Evelyn Schlenker

I cam to USD over 30 years ago and have taught undergraduates, graduates, medical students and residents as well as being involved in research and service to the Medical School, University and my profession.

Teaching interests include Human Physiology, Experimental design and Biostatistics, and Honors Courses (I have developed 4 new course). In addition I have mentored over 30 undergrduate, graduate and medical students during my tenure.

My reserach interests are in the area of respiratory neurobiology, animal models of muscular dystrophy and hypothyroidism, gender differences in control of breathing. More recently I have developed histopathlogy methods to help evaluate the effects of influenza and bacterial infections on the lung and other tissues.

Citations listed below are presented in a standardized, modified format for display purposes only. They do not necessarily reflect the preferred style and conventions of the faculty member or discipline.

Weltman, Nathan Y., Ojamaa, K, Schlenker, E H., Chen, Y F., Zucchi, R, Saaba, A, Colligiani, D, Rajagopalan, V, Pol, C J., and Gerdes, A M.. Low-dose T₃ replacement restores depressed cardiac T₃ levels, preserves coronary microvasculature and attenuates cardiac dysfunction in experimental diabetes mellitus., 302-12. Vol. 20 Mol Med, 2014. (DOI: doi: 10.2119/molmed.2013.00040.)
Schlenker, E H., Del Rio, R, and Schultz, H S.. Effects of hypothyroidism in female hamsters on D1 receptor modulated breathing and expression of D1 receptors , 1178.2. Vol. 28 FASEB J, 2014.
Padilla, Tania E., and Schlenker, Evelyn H.. Hypothyroidism affects dopamine D2 modulation of metabolism, body temperature, and breathing frequency in young female hamsters, 1178.1. Vol. 28 FASEB J, 2014.
Rezvani, Khosrow, Zhang, Dong, Wang, Hongmin, Telleria, Carlos, and Schlenker, Evelyn. Ubiquitin-like (UBX)-domain-containing protein, UBXN2A, promotes cell death by interfering with the p53-Mortalin2 interactions in colon cancer cells ., Editors Dr Giovanni Melillo. Rome: Cell death and Disease/Nature publishing group, 2014.
Schlenker, E H., Del Rio, R, and Schultz, H D.. Hypothyroidism affects D2 receptor-mediated breathing without altering D2 receptor expression., 29-37. Vol. 193 Resp Physiol Neurobio, 2014. (DOI: doi: 10.1016/j.resp.2014.01.005)
Schlenker, Evelyn, Tschetter, Rachel L., and Straub, Holly. Influence of the H1N1 Pandemic on Students' Knowledge of Influeza, 449-457. Vol. 66, Iss. November Sioux Falls,SD: South Dakota Medicine, 2013. (DOI: Not yet available)
Weltman, Nathan Y., Ojamaa, K., Savinova, O. V., Chen, Y. F., Schlenker, Evelyn, Zucchi, Y. F., Saba, A., Colligiani, D., Pol , C. J., and Gerdes, A M.. Restoration of cardiac tissue thyroid hormone status in experimental hypothyroidism: a dose-response study in female rats., 2542-52. Vol. 154, Iss. 7 Endocrinology, 2013. (DOI: 10.1210/en.2012-2087)
Sykora, Cory, Armor, Mitch, and Schlenker, Evelyn. Age and hypothyroidism affect dopamine modulation of breathing and D₂ receptor levels, 257-64. Vol. 185, Iss. 2 Respir Physiol Neurobio, 2013. (DOI: 10.1016/j.resp.2012.)
Shin, Stephanie, and Schlenker, Evelyn. Students' understanding of type 2 diabetes mellitus., 269-71. Vol. 65 , Iss. 7 SD Med, 2012.
Schlenker, Evelyn. Effects of hypothyroidism on the respiratory system and control of breathing: Human studies and animal models. Invited review article, 123-31. Vol. 181, Iss. 2 Respir Physiol Neurobiol, 2012.
Schlenker, Evelyn, and Schultz, Harold H.. Hypothyroidism stimulates D(2) receptor-mediated breathing in response to acute hypoxia and alters D(2) receptors levels in carotid bodies and brain., 69-78. Vol. 180, Iss. 1 Respir Physiol Neurobiol., 2012.
Schlenker, Evelyn, and Schultz, Harold H.. Hypothyroidism attenuates SCH 23390-mediated depression of breathing and decreases d1 receptor expression in carotid bodies, PVN and striatum of hamsters., 40-51. Vol. 1401 Brain Research, 2011.
Chaussee, Michael, Sandbulte, Heather , Schuneman, Margaret J., DePaula, Frank , Addengast, Leslie, Schlenker, Evelyn, and Huber, Victor. Inactivated and live, attenuated influenza vaccines protect mice against influenza:Streptococcus pyogenes super-infections. Vaccine, 2011.
Schlenker, Evelyn. In dystrophic hamsters, losartan affects control of ventilation and dopamine D1 receptor density., 71-78. Vol. 173 Respiratory Physiology and Neurobiology, 2010.

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