Erin Glynn
Graduate Student

Contact:
Division of Rehabilitation Sciences
301 University Boulevard
Galveston, TX 77555-1144
Phone: (409) 772-9553
Fax: (409) 747-1613
Email: elglynn@utmb.edu

Current CV:  Click on the icon to open the CV in a new window.

 

Research Areas
Muscle metabolism and physiology related to nutrition and exercise

 

Education

2005	Texas A&M University	Kinesiology	BS
2005-present	Biomedical Science	University of Texas Medical Branch	Ph.D.

 

Funding

2008-present       NIH Grant R01 AR049877

                         Nutritional and Contractile Regulation of Muscle Growth

 

Publications
Drummond MJ, Fry CS, Glynn EL, Dreyer HC, Dhanani S, Timmerman KL, Volpi E, Rasmussen BB. 

Rapamycin administration in humans blocks the contraction-induced increase in skeletal muscle protein synthesis.  J Physiol. 2009 Feb 2 [Epub ahead of print].

 

Drummond MJ, Dreyer HC, Fry CS, Glynn EL, Rasmussen BB.  Nutritional and Contractile Regulation of

Human Skeletal Muscle Protein Synthesis and mTORC1 Signaling.  J Appl Physiol.  2009 Jan 15 [Epub ahead of print].

 

Fujita S, Dreyer HC, Drummond MJ, Glynn EL, Volpi E, Rasmussen BB.  Essential amino acid and

carbohydrate ingestion prior to resistance exercise does not enhance post-exercise muscle protein synthesis.  J Appl Physiol.  2008 Jun 5 [Epub ahead of print].

 

Dreyer HC, Drummond MJ, Glynn EL, Fujita S, Chinkes DL, Volpi E, Rasmussen BB.  Resistance exercise

increases human skeletal muscle AS160 phosphorylation and glucose uptake during post-exercise recovery.  J Appl Physiol.  105: 1967-1974, 2008.

 

Drummond MJ, Bell JA, Fujita S, Dreyer HC, Glynn EL, Volpi E, Rasmussen BB.  Amino acids are

necessary for the insulin-induced activation of mTOR/S6K1 signaling and protein synthesis in healthy and insulin resistant human skeletal muscle.  Clin Nutr. 27(3): 447-56, 2008.

 

Drummond MJ, Glynn EL, Lujan HL, DiCarlo SE, Rasmussen BB.  Gene and protein expression

associated with protein synthesis and breakdown in paraplegic skeletal muscle.  Muscle Nerve. 37(4): 505-13, 2008.

 

Dreyer HC, Drummond MJ, Pennings B, Fujita S, Glynn EL, Chinkes DL, Dhanani S, Volpi E,

Rasmussen BB.  Leucine-Enriched Essential Amino Acid and 1 Carbohydrate Ingestion Following Resistance Exercise Enhances mTOR Signaling and Protein Synthesis in Human Muscle.  Am J Physiol Endocrinol Metab. 294(2): E392-400, 2008.

 

Glynn EL, Lujan HL, Kramer VJ, Drummond MJ, DiCarlo SE, Rasmussen BB.  A chronic increase in

physical activity inhibits fed-state mTOR/S6K1 signalling and reduces IRS-1 serine phosphorylation in muscle.  Applied Physiology, Nutrition and Metabolism. 33(1): 93-101, 2008.

 

Dreyer HC*, Glynn EL*, Lujan HL, Fry CS, DiCarlo SE, Rasmussen BB.  Chronic paraplegia-induced

muscle atrophy downregulates the mTOR/S6K1 signaling pathway.  J Appl Physiol.  104(1): 27-33, 2008.

* Authors contributed equally to this paper.

 

Fujita S, Rasmussen BB, Cadenas J, Drummond MJ, Glynn EL, Sattler FR, Volpi E.  Aerobic

exercise overcomes the age-related insulin resistance of muscle protein metabolism by improving endothelial function and Akt/mTOR signaling.  Diabetes.  56(6): 1615-1622, 2007.

 

Fujita S, Dreyer HC, Drummond MJ, Glynn EL, Cadenas J, Yoshizawa F, Volpi E, Rasmussen

BB.  Nutrient Signalling in the Regulation of Human Muscle Protein Synthesis.  J Physiol.  582 (2): 813-823, 2007.