Integrating Food and Physical Activity Parenting Practices, John A Jimenez-Garcia, Louise C Mâsse, Robert L Newton, et al.
Protocol for Unlocking Alternative Polyadenylation Insights From Bulk RNA-Seq Data With PolyAMiner-Bulk, Venkata Jonnakuti, Sriya Jonnakuti, and Hari Krishna Yalamanchili
The Small GTPase Rap1 in POMC Neurons Regulates Leptin Actions and Glucose Metabolism, Kentaro Kaneko, Weisheng Lu, Yong Xu, et al.
Commentary: Impact of Resistance Training Intensity on Body Composition and Nutritional Intake Among College Women With Overweight and Obesity: A Cluster Randomized Controlled Trial, Joshua L Keller, Sarah E Deemer, Gian Luca Di Tanna, et al.
Protocol for a Randomized Controlled Trial to Determine if Biomarkers Predict Response to a Pediatric Chronic Pain Symptom Management Program, Rona L Levy, Tasha B Murphy, Margaret M Heitkemper, et al.