Michael L. Blackburn Data-verified

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High Impact

Research Associate III

Last publication 2025 Last refreshed 2026-05-02

postdoc

26 h-index 77 pubs 2,172 cited

Biography and Research Information

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Michael L. Blackburn's research focuses on the physiological and molecular mechanisms underlying bone health, metabolism, and related conditions, primarily utilizing mouse and rat models. His work investigates the impact of dietary factors, such as high-fat diets and phenolic acids, on bone development and the prevention of bone loss, particularly in contexts of sex-steroid deficiency. Blackburn has explored the role of specific genes and cellular processes, including Nox4 expression in osteo-progenitors and the function of Ezh2 in myeloid cells, in regulating bone formation and resorption.

Further research includes examining the metabolic physiology of myoglobin knockout mice, exploring potential roles for globins in adipose tissue, and assessing the impact of soy-based formulas on reproductive health in piglets. He also investigates genetic factors, such as GPR109A, in ameliorating bone loss. Blackburn's scholarship metrics include an h-index of 26, with 77 total publications and 2,165 total citations, designating him as a highly cited researcher. He collaborates with researchers from the University of Arkansas at Fayetteville and the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, including Jin‐Ran Chen, Oxana P. Lazarenko, Perry C. Caviness, and Umesh D. Wankhade, and leads a research group.

Metrics

  • h-index: 26
  • Publications: 77
  • Citations: 2,172

Selected Publications

  • Soy Isoflavones Prevent Bone Quality Loss Induced by High‐Fat Diet in Rats Through Epigenetic Modifications (2025)
    1 citation DOI OpenAlex
  • Sex dependent effects of GPR109A gene deletion in myeloid cells on bone development in mice (2025)
  • Cystatin M/E Ameliorates Multiple Myeloma-Induced Hyper Osteolytic Bone Resorption (2025)
    1 citation DOI OpenAlex
  • Cystatin M/E ameliorates bone resorption through increasing osteoclastic cell estrogen influx (2024)
    1 citation DOI OpenAlex
  • Phenolic acids prevent sex-steroid deficiency-induced bone loss and bone marrow adipogenesis in mice (2024)
    9 citations DOI OpenAlex
  • Decreased bone resorption in Ezh2 myeloid cell conditional knockout mouse model (2023)
    11 citations DOI OpenAlex
  • Maternal high-fat diet modifies epigenetic marks H3K27me3 and H3K27ac in bone to regulate offspring osteoblastogenesis in mice (2022)
    11 citations DOI OpenAlex
  • Nox4 expression in osteo-progenitors controls bone development in mice during early life (2022)
    16 citations DOI OpenAlex
  • GPR109A gene deletion ameliorates gonadectomy-induced bone loss in mice (2022)
    5 citations DOI OpenAlex
  • Metabolic physiology and skeletal muscle phenotypes in male and female myoglobin knockout mice (2021)
    11 citations DOI OpenAlex
  • On the potential role of globins in brown adipose tissue: a novel conceptual model and studies in myoglobin knockout mice (2021)
    16 citations DOI OpenAlex
  • <scp>Short‐Term</scp> Increased Physical Activity During Early Life Affects High‐Fat <scp>Diet–Induced</scp> Bone Loss in Young Adult Mice (2021)
    4 citations DOI OpenAlex
  • Ezh2 mediates epigenetic regulation of osteoclastogenesis and bone remodeling in mice (2021)
    1 citation DOI OpenAlex

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