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Dean A. Van Vugt, Ph.D.
ProfessorDept. of Obstetrics & Gynaecology
Division of Reproductive Endocrinology & Infertility
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Postdoctoral Fellowship: Dept. of Obstetrics & Gynaecology, Columbia University [Michel Ferin, Supervisor] (1984)
Postgraduate Training: Dept. of Physiology, Michigan State University, East Lansing, Michigan [Joseph Meites, Supervisor] (1981)
Cross-appointment: Department of Physiology
Research Interests: Neuroendocrine regulation of the menstrual cycle and appetite
Other Interests: Golf, gardening, boating, scuba diving
Selected Publications
Frank TC, Kim GL, Krzemien A, Van Vugt DA. Effect of menstrual cycle phase on corticolimbic brain activation by visual food cues. Brain Res 2010 Dec 2;1363:81-92.
Van Vugt DA. Brain imaging studies of appetite in the context of obesity and the menstrual cycle. [Review] Hum Reprod Update 2010 May-Jun;16(3):276-92.
Papadimitriou MA, Krzemien AA, Hahn PM, Van Vugt DA. Peptide YY(3-36)-induced inhibition of food intake in female monkeys. Brain Res 2007 Oct 17;1175:60-5.
Lujan ME, Krzemien AA, Reid RL, Van Vugt DA. Effect of leptin administration on ovulation in food-restricted rhesus monkeys. Neuroendocrinology 2006;84(2):103-14.
Lujan ME, Krzemien AA, Reid RL, Van Vugt DA. Developing a model of nutritional amenorrhea in rhesus monkeys. Endocrinology 2006 Jan;147(1):483-92.
Van Vugt DA, Lujan ME, Froats M, Krzemien A, Couceyro PR, Reid RL. Effect of fasting on cocaine-amphetamine-regulated transcript, neuropeptide Y, and leptin receptor expression in the non-human primate hypothalamus. Neuroendocrinology 2006;84(2):83-93.