Michael Ross, M.D., M.P.H.


Work Titles
CTSI Member, CTSI Member, Child Health Research
The Lundquist Institute for Biomedical Innovation Professor, OBSTETRICS AND GYNECOLOGY
UCLA Professor, Fielding School of Public Health Professor, Obstetrics and Gynecology
Education:
Degrees:
M.D., Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts, 1973 - 1978
M.P.H., Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts, 1973 - 1978
B.Sc., Massachusetts Institute of Technology (M.I.T), Cambridge, MA, 1969 - 1973

Contact Information:

Email Address:

mikeross@ucla.edu


Fax Number:

(310) 782-8148

Office Phone Number:

310-781-3651

Work Phone Number:

(310) 222-1962

(310) 222-3544

310-222-3561

Laboratory Address:

Laboratory
1000 West Carson Street
RB-1; 144
Torrance, CA 90502


Office Address:

Main Office
1000 West Carson Street
RB3, Box 467
Torrance, CA 90502


Work Address:

Harbor/UCLA Medical Center
1000 West Carson Street, Box 3
Torrance, CA 90509


Publications:

A selected list of publications:

Ross Michael G, Amaya Kevin, Richardson Bryan, Frasch Martin G   Association of atypical decelerations with acidemia Obstetrics and gynecology, 2013; 121(5): 1107-8.
Ross Michael G, Jessie Marquis, Amaya Kevin, Matushewski Brad, Durosier L Daniel, Frasch Martin G, Richardson Bryan S   Correlation of arterial fetal base deficit and lactate changes with severity of variable heart rate decelerations in the near-term ovine fetus American journal of obstetrics and gynecology, 2013; 208(4): 285.e1-6.
Desai Mina, Beall Marie, Ross Michael G   Developmental origins of obesity: programmed adipogenesis Current diabetes reports, 2013; 13(1): 27-33.
Beloosesky Ron, Ginsberg Yuval, Khatib Nizar, Maravi Nir, Ross Michael G, Itskovitz-Eldor Joseph, Weiner Zeev   Prophylactic maternal N-acetylcysteine in rats prevents maternal inflammation-induced offspring cerebral injury shown on magnetic resonance imaging American journal of obstetrics and gynecology, 2013; 208(3): 213.e1-6.
Beloosesky Ron, Weiner Zeev, Ginsberg Yuval, Ross Michael G   Maternal N-acetyl-cysteine (NAC) protects the rat fetal brain from inflammatory cytokine responses to lipopolysaccharide (LPS) The journal of maternal-fetal & neonatal medicine : the official journal of the European Association of Perinatal Medicine, the Federation of Asia and Oceania Perinatal Societies, the International Society of Perinatal Obstetricians, 2012; 9(1): .
Fukami Tatsuya, Sun Xiaoping, Li Tie, Desai Mina, Ross Michael G   Mechanism of programmed obesity in intrauterine fetal growth restricted offspring: paradoxically enhanced appetite stimulation in fed and fasting states Reproductive sciences (Thousand Oaks, Calif.), 2012; 19(4): 423-30.
Pugh Trevor J, Weeraratne Shyamal Dilhan, Archer Tenley C, Pomeranz Krummel Daniel A, Auclair Daniel, Bochicchio James, Carneiro Mauricio O, Carter Scott L, Cibulskis Kristian, Erlich Rachel L, Greulich Heidi, Lawrence Michael S, Lennon Niall J, McKenna Aaron, Meldrim James, Ramos Alex H, Ross Michael G, Russ Carsten, Shefler Erica, Sivachenko Andrey, Sogoloff Brian, Stojanov Petar, Tamayo Pablo, Mesirov Jill P, Amani Vladimir, Teider Natalia, Sengupta Soma, Francois Jessica Pierre, Northcott Paul A, Taylor Michael D, Yu Furong, Crabtree Gerald R, Kautzman Amanda G, Gabriel Stacey B, Getz Gad, Jäger Natalie, Jones David T W, Lichter Peter, Pfister Stefan M, Roberts Thomas M, Meyerson Matthew, Pomeroy Scott L, Cho Yoon-Jae   Medulloblastoma exome sequencing uncovers subtype-specific somatic mutations Nature, 2012; 488(7409): 106-10.
Wolfe Diana, Gong Ming, Han Guang, Magee Thomas R, Ross Michael G, Desai Mina   Nutrient sensor-mediated programmed nonalcoholic fatty liver disease in low birthweight offspring American journal of obstetrics and gynecology, 2012; 207(4): 308.e1-6.
Carneiro Mauricio O, Russ Carsten, Ross Michael G, Gabriel Stacey B, Nusbaum Chad, DePristo Mark A   Pacific biosciences sequencing technology for genotyping and variation discovery in human data BMC genomics, 2012; 13(3): 375.
Yee Jennifer K, Lee Wai-Nang Paul, Ross Michael G, Lane Robert H, Han Guang, Vega Juan, Desai Mina   Peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor gamma modulation and lipogenic response in adipocytes of small-for-gestational age offspring Nutrition & metabolism, 2012; 9(1): 62.
Boles Julie L, Ross Michael G, Beloosesky Ron, Desai Mina, Belkacemi Louiza   Placental-mediated increased cytokine response to lipopolysaccharides: a potential mechanism for enhanced inflammation susceptibility of the preterm fetus Journal of inflammation research, 2012; 5(8): 67-75.
Eskander Ramy, Beall Marie, Ross Michael G   Vacuum-assisted vaginal delivery simulation - quantitation of subjective measures of traction and detachment forces The journal of maternal-fetal & neonatal medicine : the official journal of the European Association of Perinatal Medicine, the Federation of Asia and Oceania Perinatal Societies, the International Society of Perinatal Obstetricians, 2012; 42(5): .
Belkacemi Louiza, Desai Mina, Nelson D Michael, Ross Michael G   Altered mitochondrial apoptotic pathway in placentas from undernourished rat gestations American journal of physiology. Regulatory, integrative and comparative physiology, 2011; 301(6): R1599-615.
Belkacemi Louiza, Jelks Andrea, Chen Chun-Hung, Ross Michael G, Desai Mina   Altered placental development in undernourished rats: role of maternal glucocorticoids Reproductive biology and endocrinology : RB&E, 2011; 9(8): 105.
Abdennebi-Najar Latifa, Desai Mina, Han Guang, Casillas Ederlen, Jean Djiane, Arieh Gertler, Ross Michael G   Basal, endogenous leptin is metabolically active in newborn rat pups The journal of maternal-fetal & neonatal medicine : the official journal of the European Association of Perinatal Medicine, the Federation of Asia and Oceania Perinatal Societies, the International Society of Perinatal Obstetricians, 2011; 24(12): 1486-91.
Belkacemi Louiza, Desai Mina, Beall Marie H, Liu Qinghai, Lin James T, Nelson D Michael, Ross Michael G   Early compensatory adaptations in maternal undernourished pregnancies in rats: role of the aquaporins The journal of maternal-fetal & neonatal medicine : the official journal of the European Association of Perinatal Medicine, the Federation of Asia and Oceania Perinatal Societies, the International Society of Perinatal Obstetricians, 2011; 24(5): 752-9.
Ghiani Cristina A, Mattan Natalia S, Nobuta Hiroko, Malvar Jemily S, Boles Julie, Ross Michael G, Waschek James A, Carpenter Ellen M, Fisher Robin S, de Vellis Jean   Early effects of lipopolysaccharide-induced inflammation on foetal brain development in rat ASN neuro, 2011; 3(4): .
Yamada Makiko, Wolfe Diana, Han Guang, French Samuel W, Ross Michael G, Desai Mina   Early onset of fatty liver in growth-restricted rat fetuses and newborns Congenital anomalies, 2011; 51(4): 167-73.
Desai Mina, Li Tie, Ross Michael G   Fetal hypothalamic neuroprogenitor cell culture: preferential differentiation paths induced by leptin and insulin Endocrinology, 2011; 152(8): 3192-201.
Desai Mina, Ross Michael G   Fetal programming of adipose tissue: effects of intrauterine growth restriction and maternal obesity/high-fat diet Seminars in reproductive medicine, 2011; 29(3): 237-45.
Lau Christopher, Rogers John M, Desai Mina, Ross Michael G   Fetal programming of adult disease: implications for prenatal care Obstetrics and gynecology, 2011; 117(4): 978-85.
Desai Mina, Li Tie, Ross Michael G   Hypothalamic neurosphere progenitor cells in low birth-weight rat newborns: neurotrophic effects of leptin and insulin Brain research, 2011; 1378(4): 29-42.
Ross Michael G   Labor and fetal heart rate decelerations: relation to fetal metabolic acidosis Clinical obstetrics and gynecology, 2011; 54(1): 74-82.
Magee Thomas R, Tafti Sanaz A, Desai Mina, Liu Qinghai, Ross Michael G, Nast Cynthia C   Maternal undernourished fetal kidneys exhibit differential regulation of nephrogenic genes including downregulation of the Notch signaling pathway Reproductive sciences (Thousand Oaks, Calif.), 2011; 18(6): 563-76.
Khorram Naseem M, Magee Thomas R, Wang Chen, Desai Mina, Ross Michael, Khorram Omid   Maternal undernutrition programs offspring adrenal expression of steroidogenic enzymes Reproductive sciences (Thousand Oaks, Calif.), 2011; 18(10): 931-40.
Awad Nibal, Khatib Nizar, Ginsberg Yuval, Weiner Zeev, Maravi Nir, Thaler Israel, Ross Michael G, Itsokovitz-Eldor Joseph, Beloosesky Ron   N-acetyl-cysteine (NAC) attenuates LPS-induced maternal and amniotic fluid oxidative stress and inflammatory responses in the preterm gestation American journal of obstetrics and gynecology, 2011; 204(5): 450.e15-20.
Yee Jennifer K, Lee Wai-Nang P, Han Guang, Ross Michael G, Desai Mina   Organ-specific alterations in fatty acid de novo synthesis and desaturation in a rat model of programmed obesity Lipids in health and disease, 2011; 10(6): 72.
Keen-Rhinehart Erin, Desai Mina, Ross Michael G   Central insulin sensitivity in male and female juvenile rats Hormones and behavior, 2009; 56(3): 275-80.
Jelks Andrea, Belkacemi Louiza, Han Guang, Chong Wei-Lin, Ross Michael G, Desai Mina   Paradoxical increase in maternal plasma leptin levels in food-restricted gestation: contribution by placental and adipose tissue Reproductive sciences (Thousand Oaks, Calif.), 2009; 16(7): 665-75.
Magee Thomas R, Han Guang, Cherian Bindu, Khorram Omid, Ross Michael G, Desai Mina   Down-regulation of transcription factor peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor in programmed hepatic lipid dysregulation and inflammation in intrauterine growth-restricted offspring American journal of obstetrics and gynecology, 2008; 199(3): 271.e1-5.
Yousheng Jia Cynthia C, Nguyen Tri, Desai Mina, Ross Michael G   Programmed alterations in hypothalamic neuronal orexigenic responses to ghrelin following gestational nutrient restriction Reproductive sciences (Thousand Oaks, Calif.), 2008; 15(7): 702-9.
Khorram Omid, Momeni Mazdak, Desai Mina, Ross Michael G   Nutrient restriction in utero induces remodeling of the vascular extracellular matrix in rat offspring Reproductive sciences (Thousand Oaks, Calif.), 2007; 14(1): 73-80.
Desai Mina, Gayle Dave, Han Guang, Ross Michael G   Programmed hyperphagia due to reduced anorexigenic mechanisms in intrauterine growth-restricted offspring Reproductive sciences (Thousand Oaks, Calif.), 2007; 14(4): 329-37.
Desai Mina, Babu Jooby, Ross Michael G   Programmed metabolic syndrome: prenatal undernutrition and postweaning overnutrition American journal of physiology. Regulatory, integrative and comparative physiology, 2007; 293(6): R2306-14.
Desai Mina, Gayle Dave, Babu Jooby, Ross Michael G   The timing of nutrient restriction during rat pregnancy/lactation alters metabolic syndrome phenotype American journal of obstetrics and gynecology, 2007; 196(6): 555.e1-7.
Gayle Dave A, Desai Mina, Casillas Ederlen, Beloosesky Ron, Ross Michael G   Gender-specific orexigenic and anorexigenic mechanisms in rats Life sciences, 2006; 79(16): 1531-6.
Novak Donald A, Desai Mina, Ross Michael G   Gestational programming of offspring obesity/hypertension The journal of maternal-fetal & neonatal medicine : the official journal of the European Association of Perinatal Medicine, the Federation of Asia and Oceania Perinatal Societies, the International Society of Perinatal Obstetricians, 2006; 19(10): 591-9.
Beloosesky R, Gayle D A, Amidi F, Ahanya S N, Desai M, Ross M G   Ontogenic expression of putative feeding peptides in the rat fetal brain and placenta Nutritional neuroscience, 2006; 9(1-2): 33-40.
Desai Mina, Gayle Dave, Babu Jooby, Ross Michael G   Permanent reduction in heart and kidney organ growth in offspring of undernourished rat dams American journal of obstetrics and gynecology, 2005; 193(3 Pt 2): 1224-32.
Desai Mina, Gayle Dave, Babu Jooby, Ross Michael G   Programmed obesity in intrauterine growth-restricted newborns: modulation by newborn nutrition American journal of physiology. Regulatory, integrative and comparative physiology, 2005; 288(1): R91-6.

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