Umesh D. Wankhade
Post Doctoral Researcher
University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences
postdoc
Peds Pediatrics, College of Medicine
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Biography and Research Information
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Umesh D. Wankhade's research investigates the intricate connections between diet, gut microbiota, and metabolic and inflammatory conditions. His work has explored the impact of dietary interventions, such as blueberries and strawberries, on vascular complications and inflammation in mouse models of metabolic syndrome and diabetes. These studies often examine the modulation of specific microbial metabolites, like trimethylamine N-oxide (TMAO), and their role in vascular health.
Wankhade has also studied the effects of tryptophan deficiency on gut microbiota dysbiosis and systemic inflammation in aged mice. His research has further delved into the mechanisms by which specific compounds, like those found in Cordyceps, can influence metabolic health by affecting ceramide biosynthesis and insulin resistance. Additionally, his work includes an overview of beige adipose tissue identification and marker specificity, and the role of GPR109A in mediating the effects of hippuric acid on bone metabolism.
His scholarship metrics include an h-index of 24, with 79 total publications and 1,811 total citations. He is recognized as a highly cited researcher. Wankhade leads a research group and collaborates with several researchers at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, including Henry A. Paz, Sree Vamsee Chintapalli, Jin‐Ran Chen, and Oxana P. Lazarenko.
Metrics
- h-index: 24
- Publications: 79
- Citations: 1,811
Selected Publications
- Dietary Prebiotics Modulate Omeprazole‐Induced Alterations in the Gut Microbial Signature (2025) DOI
- Impact of short-term housing temperature alteration on metabolic parameters and adipose tissue in female mice (2025) DOI
- Shared and distinct adaptations to early‐life exercise training based on inborn fitness (2025) DOI
- Maternal high-fat diet-induced obesity in offspring: Unraveling adipose tissue dysfunction mediated by increased heat shock proteins (2025) DOI
- Lipocalin-2 Regulates Osteocyte Ferroptosis and Osteocyte-Osteoblast Crosstalk via Wnt Signaling to Control Bone Formation (2025) DOI
- Gut microbes metabolize strawberry phytochemicals and mediate their beneficial effects on vascular inflammation (2025) DOI
- Shared and distinct adaptations to early-life exercise training based on inborn fitness (2024) DOI
- Impact of maternal high‐fat diet on offspring gut microbiota during short‐term high‐fat diet exposure in mice (2024) DOI
- Maternal High-Fat Diet-Induced Obesity in Offspring: Unraveling Adipose Tissue Dysfunction Mediated by Increased Heat Shock Proteins (2024) DOI
- Maternal Obesity Alters Adipogenic Potential and Mitochondrial Function in Mesenchymal Stem Cells From Infants Born to Mothers With Overweight or Obesity (2024) DOI
- Gut Microbiota Depletion Using Antibiotics to Investigate Diet‐Derived Microbial Metabolites: An Efficient Strategy (2023) DOI
- Blueberry intervention mitigates detrimental microbial metabolite trimethylamine N‐oxide by modulating gut microbes (2023) DOI
- Dose- and Time-Dependent Effect of Dietary Blueberries on Diabetic Vasculature Is Correlated with Gut Microbial Signature (2023) DOI
- Beta‐adrenergic agonist induces unique transcriptomic signature in inguinal white adipose tissue (2023) DOI
- Gut Microbes Are Associated with the Vascular Beneficial Effects of Dietary Strawberry on Metabolic Syndrome‐Induced Vascular Inflammation (2022) DOI
Grants & Funding
- No FP attached UAMS ACHRI Flow Through Principal Investigator
- No FP attached UAMS ACHRI Flow Through Principal Investigator
- No FP attached UAMS ACHRI Flow Through Principal Investigator
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