Distinguished University Professor
Georgia State University
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NAME
GORDON L. WARREN III, PHD POSITION TITLE
DISTINGUISHED UNIVERSITY PROFESSOR
EDUCATION/TRAINING (Begin with baccalaureate or other initial professional education, such as nursing, and include postdoctoral training).
INSTITUTION AND LOCATION DEGREE
(IF APPLICABLE) YEAR(S) FIELD OF STUDY
Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, GA
Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA
University of Georgia, Athens, GA
University of Georgia, Athens, GA
B.S.
M.S.
Ph.D.
Postdoctoral 1980
1986
1989
1990-1993 Nuclear Engineering
Biomedical Engineering
Exercise Physiology
Muscle Physiology
Positions and Honors
Positions and Employment
1980 – 1982 Lieutenant, Platoon Leader, 82nd Airborne Division, U.S. Army, Fort Bragg, NC
1982 – 1984 Captain, Assistant Brigade Logistics Officer, 20th Engineer Brigade, 18th Airborne
Corps, U.S. Army, Fort Bragg, NC
1985 – 1986 Research Associate, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA
1986 – 1987 U.S. Army Reserve Officer, Captain, Assistant Health Physics Officer, Martin Army
Medical Center, Fort Benning, GA
1988 – 1991 U.S. Army Reserve Officer, Captain, Emergency Deployment Facilities Engineer,
Eisenhower Army Medical Center, Fort Gordon, GA
1993 – 1998 Research Scientist and Assistant Director of the Muscle Biology Laboratory, Texas A&M
University
1998 – 2005 Associate Professor, Department of Physical Therapy, Georgia State University
2005 – 2013 Professor (tenured), Department of Physical Therapy, Georgia State University
2005 – Adjunct Professor, School of Applied Physiology, Georgia Institute of Technology
2013 – Distinguished University Professor (tenured), Department of Physical Therapy, Georgia
State University
Professional Memberships & Other Experience
1986 – Member, American College of Sports Medicine
1994 – Member, American Physiological Society
1997 – 1998 Principal Investigator, National Space Biomedical Research Institute
2005 – Fellow, American College of Sports Medicine
2005 – 2013 Associate Editor, Exercise and Sports Sciences Reviews
2008 – 2009 Member, American College of Sports Medicine Research Review Committee
Honors and Awards
1979 Graduate, U.S. Army Airborne School
1980 Distinguished Military Graduate, Georgia Institute of Technology
1980 Graduate with Highest Honors, Georgia Institute of Technology
1980 Honor Graduate, U.S. Army Engineer Officer Basic School
1981 Graduate, U.S. Army Ranger School
1981 Graduate, U.S. Army Jungle Warfare Training School
1982 Top Graduate, U.S. Army Nuclear, Biological, and Chemical Course
1993 Who's Who in American Science
2001 – 2008 Recipient of Oak Ridge Institute for Science and Education Fellowship
2012 Recipient of Henry J. Montoye Scholar Award from the Southeast Chapter of the
American College of Sports Medicine
2013 Selected as one of ten Distinguished University Professors at Georgia State University
Peer-Reviewed Publications
Selected from 98 publications, publications noted by * indication those in collaboration with key personnel on current application
Past 3 Years
1. * Greising SM, Corona BT, McGann C, Frankum JK, Warren GL. Therapeutic approaches for volumetric muscle loss injury: A systematic review and meta-analysis. Tissue Engineering Part B. 2019, In Press.
2. Tsai LC, Zhao Z, Fridenmaker SM, Warren GL. Modest enhancement of knee extensor voluntary and electrically-evoked strength with the body tilted backward. Isokinet. Exerc. Sci. 2019, In Press.
3. Epps FH, To T, Liu A, Karajit A, Warren GL. Effect of exercise training on the mental and physical well-being of caregivers for personse livigin with chronic illnesses: A systematic review and meta-analysis. J Appl Gerontol. 2019, In Press.
4. Tsai LC, Cooper ES, Hetzendorfer KM, Warren GL, Chang YH, Willett NJ. Effects of treadmill running and limb immobilization on knee cartilage degeneration and locomotor joint kinematics in rats following knee meniscal transection. Osteoarthritis Cartilage. 2019, doi: 10.1016/j.joca.2019.08.001.
5. Baumann CW, Warren GL, Lowe DA. Plasmalemma Function is Rapidly Restored in Mdx Muscle after Eccentric Contractions. Med Sci Sports Exerc. 2019. doi: 10.1249/MSS.0000000000002126.
6. Brandenberger, K., G.L. Warren, C.P. Ingalls, J.S. Otis, and J.A. Doyle. Downhill running impairs activation and strength of the elbow flexors. J. Strength Cond. Res. 2019, doi: 10.1519/JSC.0000000000003111.
7. N. Kumar, G.L. Warren, T.K. Snow, and M.L. Millard-Stafford. Caffeine ingestion with or without low-dose carbohydrate improves exercise tolerance in sedentary adults. Front. Nutr. 6: 9, 2019. doi: 10.3389/fnut.2019.00009.
8. Morelli, K.M., B.R. Martin, F.H. Charakla, A. Durmisevic, and G.L. Warren. Acromion morphology and prevalence of rotator cuff tear: a systematic review and meta-analysis. Clin. Anat. 32: 122-130, 2019. doi: 10.1002/ca.23309.
9. * Le, G., S.A. Novotny, S.M. Greising, T.L. Mader, S.K. Chan, M. Kyba, D.A. Lowe, and G.L. Warren. A moderate estradiol level enhances neutrophil number and activity in muscle after traumatic injury but strength recovery is accelerated. J. Physiol. 596: 4665-4680, 2018. doi: 10.1113/JP276432I.
10. * Greising, S.M., G.L. Warren, W.M. Southern, A.S. Nichenko, A.M. Qualls, B.T. Corona, and J.A. Call. Early rehabilitation for volumetric muscle loss injury augments endogenous regenerative aspects of muscle strength and oxidative capacity. BMC Musculoskelet. Disord. 19(1): 173, 2018. doi: 10.1186/s12891-018-2095-6.
11. Morelli, K.M., L.B. Brown, and G.L. Warren. Effect of NSAIDs on recovery from acute skeletal muscle injury: a systematic review and meta-analysis. Am. J. Sports Med. 46: 224-233, 2018.
12. Li, M.T., M.A. Ruehle, H.Y. Stevens, N. Servies, N.J. Willett, S. Karthikeyakannan, G.L. Warren, R.E. Guldberg, and L. Krishnan. Skeletal myoblast-seeded vascularized tissue scaffolds in the treatment of a large volumetric muscle defect in the rat biceps femoris muscle. Tissue Eng. Part A. 23: 989-1000, 2017.
13. * Warren, G.L., J.A. Call, A.K. Farthing, and B. Baadom-Piaro. Minimal evidence for a secondary loss of strength after an acute muscle injury: a systematic review and meta-analysis. Sports Med. 47: 41-59, 2017.
14. Housley, S.N., D.L. Thompson, J.E. Lewis, and G.L. Warren. A proximal fibularis brevis muscle is associated with longitudinal split tendons: a cadaveric study. J. Foot Ankle Surg. 56: 34-36, 2017.
15. Tsai, L.C., Y.A. Ko, K.E. Hammond, J.W. Xerogeanes, G.L. Warren, and C.M. Powers. Increasing hip and knee flexion during a drop-jump task reduces tibiofemoral shear and compressive forces: implications for ACL injury prevention training. J. Sports Sci. 35:2405-2411, 2017.
Additional representative publications pertinent to application
16. Willett, N.J., L. Krishnan, M.T. Li, R.E. Guldberg, and G.L. Warren. Guidelines for models of skeletal muscle injury and therapeutic assessment. Cells Tissues Organs. 202: 214-226, 2016.
17. * Nichenko, A.S., W.M. Southern, M. Atuan, J. Luan, K.B. Peissig, S.J. Folz, A.M. Beedle, G.L. Warren, and J.A. Call. Mitochondrial maintenance via autophagy contributes to functional skeletal muscle regeneration and remodeling. Am. J. Physiol: Cell Physiol. 311: C190-200, 2016.
18. Henes, S.T., A. Johnson, M. Toner, K. Mamaril, M. Kelkar, Y. Xiao, and G.L. Warren. Assessing resting metabolic rate in overweight and obese adolescents with a portable indirect calorimeter: a pilot study for validity and reliability. Nutr. Clin. Pract. 31: 355-361, 2016.
19. Novotny, S.A., G.L. Warren, and M.W. Hamrick. Aging and the muscle-bone relationship. Physiology. 30: 8-16, 2015.
20. Mader, T.L., S.A. Novotny, A.S. Lin, R.E. Guldberg, D.A. Lowe, and G.L. Warren. CCR2 elimination in mice results in larger and stronger tibial bones but bone loss is not attenuated after ovariectomy or denervation. Calc. Tissue Int. 95: 457-466, 2014.
21. Li, M.T., N.J. Willett, B.A. Uhrig, R.E. Guldberg, and G.L. Warren. Functional analysis of limb recovery following autograft treatment of volumetric muscle loss in the quadriceps femoris. J. Biomech. 47: 2013-2021, 2014.
22. Novotny SA, Mader TL, Greising AG, Lin AS, Guldberg RE, Warren GL, Lowe DA. Low intensity, high frequency vibration training to improve musculoskeletal function in a mouse model of Duchenne muscular dystrophy. PLoS One. 2014 Aug 14;9(8):e104339.
23. Willett, N.J.,M.A. Li, B.A. Uhrig, J.D. Boerckel, G.L. Warren, and R.E. Guldberg. Attenuated BMP-2 mediated bone regeneration in a rat model of composite bone and muscle injury. Tissue Eng. Part C Methods. 19: 316-325, 2013.
24. Novotny SA, Warren GL, Lin AS, Guldberg RE, Baltgalvis KA, Lowe DA. Prednisolone treatment and restricted physical activity further compromise bone of mdx mice. J Musculoskelet Neuronal Interact. 2012 Mar;12(1):16-23.
25. Novotny SA, Warren GL, Lin AS, Guldberg RE, Baltgalvis KA, Lowe DA. Bone is functionally impaired in dystrophic mice but less so than skeletal muscle. Neuromuscul Disord. 2011 Mar;21(3):183-93
26. Warren, G.L., A.L. Moran, H.A. Hogan, A.S. Lin, R.E. Guldberg, and D.A. Lowe. Voluntary run training but not estradiol deficiency alters the tibial bone-soleus muscle functional relationship in mice. Am. J. Physiol: Regul. Integr. Comp. Physiol. 293: R2015 R2026, 2007.
27. Moran, A.L., G.L. Warren, and D.A. Lowe. Soleus and EDL muscle contractility across the lifespan of C57BL/6 mice. Exp. Gerontol. 40: 966-975, 2005.
28. Rathbone, C.R., J.C. Wenke, G.L. Warren, and R.B. Armstrong. Importance of satellite cells in the recovery of strength after eccentric contraction-induced muscle injury. Am. J. Physiol: Regul. Integr. Comp. Physiol. 285: R1490-R1495, 2003.
29. Inman CL, Warren GL, Hogan HA, Bloomfield SA. Mechanical loading attenuates bone loss due to immobilization and calcium deficiency. J Appl Physiol (1985). 1999 Jul;87(1):189-95.
30. Warren, G.L., D.A. Lowe, C.L. Inman, O.M. Orr, H.A. Hogan, S.A. Bloomfield, and R.B. Armstrong. Estradiol effect on anterior crural muscles:tibial bone relationship and susceptibility to injury. J. Appl. Physiol. 80: 1660-1665, 1996.