Urs Leuenberger

Associate Director, Penn State Clinical and Translational Science Institute, Penn State Heart and Vascular Institute · Penn State Milton S Hershey Medical Center

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History

Surges of muscle sympathetic nerve activity during obstructive apnea are linked to hypoxemia
Journal of Applied Physiology · 1995 · First of 6 authors · 209 citations
Hemodynamic effects of supplemental oxygen administration in congestive heart failure
Journal of the American College of Cardiology · 1996 · 165 citations
Influence of treatment on muscle sympathetic nerve activity in sleep apnea
American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine · 1996 · Last of 4 authors · 152 citations

Acute and Chronic Afferent Engagement: Sympathetic and End Organ Responses
National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute · P01
Project lead · $3.7M · Pennsylvania State Univ Hershey Med Ctr
2010–2016
Intermittent Hypoxia: A Model to Study Circulatory Control in Humans
National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute · R01
Contact PI · $462K · Pennsylvania State Univ Hershey Med Ctr
2010–2014
General Clinical Research Center
National Center for Research Resources · M01
Project lead · $423.6K · Pennsylvania State Univ Hershey Med Ctr
1997–2010
Autonomic Neurovascular Regulation
National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute · P01
Project lead · $2.2M · Pennsylvania State Univ Hershey Med Ctr
2004–2009

Effect of Beetroot Juice on Coronary Blood Flow and Walking Performance in PAD
Principal investigator · Completed · Phase 2
David N. Proctor, PhD
2015–2020
Cardiovascular Effects of Angiotensin-(1-7) in Obesity Hypertension
Sub-investigator · Recruiting · Early phase 1
Milton S. Hershey Medical Center
2025–2029
Angiotensin-(1-7) Cardiovascular Effects in Aging
Sub-investigator · Recruiting · Early phase 1
Milton S. Hershey Medical Center
2022–2026