Hans Dreyer, PhD, PT
Assistant Professor
Department of Human Physiology
University of
Oregon
Contact:
122 Esslinger
Eugene, OR 94703-1240
Current CV: 
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Lead Mentor
Elena Volpi, MD, PhD
Research Areas
Physiological metabolism, stable isotope methodology, traditional
biochemistry techniques and modern molecular biology tools and immunohistochemistry
Education
|
1998 |
California State University |
Physical Therapy |
B.S. |
|
2002 |
University of Southern
California |
Biokinesiology |
M.S. |
|
2004 |
University of Southern
California |
Biokinesiology |
Ph.D. |
Funding
1K01HD05733201A1 -
Dreyer (PI)
National Center for Medical
Rehabilitation Research NIH
Muscle Regrowth during
Physical Rehabilitation and Amino Acid Supplementation
Goal: Further the
Candidate’s scientific development in translational and clinical
research
2008-2012
Publications (last 2 years)
Dreyer, H.C., Glynn, E.L.,
Lujan, H.L., Fry, C.P., DiCarlo, S.E., and Rasmussen, B.B.
(2008) Chronic paraplegia-induced muscle atrophy downregulates the mTOR/S6K1
signaling pathway. J Appl Physiol. Jan;104(1):27-33.
Epub 2007 Sep 20.
Dreyer, H.C., Drummond, M.J.,
Pennings, B., Fujita, S., Glynn, E.L., Chinkes, D.L., Dhanani S., Volpi, E., and
Rasmussen, B.B. (2008) Leucine-Enriched Essential Amino Acid and Carbohydrate
Ingestion Following Resistance Exercise Enhances mTOR Signaling and Protein
Synthesis in Human Muscle. Am J Physiol Endocrinol
Metab, Feb;294(2):E392-400.
Epub 2007 Dec 4.
Drummond, M.J., S. Fujita, A.
Takashi, H.C. Dreyer, E. Volpi, and B.B. Rasmussen. (2008) Human muscle gene
expression following resistance exercise and blood flow restriction.
Med Sci Sports Exerc. 2008 Apr;40(4):691-8.
Drummond, M.J., Dreyer, H,
Pennings, B., Fry, C., Dhanani, S., Dillon, E,. Sheffield-Moore, M., Volpi, E.,
and Rasmussen, B.B. Skeletal muscle protein anabolic response to resistance
exercise and essential amino acids is delayed with aging. J Appl Physiol.
2008 May;104(5):1452-61. Epub 2008 Mar 6.
Drummond MJ, Bell JA, Fujita
S, Dreyer HC, Glynn EL, Volpi E, Rasmussen BB.
Amino acids are necessary
for the insulin-induced activation of mTOR/S6K1 signaling and protein synthesis
in healthy and insulin resistant human skeletal muscle.
Clin Nutr. 2008 Jun;27(3):447-56.
Dreyer HC, Drummond MJ, Glynn
EL, Fujita S, Chinkes DL, Volpi E, Rasmussen BB.
Resistance exercise
increases human skeletal muscle AS160/TBC1D4 phosphorylation in association with
enhanced leg glucose uptake during postexercise recovery.
J Appl Physiol. 2008 Dec;105(6):1967-74.
Drummond MJ, Fry CS, Glynn EL,
Dreyer HC, Dhanani S, Timmerman KL, Volpi E, Rasmussen BB.
Rapamycin administration
in humans blocks the contraction-induced increase in skeletal muscle protein
synthesis. J Physiol. 2009 Apr
1;587(Pt 7):1535-46
Drummond MJ, Dreyer HC, Fry
CS, Glynn EL, Rasmussen BB.
Nutritional and
contractile regulation of human skeletal muscle protein synthesis and mTORC1
signaling. J Appl Physiol. 2009
Apr;106(4):1374-84.
Drummond MJ, Miyazaki M,
Dreyer HC, Pennings B, Dhanani S, Volpi E, Esser KA, Rasmussen BB.
Expression of
growth-related genes in young and older human skeletal muscle following an acute
stimulation of protein synthesis. J Appl
Physiol. 2009 Apr;106(4):1403-11.
Fujita S, Dreyer HC, Drummond
MJ, Glynn EL, Volpi E, Rasmussen BB.
Essential amino acid and
carbohydrate ingestion before resistance exercise does not enhance postexercise
muscle protein synthesis. J Appl Physiol.
2009 May;106(5):1730-9.
