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Current · Arkansas
Last published
2025
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2026-08-15
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Noor Akhter
Sourced from institutional research profiles (UAMS TRI or ARA).
Associate Professor
Also affiliated: Nagoya University (1993)
Faculty Researcher
12 h-index
45 pubs
467 cited
Research Areas
Biomedical Subjects
Biography and Research Information
OverviewAI-generated summary
Noor Akhter's research focuses on the metabolic signaling pathways that regulate pituitary cell differentiation, with a particular emphasis on the role of leptin. Her work has investigated leptin as a metabolic signal influencing somatotroph differentiation and explored sex-specific responses to diet under thermoneutral conditions, using single-cell transcriptomics to identify reduced pituitary plasticity. Akhter also contributes to research on the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic on medical students, examining academic performance, stress levels, and the effectiveness of online learning environments. Additionally, her publications include studies on vascular pathology, such as retroaortic left renal veins and arterial aneurysms, often utilizing cadaveric analysis. Akhter is an Associate Professor at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences and collaborates with several researchers within the institution, including Mohsin Syed, Kevin D. Phelan, Tiffany Huitt, and Gwen V. Childs.
Metrics
- h-index: 12
- Publications: 45
- Citations: 467
Selected Publications
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Vascular Pathology: A Multifocal Cadaveric Analysis of Arterial Aneurysms (2025)
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THU043 Single-cell Transcriptomics Show Sex-specific Responses To A High Fat Diet, Under Thermoneutral Conditions, Pointing To Reduced Pituitary Plasticity (2023)
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Bridging the Technology Divide in the COVID-19 Era: Using Virtual Outreach to Expose Middle and High School Students to Imaging Technology (2022)
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Bridging the Technology Divide in the COVID-19 Era: Using Virtual Outreach to Expose Middle and High School Students to Imaging Technology (2022)
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Retroaortic Left Renal Vein: An Incidental Finding During Cadaver Dissection (2022)
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Leptin: A Metabolic Signal for the Differentiation of Pituitary Cells (2021)
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Persistence and Academic Performance of Medical Students in Online Learning Environment During the COVID-19 Pandemic Lockdown (2021)
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The Effects of COVID‐19 Pandemic Lockdown on Medical Students’ Academic Performance and Stress Levels Based on their Gender and Age (2021)
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Right to Left Crossed Fused Renal Ectopia: An Incidental Finding in Cadaveric Dissection (2019)
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Leptin Regulation of Gonadotrope Gonadotropin-Releasing Hormone Receptors As a Metabolic Checkpoint and Gateway to Reproductive Competence (2018)
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Complete Bilateral Ureteral Duplication: an Incidental Finding in Cadaveric Dissection (2017)
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Association of Gnrhr mRNA With the Stem Cell Determinant Musashi: A Mechanism for Leptin-Mediated Modulation of GnRHR Expression (2017)
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Purified Somatotrope Populations Include Cells with Multihormonal Potential That Produce GH, TSH and Prolactin in Response to Leptin Signals (2016)
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A Sex-Dependent, Tropic Role for Leptin in the Somatotrope as a Regulator of POU1F1 and POU1F1-Dependent Hormones (2016)
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Adipocyte Versus Somatotrope Leptin: Regulation of Metabolic Functions in the Mouse (2016)
Grants & Funding
As listed on this researcher's institutional profile.
- The Significance of Leptin Signals to Neonatal Somatotropes and Gonadotropes NIH
- ArkanSONO: A Technology Based Outreach Exposure Program for High School Students NIH
- Center for Translational Neuroscience NIH
- Cellular Basis for Non-Parallel Gonadotropin Release NIH
Collaboration Network
Top Collaborators
Mohsin Syed
University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences
8 shared publications
In database
- The Effects of COVID‐19 Pandemic Lockdown on Medical Students’ Academic Performance and Stress Levels Based on their Gender and Age
- Persistence and Academic Performance of Medical Students in Online Learning Environment During the COVID-19 Pandemic Lockdown
- Leptin: A Metabolic Signal for the Differentiation of Pituitary Cells
- Retroaortic Left Renal Vein: An Incidental Finding During Cadaver Dissection
- Bridging the Technology Divide in the COVID-19 Era: Using Virtual Outreach to Expose Middle and High School Students to Imaging Technology
Showing 5 of 8 shared publications
Kevin D. Phelan
University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences
3 shared publications
In database
- Retroaortic Left Renal Vein: An Incidental Finding During Cadaver Dissection
- Bridging the Technology Divide in the COVID-19 Era: Using Virtual Outreach to Expose Middle and High School Students to Imaging Technology
- Bridging the Technology Divide in the COVID-19 Era: Using Virtual Outreach to Expose Middle and High School Students to Imaging Technology
Tiffany Huitt
University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences
3 shared publications
In database
- Bridging the Technology Divide in the COVID-19 Era: Using Virtual Outreach to Expose Middle and High School Students to Imaging Technology
- Bridging the Technology Divide in the COVID-19 Era: Using Virtual Outreach to Expose Middle and High School Students to Imaging Technology
- Vascular Pathology: A Multifocal Cadaveric Analysis of Arterial Aneurysms
Mohamed Ibrahim
Arkansas Tech University
2 shared publications
In database
- The Effects of COVID‐19 Pandemic Lockdown on Medical Students’ Academic Performance and Stress Levels Based on their Gender and Age
- Persistence and Academic Performance of Medical Students in Online Learning Environment During the COVID-19 Pandemic Lockdown
Laura Stanley
University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (US)
2 shared publications
- The Effects of COVID‐19 Pandemic Lockdown on Medical Students’ Academic Performance and Stress Levels Based on their Gender and Age
- Persistence and Academic Performance of Medical Students in Online Learning Environment During the COVID-19 Pandemic Lockdown
Gwen V. Childs
University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences
2 shared publications
In database
- Leptin: A Metabolic Signal for the Differentiation of Pituitary Cells
- THU043 Single-cell Transcriptomics Show Sex-specific Responses To A High Fat Diet, Under Thermoneutral Conditions, Pointing To Reduced Pituitary Plasticity
Angela K. Odle
University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences
2 shared publications
In database
- Leptin: A Metabolic Signal for the Differentiation of Pituitary Cells
- THU043 Single-cell Transcriptomics Show Sex-specific Responses To A High Fat Diet, Under Thermoneutral Conditions, Pointing To Reduced Pituitary Plasticity
Melanie C MacNicol
University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences
2 shared publications
In database
- Leptin: A Metabolic Signal for the Differentiation of Pituitary Cells
- THU043 Single-cell Transcriptomics Show Sex-specific Responses To A High Fat Diet, Under Thermoneutral Conditions, Pointing To Reduced Pituitary Plasticity
Tiffany K. Miles
University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences
2 shared publications
In database
- Leptin: A Metabolic Signal for the Differentiation of Pituitary Cells
- THU043 Single-cell Transcriptomics Show Sex-specific Responses To A High Fat Diet, Under Thermoneutral Conditions, Pointing To Reduced Pituitary Plasticity
Angus M. MacNicol
University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences
2 shared publications
In database
- Leptin: A Metabolic Signal for the Differentiation of Pituitary Cells
- THU043 Single-cell Transcriptomics Show Sex-specific Responses To A High Fat Diet, Under Thermoneutral Conditions, Pointing To Reduced Pituitary Plasticity
Gregory Snead
University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (US)
2 shared publications
- Bridging the Technology Divide in the COVID-19 Era: Using Virtual Outreach to Expose Middle and High School Students to Imaging Technology
- Bridging the Technology Divide in the COVID-19 Era: Using Virtual Outreach to Expose Middle and High School Students to Imaging Technology
Billy R. Thomas
University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences
2 shared publications
In database
- Bridging the Technology Divide in the COVID-19 Era: Using Virtual Outreach to Expose Middle and High School Students to Imaging Technology
- Bridging the Technology Divide in the COVID-19 Era: Using Virtual Outreach to Expose Middle and High School Students to Imaging Technology
Karen L. Yanowitz
Arkansas State University (US)
2 shared publications
- Bridging the Technology Divide in the COVID-19 Era: Using Virtual Outreach to Expose Middle and High School Students to Imaging Technology
- Bridging the Technology Divide in the COVID-19 Era: Using Virtual Outreach to Expose Middle and High School Students to Imaging Technology
Melody Allensworth‐James
University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences
1 shared publication
In database
- Leptin: A Metabolic Signal for the Differentiation of Pituitary Cells
Cade Haynie
University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (US)
1 shared publication
- Retroaortic Left Renal Vein: An Incidental Finding During Cadaver Dissection
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