
Walter Frontera
Professor and Chair of Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation · Boston Univ Sch of Med
Credentials: · · · · · ·
History
PresentPhysical Medicine & Rehabilitation Department · Boston Univ Sch of Med
- Present
Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Division · Clinical Center at the National Institutes of Health
Present
- 1980–1983
Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
- 1978–1980
University Hospital
1975–1979- 1977–1979
University Hospital
Research
Skeletal muscle: a brief review of structure and function
Review · Calcified Tissue International · 2015 · First of 2 authors · Corresponding · 1,204 citations
IKKbeta/NF-kappaB activation causes severe muscle wasting in mice
Cell · 2004 · 1,135 citations
Aging of skeletal muscle: a 12-yr longitudinal study
Journal of Applied Physiology · 2000 · First of 6 authors · Corresponding · 959 citations
- JB
25 papers

20 papers

16 papers
- LK
16 papers

13 papers

10 papers
- EP
9 papers
- RR
9 papers
Grants
- 2002–2014
UPR/MDACC: Partnership for Excellence in Cancer Research (2 of 2)
National Cancer Institute · U54
Contact PI · $8.1M · University of Puerto Rico Med Sciences
- 2002–2013
UPR/MDACC Partnership for Excellence in Cancer Research (Linked Application 1 of 2)
National Cancer Institute · U54
PI · $6M · University of Tx Md Anderson Can Ctr
- 2010–2013
Puerto Rico Clinical and Translational Research Consortium
National Center for Research Resources · U54
Contact PI · $8M · University of Puerto Rico Med Sciences
- 1999–2012
Specialized Program in Cellular & Molecular Neurobiology
National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke · U54
Contact PI · $1.3M · University of Puerto Rico Med Sciences

