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 2023
Exploring Gastrointestinal Health in MECP2 Duplication Syndrome, Davut Pehlivan, Muharrem Ak, Daniel G Glaze, et al.
Validated Assessment Tools for Screen Media Use: A Systematic Review, Oriana Perez, Tatyana Garza, Olivia Hindera, et al.
Re-analysis and Meta-Analysis of Summary Statistics From Gene-Environment Interaction Studies, Duy T Pham, Kenneth E Westerman, Cong Pan, et al.
Comparison of Percentile Tables and Algorithm-Based Calculators for Classification of Blood Pressures in Children and Adolescents with Obesity: A Secondary Analysis of a Clinical Trial, William J Pitts, Tami L Cave, Alana Cavadino, et al.
Exploration of Associations Among Dietary Tryptophan, Microbiome Composition and Function, and Symptom Severity in Irritable Bowel Syndrome, Anna M Plantinga, Kendra J Kamp, Qinglong Wu, et al.
Vaccine Access, Equity and Justice: COVID-19 Vaccines and Vaccination, Lois Privor-Dumm, Jean-Louis Excler, Sarah Gilbert, et al.
Leptin Decreases Gluconeogenesis and Gluconeogenic Substrate Availability in Patients With Lipodystrophy, Emmanuel Quaye, Shaji Chacko, Megan Startzell, et al.
Sensor-Controlled Digital Game for Heart Failure Self-management: Protocol for a Randomized Controlled Trial, Kavita Radhakrishnan, Christine Julien, Matthew O'Hair, et al.
Pgc-1α Senses the CBC of Pre-mRNA To Dictate the Fate of Promoter-Proximally Paused Rnapii, Xavier Rambout, Hana Cho, Roméo Blanc, et al.
Characteristics of Type 2 Diabetes in Female and Male Youth, Beatriz Castillo Rodriguez, Marcela Astudillo, Mustafa Tosur, et al.
History of Childhood Physical Abuse Is Associated With Gut Microbiota Diversity Among Adult Psychiatric Inpatients, Jessica C Rohr, Katelynn A Bourassa, Dominique S Thompson, et al.
The EN-TEx Resource of Multi-Tissue Personal Epigenomes & Variant-Impact Models, Joel Rozowsky, Jiahao Gao, Beatrice Borsari, et al.
Prematurity Blunts Protein Synthesis in Skeletal Muscle Independently of Body Weight in Neonatal Pigs, Marko Rudar, Jane K Naberhuis, Agus Suryawan, et al.
Regulation of Skeletal Muscle Protein Synthesis in the Preterm Pig by Intermittent Leucine Pulses During Continuous Parenteral Feeding, Marko Rudar, Agus Suryawan, Hanh V Nguyen, et al.
Induction of Astrocytic Slc22a3 Regulates Sensory Processing Through Histone Serotonylation, Debosmita Sardar, Yi-Ting Cheng, Junsung Woo, et al.
Associations Between Avocado Intake and Measures of Glucose and Insulin Homeostasis in Hispanic Individuals with and Without Type 2 Diabetes: Results from the Hispanic Community Health Study/Study of Latinos (HCHS/SOL), MacKenzie K Senn, Mark O Goodarzi, Gautam Ramesh, et al.
Whole Genome Analysis of Venous Thromboembolism: the Trans-Omics for Precision Medicine Program, Amanda A Seyerle, Cecelia A Laurie, Brandon J Coombes, et al.
Genome-Wide Association Study of Lung Adenocarcinoma In East Asia and Comparison With A European Population, Jianxin Shi, Kouya Shiraishi, Jiyeon Choi, et al.
Feasibility of a Food-Based Diabetes Self-Management Education Intervention for Food Insecure Patients With Type 2 Diabetes: A Convergent Mixed Methods Study, Eliza Short, Debbe Thompson, Douglas Taren, et al.
Fit24, a Digital Health Intervention to Reduce Type 2 Diabetes Risk Among Hispanic Youth: Protocol for a Feasibility Pilot Study, Erica G Soltero, Callie Lopez, Salma M Musaad, et al.
An SMS Text Message-Based Type 2 Diabetes Prevention Program for Hispanic Adolescents With Obesity: Qualitative Co-Design Process, Erica Soltero, Callie Lopez, Sandra Mihail, et al.
Total Daily Energy Expenditure Has Declined over the Past Three Decades Due to Declining Basal Expenditure, Not Reduced Activity Expenditure, John R Speakman, Jasper M A de Jong, Srishti Sinha, et al.
Initial Insights into the Genetic Variation Associated with Metformin Treatment Failure in Youth with Type 2 Diabetes, Shylaja Srinivasan, Ling Chen, Miriam Udler, et al.
Preterm Birth Alters the Feeding-Induced Activation of Akt Signaling in the Muscle of Neonatal Piglets, Agus Suryawan, Marko Rudar, Jane K Naberhuis, et al.
How Societal Forces of Change Are Transforming Youth Physical Activity Promotion in North America, Jacob Szeszulski, Jamie M Faro, Rodney P Joseph, et al.