Dr. Joshua S. Wooten
Associate Professor
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Education:
Post Doctorate, 2011, Baylor College of Medicine
PhD, 2008, Texas Woman’s University
MS, 2000, University of Houston
BS, 1997, University of Houston
Specialization:
Exercise, Nutrition, Lipid and Lipoprotein Metabolism, Non-alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease, and Obesity
Phone:
618-650-2033
Office:
Vadalabene Center 2611
About Dr. Wooten
Dr. Joshua Wooten is an Associate Professor in the Department of Applied Health. He obtained his Ph.D. in Kinesiology with a specialization in Exercise Physiology from Texas Woman's University and completed his postdoctoral training at Baylor College of Medicine in the Division of Atherosclerosis and Vascular Medicine. His doctoral and postdoctoral training focused on the cellular and molecular aspects of lipid and lipoprotein metabolism in obesity and atherosclerosis. Dr. Wooten presently teaches courses in Advanced Exercise Physiology, Cardiovascular and Respiratory Physiology, Clinical Exercise Physiology, Cardiac Rehabilitation, and Nutritional Biochemistry.
Research Profile
Dr. Wooten's research is focused on determining the link between obesity-induced hepatic lipotoxicity and the development hepatic inflammation and fibrosis. His current research focus is using dietary (e.g., omega-3 fatty acids and high-fructose), exercise/physical activity, and pharmacological strategies for the prevention and treatment of liver pathologies associated with obesity, insulin resistance, and the metabolic syndrome. Dr. Wooten is a professional member of the American College of Sports Medicine and the American Physiological Society.
Publications:
Sandoval, K., Wooten, J.S., Harris, M., Schaller, M., Umbaugh, D., & Witt, K.A. (2018). Mfsd2a and Glut1 brain nutrient transporters altered with 32-week low and high lard vs. fish-oil dietary treatment in C57Bl/6 mice. Current Developments in Nutrition, 2, 1-10
Wooten, J.S., Nick, T.N., Seija, A., Poole, K.E., & Stout, K.B. (2016). High-fructose intake impairs the hepatic hypolipidemic effects of a high-fat fish-oil diet. Journal of Clinical and Experimental Hepatology, 6(4), 265-274.
Rivas, E., Wooten, J.S., Newmire, D., & Ben-Ezra, V. (2016). Omega-3 fatty acid supplementation combined with acute aerobic exercise does not alter the improved post-exercise insulin response in normoglycemic, inactive and overweight men. European Journal of Applied Physiology, 116(6), 1255-65.
Johns, M., Fyalka, R., Shea, J.A., Neumann, W.L., Rausaria, S., Msengi, E.N. Imani-Nejad, M., Zollars, H., McPherson, T., Schober, J., Wooten, J.S., & Kwon, G. (2015). SR-135, a peroxynitrite decomposition catalyst, enhances beta-cell function and survival in B6D2F1 mice fed a high fat diet. Archives of Biochemistry and Biophysics, 577-578, 49-59.
Gapin, J., Labban, J., Bohall, S.C., Wooten, J.S., & Chang, Y.C. (2015). Acute exercise is associated with specific executive functions in college students with ADHD: A preliminary Study. Journal of Sport and Health Sciences, 4, 89-96.
Wooten, J.S., Wu, H., Raya, J., Mansoori, A., Perrard, X.D., Perrard, J., & Hoogeveen, R.C. (2014). The influence of an obesity-induced diet on oxysterol metabolism in C57BL/6J mice. Cholesterol: 843468.
Herrick, J.E., Kirk, E.P. Holly, M.R., Smith, B.S., & Wooten, J.S. (2014). Diastolic blood pressure is predictive of an elevated ventilator efficiency slope in at-risk middle-aged obese adults that are asymptomatic for cardiovascular disease. Journal of Cardiovascular Disease Research, 5(1), 7-14.
Wooten, J.S., Gillard, B.K., Nambi, P., Pownall, H.J., Scott, L.W., Ballantyne, C.M., Smith, E.O., Nambi, V., Coraza, I., & Balasubramanyam, A. (2013). Intensive lifestyle modification reduces Lp-PLA2 in dyslipidemic HIV/HAART patients. Medicine and Science in Sports and Exercise, 45(6), 1043-1050.
