Anessa Haney

Researcher

Last publication 2026 Last refreshed 2026-05-09

faculty

11 h-index 52 pubs 482 cited

Biography and Research Information

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Anessa Haney's research investigates the molecular mechanisms underlying pituitary gland function and its regulation by hormones such as leptin. Her work has focused on how diet, particularly high-fat diets, and factors like maternal undernutrition can alter gene expression and cellular metabolism within the anterior pituitary. Haney has explored the role of RNA-binding proteins, such as Musashi, in controlling the translation of key pituitary mRNAs, which is crucial for regulating reproductive cycles and other endocrine functions.

Her studies also examine the impact of genetic factors, including knockout models and specific receptor signaling pathways like the leptin receptor, on pituitary cell development and function. This includes investigating how disruptions in these pathways affect somatotrope and gonadotrope cell transcriptomes. Haney has published 51 papers, with an h-index of 11 and 475 citations, and collaborates with researchers at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, including Gwen V. Childs and Angela K. Odle.

Metrics

  • h-index: 11
  • Publications: 52
  • Citations: 482

Selected Publications

  • OR13-08 Secretoneurin Modulates Gonadotrope Function Cyclically to Regulate LH Secretion (2025)
  • High fat diet-induced loss of pituitary plasticity in aging female mice with ablated leptin signaling in somatotropes (2025)
  • Ablation of Leptin Receptor Signaling Alters Somatotrope Transcriptome Maturation in Female Mice (2025)
    2 citations DOI OpenAlex
  • 8572 A 30% Maternal Caloric Restriction Alters Expression of Musashi Targets in the Neonatal and Adult Pituitary Proteomes of FVB Mice (2024)
  • 8649 Ablation of Leptin Receptors in Somatotropes Impacts Transcriptomic Plasticity in the Pou1f1 Lineage of Female Pituitary Cells (2024)
  • The Musashi RNA binding proteins direct the translational activation of key pituitary mRNAs (2024)
    5 citations DOI OpenAlex
  • Maternal undernutrition results in transcript changes in male offspring that may promote resistance to high fat diet induced weight gain (2024)
    3 citations DOI OpenAlex
  • Anterior Pituitary Transcriptomics Following a High-Fat Diet: Impact of Oxidative Stress on Cell Metabolism (2023)
    9 citations DOI OpenAlex
  • FRI290 Proteomic Identification Of Secretoneurin-Stimulated Proteins In Purified Mouse Gonadotropes (2023)
  • OR20-03 Leptin-mediated Regulation Of Gene Regulatory Networks In Gonadotropes (2023)
  • Musashi Exerts Control of Gonadotrope Target mRNA Translation During the Mouse Estrous Cycle (2023)
    7 citations DOI OpenAlex
  • 410 Mild Maternal Undernutrition Results in a Premature Neonatal Leptin Surge and Resistance in Male Offspring to a High Fat Diet (2022)
  • Mild Maternal Undernutrition Results in a Premature Neonatal Leptin Surge that Promotes Resistance in Male Offspring to a High Fat Diet (2021)
    1 citation DOI OpenAlex
  • Musashi as a Regulator of the Follicle-Stimulating Hormone in the Gonadotropes (2021)

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