Craig Porter
Professor
Also affiliated: University of Iowa (1993–2007); United States Nuclear Regulatory Commission (2017); Arkansas Children's Hospital (2021–2026); Naval Sea Systems Command (2003); Shriners Hospitals for Children - Erie (2017); Children's National (1985); University of Nottingham (2011–2017); University of South Carolina (2014); Texas A&M University at Galveston (2021); George Washington University (1985); Medical College of Wisconsin (2012); Charles University (2023); University of Exeter (2023); University of Arkansas Medical Center (2023); Shriners Hospitals for Children - Galveston (2012–2020); Galveston College (2015–2019); St. Francis Hospital (2019–2024); University of Iowa Stead Family Children’s Hospital (2008); Burn Institute (2019); Arthritis UK (2017); Anna Needs Neuroblastoma Answers (2017); Thomayer University Hospital (2023); Shriners Hospitals for Children (2014–2015); Cardiovascular Research Foundation (2019–2021); Texas Medical Board (2015); Arkansas Children's Nutrition Center (2021–2026); Nottingham Biomedical Research Centre (2017); National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences (2015); University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center (2021); The University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston (2013–2023)
Faculty Researcher
Peds Pediatrics, College of Medicine
Research Areas
Biomedical Subjects
Biography and Research Information
OverviewAI-generated summary
Craig Porter's research focuses on the physiological responses to injury and stress, particularly concerning skeletal muscle function, energy metabolism, and recovery processes. His work investigates how factors such as exercise, nutritional interventions, and hormonal influences impact recovery from conditions like burn injury and physical inactivity. He has examined the role of specific cellular components, such as mitochondria and adipocytes, in energy expenditure and thermogenesis, utilizing animal models to explore these mechanisms.
Porter's research also extends to understanding inflammation and its association with various health conditions. He has published on the impact of catecholamines on skeletal muscle following severe burns and explored the relationship between platelets, inflammation, and purinergic receptors in chronic kidney disease. His work has included systematic reviews and meta-analyses on the effectiveness of rehabilitative exercise, such as supervised resistance training, for improving functional capacity and strength in individuals with peripheral artery disease.
With an h-index of 36 and over 5,700 citations, Porter is recognized as a highly cited researcher. He leads an active research group and collaborates with colleagues at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, including D. Sadler, Lillie Treas, James D. Sikes, and Shannon Rose, with whom he has co-authored multiple publications.
Metrics
- h-index: 36
- Publications: 202
- Citations: 5,814
Selected Publications
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Muscle glycogen metabolism is rapidly dysregulated in critical illness, which may have implications for muscle ATP resynthesis and ICU acquired weakness. (2026)
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C-955-06. Housing Temperature Alters the Pathophysiological and Proteomic Responses to Burn Injury in Mice (2026)
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C-955-10. Wound Excision Drives Hypermetabolism and Cachexia in Mice with Scald Burn Injuries (2026)
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566. Burn Injury Alters Peripheral Blood Mononuclear Cell Bioenergetics (2026)
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Inborn cardiorespiratory fitness and exercise training modulate brown adipose tissue function and plasticity in early life (2026)
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Carnitine deficiency alters fuel metabolism and voluntary wheel running in mice (2026)
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Characterizing Human Milk RNA Degradation Over Time to Optimize Storage of Human Milk for RNA Quality (2026)
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Novel murine partial tracheal occlusion model with altered respiratory dynamics (2025)
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Mitochondrial respiratory function in human platelets: Influence of sample preparation, assay buffer, and instrumental platform (2025)
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Shared and distinct adaptations to early‐life exercise training based on inborn fitness (2025)
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Determination of Burn Size in Mouse Models of Burn Injury: A Scoping Review of Studies Leveraging Scald and Contact Burns (2025)
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Impact of the metabolic disease status in obesity and surgical weight loss on human adipose tissue bioenergetics (2025)
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Shared and distinct adaptations to early-life exercise training based on inborn fitness (2024)
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HOUSING TEMPERATURE ALTERS BURN-INDUCED HYPERMETABOLISM IN MICE (2024)
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Maternal hemoglobin A1c and left ventricular hypertrophy in infants of mothers with pre-gestational diabetes (2024)
Grants & Funding
As listed on this researcher's institutional profile.
- ACRI GF034110 Porter The Role of the Mitochondrion in the Metabolic Stress Response to Burn Trauma NIH/Nat. Inst. of General Medical Sciences Principal Investigator
Collaboration Network
Top Collaborators
- A modest change in housing temperature alters whole body energy expenditure and adipocyte thermogenic capacity in mice
- Parental cardiorespiratory fitness influences early life energetics and metabolic health
- Protonophore treatment augments energy expenditure in mice housed at thermoneutrality
- Shared and distinct adaptations to early‐life exercise training based on inborn fitness
- Maternal hemoglobin A1c and left ventricular hypertrophy in infants of mothers with pre-gestational diabetes
Showing 5 of 9 shared publications
- A modest change in housing temperature alters whole body energy expenditure and adipocyte thermogenic capacity in mice
- Parental cardiorespiratory fitness influences early life energetics and metabolic health
- Protonophore treatment augments energy expenditure in mice housed at thermoneutrality
- Shared and distinct adaptations to early‐life exercise training based on inborn fitness
- Housing Temperature Alters Energy Expenditure and Adipose Tissue Bioenergetics in Mice
Showing 5 of 7 shared publications
- A modest change in housing temperature alters whole body energy expenditure and adipocyte thermogenic capacity in mice
- Parental cardiorespiratory fitness influences early life energetics and metabolic health
- Protonophore treatment augments energy expenditure in mice housed at thermoneutrality
- Shared and distinct adaptations to early‐life exercise training based on inborn fitness
- Shared and distinct adaptations to early-life exercise training based on inborn fitness
Showing 5 of 6 shared publications
- Rehabilitative Exercise Training for Burn Injury
- The impact of catecholamines on skeletal muscle following massive burns: Friend or foe?
- Liver-Specific Nonviral Gene Delivery of Fibroblast Growth Factor 21 Protein Expression in Mice Regulates Body Mass and White/Brown Fat Respiration
- Skeletal Muscle Bioenergetics in Critical Limb Ischemia and Diabetes
- The Effect of Lipolysis Inhibitor Acipimox on Brown Adipose Tissue Bioenergetics and Uncoupling Protein Abundance in Severely Burned Rats
- Parental cardiorespiratory fitness influences early life energetics and metabolic health
- Shared and distinct adaptations to early‐life exercise training based on inborn fitness
- Predictors of Platelet Mitochondria Respiration in Children – The Arkansas Active Kids Study
- Shared and distinct adaptations to early-life exercise training based on inborn fitness
- Mitochondrial respiratory function in human platelets: Influence of sample preparation, assay buffer, and instrumental platform
- Supervised Resistance Training on Functional Capacity, Muscle Strength and Vascular Function in Peripheral Artery Disease: An Updated Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis
- Liver-Specific Nonviral Gene Delivery of Fibroblast Growth Factor 21 Protein Expression in Mice Regulates Body Mass and White/Brown Fat Respiration
- Skeletal Muscle Bioenergetics in Critical Limb Ischemia and Diabetes
- The Effect of Lipolysis Inhibitor Acipimox on Brown Adipose Tissue Bioenergetics and Uncoupling Protein Abundance in Severely Burned Rats
- Shared and distinct adaptations to early‐life exercise training based on inborn fitness
- HOUSING TEMPERATURE ALTERS BURN-INDUCED HYPERMETABOLISM IN MICE
- Shared and distinct adaptations to early-life exercise training based on inborn fitness
- Determination of Burn Size in Mouse Models of Burn Injury: A Scoping Review of Studies Leveraging Scald and Contact Burns
- Supervised Resistance Training on Functional Capacity, Muscle Strength and Vascular Function in Peripheral Artery Disease: An Updated Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis
- The impact of catecholamines on skeletal muscle following massive burns: Friend or foe?
- Skeletal Muscle Bioenergetics in Critical Limb Ischemia and Diabetes
- Mortality among infants of diabetic mothers with hypertrophic cardiomyopathy
- Maternal hemoglobin A1c and left ventricular hypertrophy in infants of mothers with pre-gestational diabetes
- Carnitine deficiency alters fuel metabolism and voluntary wheel running in mice
- Parental cardiorespiratory fitness influences early life energetics and metabolic health
- Shared and distinct adaptations to early‐life exercise training based on inborn fitness
- Shared and distinct adaptations to early-life exercise training based on inborn fitness
- Parental cardiorespiratory fitness influences early life energetics and metabolic health
- Shared and distinct adaptations to early‐life exercise training based on inborn fitness
- Shared and distinct adaptations to early-life exercise training based on inborn fitness
- HOUSING TEMPERATURE ALTERS BURN-INDUCED HYPERMETABOLISM IN MICE
- Determination of Burn Size in Mouse Models of Burn Injury: A Scoping Review of Studies Leveraging Scald and Contact Burns
- Carnitine deficiency alters fuel metabolism and voluntary wheel running in mice
- The impact of catecholamines on skeletal muscle following massive burns: Friend or foe?
- Skeletal Muscle Bioenergetics in Critical Limb Ischemia and Diabetes
- Predictors of Platelet Mitochondria Respiration in Children – The Arkansas Active Kids Study
- Mitochondrial respiratory function in human platelets: Influence of sample preparation, assay buffer, and instrumental platform
- Mortality among infants of diabetic mothers with hypertrophic cardiomyopathy
- Maternal hemoglobin A1c and left ventricular hypertrophy in infants of mothers with pre-gestational diabetes
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