Gaspar A. Farkas
PhD
Associate Dean for Academic and Student Affairs
Research Interests
Central control of ventilation and exercise; obesity; obstructive sleep apnea; respiratory muscle mechanics.
Selected Publications
- M. CHAUDHARI, J. FALLAVOLLITA, G.A. FAKAS. Episodic Hypoxia Exacerbates Cardiac and Respiratory Dysfunction in mdx Mice. PLOS ONE 11 (1): e0147640.doi:10:1371 (Jan., 2016).
- Ogasa T, Ray AD, Michlin CP, Farkas GA, Grant BJB, Magalang UJ. (2004). Systemic administration of serotonin 2A/2C agonist improves upper airway stability in Zucker rats. Am J Resp Crit Care Med 170:804-810
- Ray AD, Roberts A, Lee SD, Farkas GA, Michlin C, Rifkin DI, Ostrow PT, Krasney JA. (2003). Exercise delays the hypoxic thermal response in rats. J Appl Physiol 95:272-278
- Vincent HK, Shanely RA, Stewart DJ, Demirel HA, Hamilton KL, Ray AD, Michlin C, Farkas GA, Powers SK. (2002). Adaptation of upper airway muscles to chronic endurance exercise. Am J Resp Crit Care Med 166:287-293
- Nakano H, Lee SD, Farkas GA. (2002). Dopaminergic modulation of ventilation in obese Zucker rats. J Appl Physiol 92:25-32
- Nakano K, Lee SD, Ray AD, Krasney JA, Farkas GA. (2001). Role of nitric oxide in thermoregulation and hypoxic ventilatory response in obese Zucker rats. Am J Resp Crit Care Med 164:437-442
- Lee SD, Magalang UJ, Krasney JA, Farkas GA. (2001). Opioidergic modulation of ventilatory response to sustained hypoxia in obese Zucker rats. Obes Res 9:407-413
- Lee SD, Nakano H, Farkas GA. (2001). NMDA receptor-mediated modulation of ventilation in obese Zucker rats. Int. J. Obesity, 25:997-1004
- Nakano H, U Magalang, Lee SD, Krasney JA, Farkas GA. (2001). Serotonergic modulation of ventilation and upper airway stability in obese Zucker rats. Am J Resp Crit Care Med, 163:1191-1197
- Lee SD, Nakano H, Farkas GA. (2001). GABAergic inhibition of ventilation and peak oxygen consumption in obese Zucker rats. J Appl Physiol 90: 1707-1713
- Lee SD, Nakano H, Gosselin LE, Krasney JA, Schlenker EH, Farkas GA. (2000). Endogenous opioids modulate ventilation and peak oxygen consumption in obese Zucker rats. Am J Resp Crit Care Med 162: 1009-1015