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Faculty Web Pages -- Dr. Douglas Burrin

   

   

Douglas Burrin, Ph.D.

 

Dr. Douglas Burrin

Associate Professor of Pediatrics
Baylor College of Medicine
Research Physiologist, Agricultural Research Service
dburrin@bcm.tmc.edu

Curriculum Vitae

Education:

BS Animal Science, Purdue University, Lafayette, IN, 1981
MS Animal Science, University of Nebraska, Lincoln, NE, 1983
PhD Nutrition and Physiology, University of Nebraska, Lincoln, NE, 1987

Research Experience:

1989-Present
Research Physiologist, United States Department of Agriculture, Agricultural Research Service
Adjunct Assistant Professor, Children's Nutrition Research Center, Department of Pediatrics, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX

1987-1989
Postdoctoral Fellow, Children's Nutrition Research Center, Department of Pediatrics, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX. (Mentor: Peter J. Reeds)

1981-1987
Research Assistant, Department of Animal Science, University of Nebraska, Lincoln, NE. (Mentor: Robert A. Britton)

Awards:

1984 National Feed Ingredients Association Scholarship
1985 Widaman Trust Distinguished Graduate Assistant Award
1986 Widaman Trust Distinguished Graduate Assistant Award
1999 Mead Johnson Award, American Society for Nutritional Sciences

Editorial-Advisory:

Editorial Board, Domestic Animal Endocrinology, 2001-2003
Editorial Board, Journal of Animal Science, Growth and Developmental Biology, 1991-1994 and 1997-2000
Editorial Board, Journal of Nutrition, 2001-2005
American Society of Animal Science, Chair-Committee for Growth and Developmental Section, 2004
ASNS, Energy and Macronutrient RIS Group, Chair, 2004
ASNS, Long-range Planning Committee, 2004-2006

Grants:

Principal Investigator, NIH Grant RO1 HD33920, Minimal intestinal nutrient requirements in the neonate. 2000-2005.

Principal Investigator, International Glutamate Technical Committee, Metabolism of enteral glutamate in the neonatal pig intestine. 2004-2005

Principal Investigator, USDA-ARS, Intestinal essential amino acid requirements in neonates. 2004-2007

Publications:

Peer-reviewed Publications (last 3 years)

Davis TA, Fiorotto ML, Burrin DG, Reeds PJ, Nguyen HV, Beckett PR, Vann RC, O'Connor PM. (2002) Stimulation of protein synthesis by both insulin and amino acids is unique to skeletal muscle in neonatal pigs. Am J Physiol. 282:E880-E890.

Burrin, DG and B Stoll. (2002) Key nutrients and growth factors for the neonatal gastrointestinal tract. Clin Perinatol. 29:65-96.

Davis TA, Fiorotto ML, Burrin DG, Vann RC, Reeds PJ, Nguyen HV, Beckett PR, Bush, JA. (2002) Acute IGF-I infusion stimulates protein synthesis in skeletal muscle and other tissues of neonatal pigs. Am. J. Physiol. 283:E638-E647.

Owens, L, Burrin, DG, Berseth, CL. (2002) Minimal enteral feeding induces maturation of intestinal motor function but not mucosal growth in neonatal dogs. J. Nutr. 132:2717-2722.

Sangild, PT, YM Petersen, M Schmidt, J Elnif, TK Petersen, RK Buddington, G Greisen, KF Michaelsen, DG Burrin. (2002) Preterm birth affects the intestinal response to parenteral and enteral nutrition in newborn pigs. J. Nutr. 132:2673-2681.

Van der Schoor, SRD, PJ Reeds, B Stoll, JF Henry, JR Rosenberger, DG Burrin, and JB van Goudoever. (2002) The high metabolic costs of a functional gut. Gastroenterology. 123:1931-1940.

Lambert, B, B Stoll, H Niinikoski, S Pierzynowski, and DG Burrin. (2002) Net portal absorption of enterally fed alpha-ketoglutarate is limited in young pigs. J. Nutr. 132: 3383–3386.

Bush, JA, DG Burrin, A Suryawan, PMJ O'Connor, HV Nguyen , NC Steele, PJ Reeds, JB Van Goudoever, and TA Davis. (2003) Somatotropin-induced protein anabolism in the hindquarter and portal-drained viscera of growing pigs. Am J Physiol. 284:E302-E312.

Burrin, DG, Stoll, and X Guan. (2003) Glucagon-like peptide 2 function in domestic animals. Domest. Anim. Endocrinol. 23:103-122.

Burrin, DG, B Stoll, X Chang, JB van Goudoever, H Fujii, S Hutson , and PJ Reeds. (2003) Parenteral nutrition results in impaired lactose digestion and hexose absorption when enteral feeding is initiated in infant pigs. Am J Clin Nutr 78:461-470.

Guan, X, B Stoll, XF Lu, K Tappenden, JJ Holst, B Hartmann, and DG Burrin. (2003) GLP-2-mediated upregulation of intestinal blood flow and glucose utilization is nitric oxide-dependent in TPN-fed neonatal pigs. Gastroenterology. 125:136-147.

Bos, C, B Stoll, H Fouillet, C Gaudichon, X Guan, MA Grusak, PJ Reeds, D Tomé and DG Burrin. (2003) Intestinal lysine metabolism is driven by the enteral availability of dietary lysine in piglets fed a bolus meal. Am J Physiol 285:E1246-E1257.

Kansagra, K., Stoll, B., Rognerud, C., Niinikoski, H., Ou, C.N., Harvey, R., and Burrin, D.G. (2003) Total parenteral nutrition adversely affects gut barrier function in neonatal piglets. Am. J. Physiol. 285:G1162-G1170.

Burrin, D.G., Stoll, B., Guan, X., Sangild, P.T., and Petersen, Y.M. (2003) GLP-2: a key link between nutrition and intestinal adaptation. J. Nutr. 133:3712-3716.

Sakai , R, DM Cohen, JF Henry, DG Burrin, PJ Reeds. (2004) Leucine-nitrogen metabolism in the brain of conscious rats: its role as a nitrogen carrier in glutamate synthesis in glial and neuronal metabolic compartments. J. Neurochemistry 88:612-622.

Burrin, D.G. and Davis , T.A. Proteins and Amino Acids in Enteral Nutrition. Curr Opin Clin Nutr Metab Care. 7:79-87, 2004.

Niinikoski, H, B Stoll, X Guan, K Kansagra, BD Lambert, B Hartmann, J Stephens, JJ Holst, and DG Burrin. Onset of small intestinal atrophy is associated with reduced intestinal blood flow in TPN-fed neonatal piglets. J. Nutr. 134:1467-1474, 2004.

Van der Schoor SRD, B Stoll, JDL Wattimena, HA Bueller, D Tibboel, DG Burrin, and JB van Goudoever. Splanchnic bed metabolism of glucose in the preterm neonate. Am J Clin Nutr 79:831–837, 2004.

Fan, MZ, JC Matthews, NMP Etienne, B Stoll, D Lackeyram and DG Burrin. Expression of brush border L-glutamate transporters in neonatal porcine epithelial cells along the small intestinal crypt-villus axis. Am J Physiol 287:G385-G398, 2004.

Davis, T.A., Bush, J.A., Vann, R.C., Suryawan, A., Kimball, S.R. and Burrin, D.G. Somatotropin regulation of protein metabolism in pigs. J. Anim. Sci. 82(E. Suppl.):E207–E213, 2004.

German JB, Bauman DE, Burrin DG, Failla ML, Freake HC, King JC, Klein S, Milner JA, Pelto GH, Rasmussen KM, Zeisel SH. Metabolomics in the opening decade of the 21st century: building the roads to individualized health. J Nutr. 134:2729-32, 2004.

Burrin, DG, B Stoll, X Guan, L Cui, X Chang, JJ Holst. GLP-2 Dose-dependently Activates Intestinal Cell Survival and Proliferation in Neonatal Piglets. Endocrinology. 146:22-32. 2005.

Bos, C, B Stoll, H Fouillet, C Gaudichon, X Guan, MA Grusak, PJ Reeds, DG Burrin and D Tomé. Postprandial intestinal and whole-body nitrogen kinetics and distribution in piglets fed a single meal. Am J Physiol 288:E436-E446. 2005.

Schaart, MW, H Schierbeek, SRD van der Schoor, B Stoll, DG Burrin, PJ Reeds and JB van Goudoever. High threonine utilization in the intestine of piglets. J. Nutr. (in press).  

Book chapters/conference proceedings:

Burrin, DG. (2002) Gastrointestinal protein and amino acid metabolism in growing animals. In Biology of the Intestine in Growing Animals. Ed. R. Zabielski, PC Gregory, and B Westrom. Elsevier Science, Amsterdam , The Netherlands . pp. 695-726.

Burrin, DG and B Stoll. (2003) Intestinal nutrient requirements in weanling pigs. In Weaning the Pig: Concepts and Consequences. Ed. JR Pluske, J. Le Dividich and MWA Verstegen. Wageningen Pers, The Netherlands . pp. 301-335.

Burrin, D.G. and Stoll, B. (2003) Enhancing intestinal function to improve growth and efficiency. In Ball, R. (ed.) Proceedings of the 9th International Symposium on Digestive Physiology in Pigs. University of Alberta , Department of Agriculture, Food, and Nutritional Science , Alberta , Canada . v. 1. pp. 121-138.

Burrin, DG. (2003) Trophic factors and regulation of gastrointestinal tract and liver development. In . Polin, R. Fox, W.W. and Abman, S.H. (eds.). Fetal and Neonatal Physiology, 3rd edition. Elsevier Science, USA. v.2. p. 1095-1100

Burrin, DG and B Stoll. Splanchnic protein and amino acid metabolism in growing animals. In Biology of Metabolism in Growing Animals. Ed. DG Burrin and HJ Mersmann. Elsevier, London , United Kingdom . pp. 157-196. 2005.

Guan, X and DG Burrin. Methodological approaches to metabolism research. In Biology of Metabolism in Growing Animals. Ed. DG Burrin and HJ Mersmann. Elsevier, London , United Kingdom . pp. 435-477. 2005

 


 

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