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Last published 2026
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Robert E. McGehee

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Distinguished Professor

UAMS

Also affiliated: American Heart Association (2006); Arkansas Children's Hospital (1994–2026); Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center (1997–1998); Howard Hughes Medical Institute (1992–1995); Harvard University (1992); University of Kentucky (2009–2015); University of Arkansas Medical Center (2025–2026); Massachusetts General Hospital (1992–1995); Central Arkansas Veterans Healthcare System (2006–2009); VA Eastern Colorado Health Care System (2015); Arkansas Biosciences Institute (2006); Arkansas Children's Research Institute (1994–1998); University of Colorado Denver (2015)

28 h-index 55 pubs 4,222 cited

Biomedical Subjects

  • Humans
  • Animals
  • RNA, Messenger
  • Cell Differentiation
  • Adipocytes
  • Mice
  • Insulin Resistance
  • 3T3 Cells
  • Nuclear Proteins
  • Adult
  • Female
  • Male
  • Adipose Tissue
  • Obesity
  • Gene Expression Regulation

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ORCID

Metrics

  • h-index: 28
  • Publications: 55
  • Citations: 4,222

Positions

  • Distinguished Professor 1993–present
    University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences UAMS, College of Medicine, Department of Pediatrics ORCID

Selected Publications

  • Novel approaches in linkage of data sources to explore the associations between purchase of opioid prescriptions during pregnancy and adverse neonatal outcomes (2026)
    PLoS ONE DOI OpenAlex
  • From card to cradle: examining medical cannabis purchasing among pregnant women in Arkansas (2025)
    American Journal of Obstetrics & Gynecology MFM 1 citation DOI OpenAlex
  • Summer undergraduate biomedical research program for underrepresented minority students in a rural, low-income state (2024)
    Frontiers in Public Health 1 citation DOI OpenAlex
  • Outcomes of the UAMS summer undergraduate research program to increase diversity in research and health professions (2022)
    AJP Advances in Physiology Education 11 citations DOI OpenAlex
  • Performance measures of racially underrepresented Ph.D. students in biomedical sciences: The UAMS IMSD Program Outcomes (2021)
    PLoS ONE 4 citations DOI OpenAlex
  • The Effects of Temperature and Seasons on Subcutaneous White Adipose Tissue in Humans (2015)
    Obstetrical & Gynecological Survey 2 citations DOI OpenAlex
  • The Effects of Temperature and Seasons on Subcutaneous White Adipose Tissue in Humans: Evidence for Thermogenic Gene Induction (2014)
    The Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism 103 citations DOI OpenAlex
  • Omega-3 Fatty Acids Reduce Adipose Tissue Macrophages in Human Subjects With Insulin Resistance (2013)
    Diabetes 181 citations DOI OpenAlex
  • Regulation of thrombospondin-1 expression in alternatively activated macrophages and adipocytes: role of cellular cross talk and omega-3 fatty acids (2013)
    The Journal of Nutritional Biochemistry 26 citations DOI OpenAlex
  • Regulation of Small Ubiquitin-Like Modifier-1, Nuclear Receptor Coreceptor, Histone Deacetylase 3, and Peroxisome Proliferator-Activated Receptor-γ in Human Adipose Tissue (2012)
    Metabolic Syndrome and Related Disorders 2 citations DOI OpenAlex
  • Effect of Endoplasmic Reticulum Stress on Inflammation and Adiponectin Regulation in Human Adipocytes (2012)
    Metabolic Syndrome and Related Disorders 47 citations DOI OpenAlex
  • Adipose Tissue Extracellular Matrix and Vascular Abnormalities in Obesity and Insulin Resistance (2011)
    The Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism 290 citations DOI OpenAlex
  • Association of Scavenger Receptors in Adipose Tissue With Insulin Resistance in Nondiabetic Humans (2009)
    Arteriosclerosis Thrombosis and Vascular Biology 60 citations DOI OpenAlex
  • Stearoyl-Coenzyme A Desaturase 1 Gene Expression Increases after Pioglitazone Treatment and Is Associated with Peroxisomal Proliferator-Activated Receptor-γ Responsiveness (2008)
    The Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism 78 citations DOI OpenAlex
  • Thrombospondin‐1 (TSP1) is an adipokine associated with obesity, insulin resistance and inflammation (2007)
    The FASEB Journal DOI OpenAlex

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Federal Grants 2 $550,583 total

NIH Co-PI Jun 2011 - May 2027

UAMS Summer Undergraduate Research Program to Increase Diversity in Research

National Heart Lung and Blood Institute $105,521 R25
NIH Co-PI Feb 2009 - Jan 2025

The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences Initiative for Maximizing Student Development Program

National Institute of General Medical Sciences $445,062 R25