Dr. Laryssa N. Kaufman

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Michigan State University
College of Osteopathic Medicine
Physiology
Associate ProfessorAppointed: 1993

Mailing Address

Room 3181 Biomedical Physical Sciences Bldg.
East Lansing, Michigan 48824
United States

Contact Information

Phone: (517) 355-6475, ext. 1140
Fax: (517) 355-5125
LKAUFMAN@MSU.EDU

Qualifications

M.D., Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, 1976.
B.S., University of Wisconsin-Madison, Psychology, 1972.

Expertise and Research Interests

In the past, my research has examined the role of the sympathetic nervous system in adaptive thermogenesis. More recently, I have used models of diet-induced insulin resistance to study sympathetic nervous system contributions to hypertension. My current research interests continue to focus on the study of animal models of insulin resistance, obesity, and diabetes.

Keywords

COS Keywords:

Diabetes, Hypertension, Insulin, Nervous System, Nutrition Or Dietetics, Obesity.

Additional Terms:

Adaptive Thermogenesis, Diabetes, Hypertension, Insulin Resistance, Medical Nutrition Education, Metabolic Syndrome, Nutrition, Obesity.

Languages

(Reading, Writing, Speaking)

French: (Functional, Basic, Basic)

Memberships

American College of Physicians
American Diabetes Association
American Heart Association
American Society for Nutrition
Endocrine Society

Honors and Awards

1997, Outstanding Curriculum Contributions Award, College of Osteopathic Medicine, Michigan State University
1976, Hobart Amory Hare Honor Medical Society, Jefferson Medical College, Thomas Jefferson University

Previous Positions

1984-1993, Assistant Professor, Michigan State University
1983-1984, Research Fellow, Harvard Medical School and Beth Israel Hospital, Thorndike Laboratory
1981-1983, Endocrinology Fellowship, University of Wisconsin-Madison
1981-1983, Clinical Nutrition Fellow, University of Wisconsin-Madison
1979-1981, Stetler Research Fellow, University of Wisconsin-Madison
1976-1979, Internal Medicine Resident, Thomas Jefferson University, University Hospital

Funding Received

  • Michigan State Medical Society Foundation: Enhancing Medical Nutrition Skills of Michigan Physicians, $29,049, Oct 1, 2002 to Sep 30, 2003.

Publications

  • Kaufman L N, Peterson M M, DeGrange L M, Pioglitazone attenuates diet-induced hypertension in rats., Metabolism: Clinical and Experimental, 44(9), 1105-9, September 1995 Abstract
  • Kaufman L N, Peterson M M, Smith S M, Hypertensive effect of polyunsaturated dietary fat., Metabolism: Clinical and Experimental, 43(1), 1-3, January 1994 Abstract
  • Kaufman L N, Li H Y, Peterson M M, Gilardy A K, Adrenal medulla as a mediator of diet-induced hypertension., American Journal of Physiology, 265(1 Pt 2), R1-6, July 1993 Abstract
  • Kaufman L N, Peterson M M, Smith S M, Hypertension and sympathetic hyperactivity induced in rats by high-fat or glucose diets., American Journal of Physiology, 260(1 Pt 1), E95-100, January 1991 Abstract
  • Kaufman, L.N., Peterson M.M., and DeGrange L.M. Pioglitazone attenuates diet-induced hypertension in rats, Metabolism, 44: 1105-1109, 1995
  • Kaufman, L.N., Peterson M.M., and S.M. Smith. Hypertensive effect of polyunsaturated dietary fat, Metabolism, 43: 1-3, 1994
  • Kaufman, L.N., Li H.Y., Peterson M.M., and Gilardy A.K. Adrenal medulla as a mediator of diet-induced hyeprtension. American Journal of Physiology,(Regulatory, Integrative, and Comparative Physiology), 265: R1-R6, 1993
  • Chen, M.T., Kaufman L.N., Spennetta T., and Shrago E. Effects of high fat feeding to rats on the interrelationship of body weight, plasma insulin, and fatty acyl-CoA esters in liver and skeletal muscle. Metabolism 41: 564-569. 1992
  • Kaufman, L.N., Peterson M.M., and Smith S.M. Hypertension and sympathetic hyperactivity induced in rats by high-fat or glucose diets. American Journal of Physiology, (Endocrinology and Metabolism), 260: E95-E100, 1991

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