Dr. Ryan Damion Russell The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley Department of Health and Human Performance (956) 882-6509 Email: ryan.russell@utrgv.edu EDUCATION PhD, Louisiana State University, 2011 Major: Kinesiology BS, Marquette University, 2001 Major: Biomedical Science EMPLOYMENT Academic - Post-Secondary PhD Student, Louisiana State University, Department of Kinesiology (January 2009 - July 2011) Professional Assistant Professor, University of Texas - Rio Grande Valley (September 2016) Junior Research Fellow, Menzies Institute for Medical Research (September 1, 2014 - July 30, 2016) Postdoctoral Fellow, University of California, Los Angeles (September 2013 - August 2014) NIH T32 Postdoctoral Fellow, University of Maryland, School of Medicine (August 2011 - August 2013) Visiting Scholar, Maastricht University, M3 Lab (September 2010 - December 2010) Research Associate, Louisiana State University, Department of Kinesiology (August 2004 - December 2009) Research Associate, Pennington Biomedical Research Center (May 2002 - August 2004) PUBLICATIONS Conference Proceedings Ryan Russell. Impaired Microvascular Blood Flow Accompanies Metabolic Inflexibility in Healthy People with a Family History of Type 2 Diabetes. New Orleans, LA: American Diabetes Association Annual meeting. (July (3rd Quarter/Summer) 2016) Ryan Russell. 6 Weeks of Resistance Training Reduces Disparities in Lipid Metabolism and Circulating Acylcarnitines in T2D Offspring. American College of Sports Medicine. Ryan Russell and Michelle Keske. Adipose tissue microvascular blood flow and type 2 diabetes. Melbourne: Metabolism Diseases: Breakthrough Discoveries in Diabetes and Obesity 2016. Generated on Oct 07, 2018 Page 1 of 5
Murat Karabulut, Ulku Karabulut, and Ryan Russell. Arterial Compliance Response to Aerobic Exercise with and without Blood Flow Restriction in Pre-Hypertensive Males. American College of Sports Medicine. Journal Articles Donghua Hu, Devika Remash, Ryan Russell, Ryan Russell, Greenaway Tim, Rattigan Stephen, Kathryn Squibb, Graeme Jones, Kino Premilovac, Stephen Richards, and Michelle Keske. Impairments in Adipose Tissue Microcirculation in Type 2 Diabetes Assessed by Real-Time Contrast-Enhanced Ultrasound. Marcelo F. Di Carli, MD (Ed.) Circulation Cardiovascular Imaging. 11, no. 4 (April (2nd Quarter/Spring) 2018) Ryan Russell, D Hu, T Greenaway, S Blackwood, R Dwyer, J Sharman, G Jones, K Squibb, A Brown, P Otahal, M Boman, H Al-Aubaidy, D Premilovac, C Roberts, S Hitchins, S Richards, S Rattigan, and M Keske. Skeletal Muscle Microvascular-Linked Improvements in Glycemic Control From Resistance Training in Individuals With Type 2 Diabetes.. Diabetes care. 40, no. 9 (September 2017): 1256-1263. http://care.diabetesjournals.org/content/40/9/1256 Michelle Keske, Renee Dwyer, Ryan Russell, Sarah Blackwood, Aascha Brown, Donghua Hu, Dino Premilovac, Stephen Richards, and Stephen Rattigan. Regulation of microvascular flow and metabolism: An overview. Clinical and Experimental Pharmacology and Physiology. 44, no. 1 (January (1st Quarter/Winter) 2017): 143-149. http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/1440-1681.12688 D Zhang, F Yue, Y Zheng, and Ryan Russell. Serum zonulin is elevated in women with polycystic ovary syndrome and correlates with insulin resistance and severity of anovulation.. European journal of endocrinology / European Federation of Endocrine Societies. 172, no. 1 (January (1st Quarter/Winter) 2015): 29-36. D Zhang, Y Zheng, F Yue, Ryan Russell, and Y Zeng. Circulating zonulin levels in newly diagnosed Chinese type 2 diabetes patients.. Diabetes research and clinical practice. 106, no. 2 (November 2014): 312-8. Ryan Russell, A Nelson, and R Kraemer. Short bouts of high-intensity resistance-style training produce similar reductions in fasting blood glucose of diabetic offspring and controls.. Journal of strength and conditioning research / National Strength & Conditioning Association. 28, no. 10 (October (4th Quarter/Autumn) 2014): 2760-7. Y Zheng, D Zhang, M Fu, Y Zeng, and Ryan Russell. Variants of NLRP3 gene are associated with insulin resistance in Chinese Han population with type-2 diabetes.. Gene. 530, no. 1 (November 2013): 151-4. Ryan Russell, R Kraemer, and A Nelson. Metabolic dysfunction in diabetic offspring: deviations in metabolic flexibility.. Medicine and science in sports and exercise. 45, no. 1 (January (1st Quarter/Winter) 2013): 8-15. Ryan Russell. Effects of endurance running and dietary fat on circulating ghrelin and peptide YY. J Sports Sci Med. 8:574-583, (2009) D Larson-Meyer, O Borkhsenious, J Gullett, Ryan Russell, M Devries, Susan Smith, and E Ravussin. Effect of dietary fat on serum and intramyocellular lipids and running performance.. Medicine and science in sports and exercise. 40, no. 5 (May 2008): 892-902. M Frisard, J Fabre, Ryan Russell, C King, J DeLany, R Wood, and E Ravussin. Physical activity level and physical functionality in nonagenarians compared to individuals aged 60-74 years.. The journals of gerontology. Series A, Biological sciences and medical sciences. 62, no. 7 (July (3rd Quarter/Summer) 2007): 783-8. Generated on Oct 07, 2018 Page 2 of 5
Ryan Russell, S Redmann, E Ravussin, G Hunter, and D Larson-Meyer. Reproducibility of endurance performance on a treadmill using a preloaded time trial.. Medicine and science in sports and exercise. 36, no. 4 (April (2nd Quarter/Spring) 2004): 717-24. Ryan Russell. Oral Glucose Challenge Impairs Skeletal Muscle Microvascular Blood Flow in Healthy People. Andre Marette (Ed.) American Journal of Physiology-Endocrinology and Metabolism. Under Submission Conference Proceedings Murat Karabulut, Ulku Karabulut, and Ryan Russell. Arterial Compliance Response to Aerobic Exercise with and without Blood Flow Restriction in Pre-Hypertensive Males. American College of Sports Medicine. AWARDS AND HONORS Research Publication, The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley College of Health Affiars (August 23, 2018) Distinction in scholarship in the American Journal of Physiology - Endocrinology and Metabolism, The American Physiological Society (July 7, 2018) Outstanding Contribution in Reviewing, Metabolism - Clinical and Experimental (September 2017) 2014 American College of Sports Medicine Visiting Scholar, ACSM (March 2014) Board of Supervisors Scholarship, Louisianta State University (2011) T32 Postdoctoral Fellowship, NIH (September 8, 2011) Board of Supervisors Scholarship, Louisianta State University (2010) Lillian Olsen Scholarship, Louisianta State University (2009) Lillian Olsen Scholarship, Louisianta State University (2008) Lillian Olsen Scholarship, l (2007) Lillian Olsen Scholarship, Louisianta State University (2006) Lillian Olsen Scholarship, Louisianta State University (2005) Lillian Olsen Scholarship, Louisianta State University (2004) PRESENTATIONS Ryan Russell. "Skeletal Muscle Microvascular-Linked Improvements in Glycemic Control from Resistance Training in Individuals with Type 2 Diabetes," University of Texas Rio Grande Valley School of Medicine Inaugural Research Symposium, UTRGV, Edinburg, TX. (August 12, 2017) Ryan Russell. "Short Bouts Of Resistance Training Reduces Lipid Metabolism Disparities In T2d Offspring In 6 Weeks," American College of Sports Medicine annual meeting, ACSM, Denver, CO. (May 31, 2017) TEACHING Generated on Oct 07, 2018 Page 3 of 5
Courses Taught Biomechanics Pediatric Exercise Physiology Physiology of Exercise Spec Topic HHP Thesis I Non-Credit Instruction Workshop, RGV Strength, (October 2017) Guest Lecture, Rio Grande Valley School of Public Health, 55. (October 2016) Guest Lecture, University of Nebraska Omaha, 45. (May 2016) Guest Lecture, 50. (April 2016) Guest Lecture, Menzies Institute for Medical Research, 150. (April 2016) Guest Lecture, Texas Tech University, 45. (November 2015) Guest Lecture, Auburn University at Montgomery, 40. (July 2015) Guest Lecture, Auburn University at Montgomery, 40. (July 2015) Guest Lecture, Menzies Institute for Medical Research, 150. (June 2015) Guest Lecture, University of Michigan, Dept of Kinesiology, 100. (July 2013) Guest Lecture, University of California Los Angeles, 45. (June 2013) Guest Lecture, University of Maryland, School of Medicine, 75. (May 2011 - May 2011) Guest Lecture, Maastritch University, 45. (November 2010 - November 2010) Guest Lecture, US Army Research Institute for Environmental Medicine, 50. (August 2010 - August 2010) Directed Student Learning Master's Thesis Committee Chair. Naomi Lucio,, Department of Health and Human Performance. (September 2017) Master's Thesis Committee Member. Patrick Murphy,, Department of Health and Human Performance. ( 2015) SERVICE Department Service Committee Member, Research Committee. (January 2017) Committee Member (September 2016) Attendee, Meeting, Exercise Science Club. (September 2016) Generated on Oct 07, 2018 Page 4 of 5
Committee Member, Exercise Science Curriculem. (September 2016) Committee Member, Search Committee for Assistant Professor in the Department of Health and Human Performance in the College of Health Affairs position. (October 26, 2017 - May 30, 2018) Professional Service Reviewer, Journal Article, Experimental Gerontology (May 2018) Reviewer, Journal Article, Metabolism - Clinical and Experimental (September 2016) Grant Evaluator, External, National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC) Project Grant ( 2016) Reviewer, Journal Article, Experimental Gerontology ( 2014) Reviewer, Journal Article, Medicine and Science in Sports and Exercise ( 2013) Reviewer, Journal Article, Sports Medicine ( 2012) Reviewer, Journal Article, Journal of Science and Medicine in Sport ( 2011) Reviewer, Journal Article, Journal of Sports Science and Medicine ( 2011) Reviewer, Journal Article, Reviewer for the American Journal of Physiology (September 1, 2014 - August 31, 2017) Grant Evaluator, External, Diabetes Australia Research Program (DARP) Project Grant (2015-2016) Professional Memberships American Diabetes Association (ADA) (May 2013) American Heart Association (AHA) (May 2011) American College of Sports Medicine (ACSM) (April 2002) Generated on Oct 07, 2018 Page 5 of 5