R.B. Armstrong
CURRICULUM VITAE
ROBERT B. ARMSTRONG (9/7/06)
Department of Health and Kinesiology
Texas A & M University
College Station, Texas 77843-4243
Phone: (979) 862-2912
Fax: (979) 847-8987
E-mail:
AFFIRMATIVE ACTION INFORMATION
Sex: Male; Race: White; U.S. Citizen: Yes; Handicapped: No; Age: Born 11/13/40; Veteran: No
PERSONAL
Born in Hastings, Nebraska
Married to Ingrid E. (Vaiciulenas); 3 children: Edwin (11/6/68), Andrew (9/27/70), Sarah (6/4/75)
EDUCATION
Attended and graduated from Ord High School, Ord, Nebraska, 1958.
Institution Degree Date Field
Hastings College (Nebraska) B.A. 1962 Biology
Washington State University M.S. 1970 Physical Education (Exercise Physiology)
Washington State University Ph.D. 1973 Physical Education (Exercise Physiology)
POSITIONS HELD
Science instructor and basketball coach, School District #1, Gillette, Wyoming, 1962-1965
Science instructor and basketball coach, School District #1, Jackson, Wyoming, 1965-1966
Science and English instructor, School District #3, Torrington, Wyoming, 1966-1968
Graduate student, Exercise Physiology, Washington State University, 1968-1973
Assistant Professor of Biology (50%), College of Liberal Arts, and Health Sciences (50%), Sargent College of Allied Health Professions, Boston University, 1973-1978
Associate Professor/Professor of Physiology, School of Medicine, Oral Roberts University, 1978-83/1983-1985
Chairman of Physiology (Interim), School of Medicine, Oral Roberts University, 1980
Professor/Research Professor of Physical Education (Exercise Science after 1991) and Director of the Exercise Biochemistry Laboratory (Muscle Biology Laboratory after 1991), College of Education, University of Georgia, 1985-90/1990-92
Graduate Coordinator, Physical Education Department, University of Georgia, 1987-1988
Professor (1992-95)/Distinguished Professor (1995-present) of Health and Kinesiology and Director of the Muscle Biology Laboratory (1992-2005), College of Education, with a joint appointment in the Department of Physiology (10%), College of Medicine, Texas A & M University, 1992-present
Department Head, Health and Kinesiology, College of Education, 1992-97, 2000-02, 2006-07 (Interim)
Chair of the Division of Kinesiology, Department of Health and Kinesiology, 1997-2000
Associate Head and Chair of Graduate Programs, Department of Health and Kinesiology, 2002-2003
PROFESSIONAL SOCIETIES
American College of Sports Medicine, 1972-present; Elected to Fellowship, 1977; Oklahoma Chairman for National Center Fund-Raising Drive, 1980; Board of Trustees, 1986-1989
American Physiological Society, 1975-present
American College of Sports Medicine Regional Chapters: New England, 1975-1978, Board Member, 1977-78; Southeast, 1986-1992; Texas, 1992-present
Oklahoma Society of Physiologists, 1979-1985; Charter Member
American Medical Association (Associate Member), 1979-1998
American Alliance for Health, Physical Education, Recreation and Dance, 1988-1989, 1992-1994
HONORS AND MISCELLANEOUS RECOGNITION
National Science Pre-doctoral Fellow, Washington State University, 1970-73
Associate in Zoology, Museum of Comparative Zoology, Harvard University, 1977-87
Fellow, American College of Sports Medicine, 1977-present
Citation Classics (publications cited in excess of 400 times as identified in the Science Citation Index): (1) Ariano, M.A., R.B. Armstrong, and V.R. Edgerton. Hindlimb muscle fiber populations of five mammals. J. Histochem. Cytochem. 21: 51-55, 1973; (2) Gollnick, P.D., R.B. Armstrong, C.W. Saubert IV, K. Piehl, and B. Saltin. Enzyme activity and fiber composition in skeletal muscle of untrained and trained men. J. Appl. Physiol. 33: 312-319, 1973, one of eight J. Appl. Physiol. papers chosen by the American Physiological Society as a journal classic – http://www.the-aps.org/publications/classics/index.htm, 2004 ; (3) Armstrong, R.B., and R.O. Phelps. Muscle fiber type composition of the rat hindlimb. Am. J. Anat. 171: 259-272, 1984; (4) Gollnick, P.D., R.B. Armstrong, B. Saltin, C.W. Saubert IV, W.L. Sembrowich, R.E. Shepherd. Effect of training on enzyme activity and fiber composition of human skeletal muscle. J. Appl. Physiol. 34:107-111, 1973, one of eight J. Appl. Physiol. papers chosen by the American Physiological Society as a journal classic – http://www.the-aps.org/publications/classics/index.htm, 2004.
Lamar Dodd Research Award for Creative Science at the University of Georgia, 1990
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Southeast American College of Sports Medicine Scholar Award, 1992
Distinguished Research Fellow, College of Education, Texas A & M University, 1994-present
The Omar Smith Chair of Health and Physical Education, 1995-present
Diversity Award for outstanding individual achievement in recruiting tenure track faculty from underrepresented populations, Texas A & M University, 1996
Citation Award, American College of Sports Medicine, 1997
Fellow, American Academy of Kinesiology and Physical Education, 1998
Association of Former Students Distinguished Achievement Award in Research, Texas A & M University, 1999
Teacher of the Year (by vote of the senior students), Division of Kinesiology, Department of Health and Kinesiology, Texas A&M University, 2000
Honor Award, Texas Regional Chapter of the American College of Sports Medicine, 2003
Namesake for annual Armstrong Scholar Award in Health & Kinesiology, 2003-present
Outstanding Faculty Mentoring Award, College of Education and Human Development, Texas A&M, 2003
EDITORIAL AND REVIEWING ACTIVITIES
Associate Editor for Muscle Physiology and Biochemistry, Medicine and Science in Sports and Exercise, 1985-1987; Member of the Editorial Board, Medicine and Science in Sports and Exercise, 1979-85, 1999-2004
Member of the Editorial Board, Journal of Applied Physiology, 1979-83
Guest Manuscript Reviewer, American Journal of Physiology: Heart and Circulatory Physiology, Journal of Applied Physiology, Medicine and Science in Sports and Exercise, Journal of Comparative Physiology, Journal of Mammology, Pflügers Archiv (European Journal of Physiology), Archives of Biochemistry and Biophysics, American Journal of Anatomy, International Journal of Sports Medicine, Experimental Gerontology, Journal of Nutrition, American Journal of Physiology: Regulatory, Integrative and Comparative Physiology, The Physician and Sports Medicine, Journal of Physiology (London), Journal of Experimental Biology, Canadian Journal of Sport Sciences, Sports Medicine, Research Quarterly for Exercise and Sport, American Journal of Pathology, Medicine, Exercise, Nutrition, and Health, Life Sciences Journal, Journal of the Neurological Sciences, Journal of Laboratory and Clinical Medicine, Australian Journal of Science and Medicine in Sport, Anatomical Record, Journal of Rheumatology, Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology, Journal of Muscle Research and Cell Motility, American Journal of Physiology: Cell Physiology, Canadian Journal of Applied Physiology, Cellular and Molecular Life Sciences, Canadian Journal of Physiology and Pharmacology, Microscopy Research and Technique, Journal of Musculoskeletal Pain, Journal of Morphology, American Journal of Physiology: Endocrinology and Metabolism, European Journal of Applied Physiology, Scandinavian Journal of Medicine & Science in Sports, Muscle & Nerve, International Journal of Sport Nutrition & Exercise Metabolism
External Examiner in Physiology, National University of Singapore, Singapore, 1984-85
Area Representative for Skeletal Muscle, chaired review and selection of abstracts for presentation at Annual ACSM meeting, 1984
Member of the Cardiovascular Research Peer Review Committee, American Heart Association, Georgia Affiliate, 1987-89
Special Reviewer, American Institute of Biological Sciences for the NASA, 1988
Consultant, Bristol-Meyers Squibb, Review of HMG CoA Reductase Inhibitor Effects on Muscle, Princeton, New Jersey, 1993
Special Reviewer, Applied Physiology and Orthopedics Study Section, National Institutes of Health, 1980; Member, Special Study Section, National Institutes of Health, 1982; Special Reviewer, National Institute for Arthritis and Musculo-Skeletal Diseases, 1983; Site visitor, National Institute for Aging, 1986; Special reviewer, National Institute for Arthritis and Musculo-Skeletal Diseases, 1994; Special reviewer, National Institute for Aging, 1995
Reviewer, Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada, 1993
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Reviewer, Louisiana Board of Regents: Research Competitiveness Subprogram of the Louisiana Education Quality Support Fund, 1993-94
Member, Research Review Committee, American College of Sports Medicine, 1999-2000
Reviewer, Workplace Safety and Insurance Board, Research Advisory Council of Canada, 2003, 2004
EXTRAMURAL GRANTS FUNDED
Principal Investigator: NIH Grant - LOCOMOTION: IDLING METABOLISM AND GAIT DYNAMICS, 1975-1978, $133,974 direct costs
Principal Investigator: NIH Grant - LOCOMOTION: IDLING METABOLISM AND GAIT DYNAMICS, 1978-1983, $294,191 direct costs
Principal Investigator: AHA, Tulsa Affiliate Grant - INTRAMUSCULAR BLOOD FLOW PATTERNS DURING EXERCISE, 1981-1982, $16,128 direct costs
Principal Investigator: AHA, Tulsa Affiliate Grant - EFFECTS OF TRAINING ON MUSCULAR BLOOD FLOW DURING EXERCISE, 1982-1984, $32,752 direct costs
Collaborating Investigator (PI: D.F. Peterson) AHA Grant - NEURAL FACTORS IN BLOOD FLOW TO SPECIFIC MUSCLES IN EXERCISE, 1983-1986, $69,000 direct costs
Principal Investigator: NIH Grant - LOCOMOTION: IDLING METABOLISM AND GAIT DYNAMICS, 1983-1987, $418,120 direct costs
Collaborating Investigator (PI: M.H. Laughlin) NIH Grant - TRAINING: MUSCLE BLOOD FLOW AND CAPILLARY DYNAMICS, 1984-1987, $142,586 direct costs
Principal Investigator: AHA, Tulsa Affiliate Grant - MUSCLE EXERCISE HYPEREMIA: DEPENDENCE UPON FIBER ACTIVITY, 1984-1986, $33,788 direct costs
Co-Principal Investigator (PI: M.H. Laughlin): Air Force Grant - EFFECTS OF +G STRESS ON CORONARY BLOOD FLOW RESERVE, 1985-1986, $34,931 direct costs
Principal Investigator: NIH Grant - LOCOMOTION: IDLING METABOLISM AND GAIT DYNAMICS, 1988-1991, $394,519 direct costs
Principal Investigator: AHA, Georgia Affiliate Grant - EXERCISE BLOOD FLOW TO THE PREGNANT UTERUS AFTER TRAINING, 1987-1988, $24,978 direct costs
Collaborating Investigator (PI: J.D. Clark): NIH Grant - ASSESSMENT OF TYPE OF ENCLOSURE ON EXERCISE IN DOGS, 1988-1990, $152,993 direct costs
Principal Investigator: AHA, Georgia Affiliate Grant - CARDIOVASCULAR ADAPTATIONS TO EXERCISE TRAINING IN PREGNANT HYPERTENSIVE RATS, 1988-1989, $26,275 direct costs
Collaborating Investigator (PI: J.V. Bruckner): U.S. Environmental Protection Agency - REDUCTION OF UNCERTAINTY IN RISK ASSESSMENT BY DEVELOPMENT OF IMPROVED PHYSIOLOGICALLY-BASED PHARMACOKINETIC MODELS FOR VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUNDS, 1989-1992, $429,580 direct costs
Principal Investigator: NIH Grant - MECHANISMS OF EXERCISE-INDUCED MUSCLE FIBER INJURY, 1994-1997, $429,507 direct costs
Principal Investigator: Proctor and Gamble - EICOSANOID PRODUCTION IN INJURED MOUSE MUSCLES, 1995, $11,669 direct costs
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Principal Investigator (Overall Project PI: S. Hamilton, Baylor College of Medicine): National Space Biomedical Research Institute (NASA) - ACTIVITY DEPENDENT SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION IN SKELETAL MUSCLE, 1997-00, $101,886 direct costs
PUBLICATIONS
Refereed Journal Articles:
1. Gollnick, P.D., R.B. Armstrong, C.W. Saubert IV, K. Piehl, and B. Saltin. Enzyme activity and fiber composition in skeletal muscle of untrained and trained men. J. Appl. Physiol. 33:312-319, 1972.
2. Gollnick, P.D., K. Piehl, C.W. Saubert IV, R.B. Armstrong, and B. Saltin. Diet, exercise, and glycogen changes in human muscle fibers. J. Appl. Physiol. 33:421-425, 1972.
3. Armstrong, R.B., and P.D. Gollnick. The influence of thyroid hormone on rat colonic temperature during exercise. Int. Z. Angew. Physiol. 31:121-126, 1973.
4. Gollnick, P.D., R.B. Armstrong, W.L. Sembrowich, R.E. Shepherd, and B. Saltin. Glycogen depletion pattern in human skeletal muscle fibers after heavy exercise. J. Appl. Physiol. 34:615-618, 1973.
5. Ariano, M.A., R.B. Armstrong, and V.R. Edgerton. Hindlimb muscle fiber populations of five mammals. J. Histochem. Cytochem. 21:51-55, 1973.
6. Gollnick, P.D., R.B. Armstrong, B. Saltin, C.W. Saubert IV, W.L. Sembrowich, R.E. Shepherd. Effect of training on enzyme activity and fiber composition of human skeletal muscle. J. Appl. Physiol. 34:107-111, 1973.
7. Saubert, C.W. IV, R.B. Armstrong, R.E. Shepherd, and P.D. Gollnick. Anaerobic enzyme adaptations to sprint training in rats. Pflügers Arch. 341:305-312, 1973.
8. Gollnick, P.D., R.B. Armstrong, C.W. Saubert IV, W.L. Sembrowich, R.E. Shepherd, and B. Saltin. Glycogen depletion patterns in human skeletal muscle fibers during prolonged work. Pflügers Arch. 344:1-12, 1973.
9. Armstrong, R.B., C.W. Saubert IV, W.L. Sembrowich, R.E. Shepherd, and P.D. Gollnick. Glycogen depletion in rat skeletal muscle fibers at different intensities and durations of exercise. Pflügers Arch. 352:243-256, 1974.
10. Ianuzzo, C.D., and R.B. Armstrong. DNA proliferation in normal and diabetic muscle during short-term compensatory growth. Int. J. Biochem. 16:889-892, 1975.
11. Armstrong, R.B., P.D. Gollnick, and C.D. Ianuzzo. Histochemical properties of skeletal muscle fibers in streptozotocin-diabetic rats. Cell Tiss. Res. 162:387-394, 1975.
12. Gollnick, P.D., and R.B. Armstrong. Histochemical localization of lactate dehydrogenase isozymes in human skeletal muscle fibers. Life Sci. 18:27-32, 1976.
13. Ianuzzo, C.D., P.D. Gollnick, and R.B. Armstrong. Compensatory adaptation of skeletal muscle fiber types to a long-term functional overload. Life Sci. 19:1517-1524, 1976.
14. Chao, T.T., C.D. Ianuzzo, R.B. Armstrong, J.T. Albright, and S.E. Anapolle. Ultrastructural alterations in skeletal muscle fibers of streptozotocin-diabetic rats. Cell Tiss. Res. 168:239-246, 1976.
15. Ianuzzo, C.D., and R.B. Armstrong. Phosphofructokinase and succinate dehydrogenase activities of normal and diabetic rat skeletal muscle. Horm. Metab. Res. 8:244-24, 1976.
16. Armstrong, R.B., and C.D. Ianuzzo. Decay of succinate dehydrogenase activity in rat skeletal muscle following streptozotocin injection. Horm. Metab. Res. 8:392-394, 1976.
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17. Armstrong, R.B., and C.D. Ianuzzo. Exercise-induced muscle glycogen depletion and repletion in diabetic rats. Life Sci. 20: 310-308, 1977.
18. Armstrong, R.B., and C.D. Ianuzzo. Compensatory hypertrophy of skeletal muscle fibers in streptozotocin-diabetic rats. Cell Tiss. Res. 181:255-266, 1977.
19. Armstrong, R.B., C.D. Ianuzzo, and T.H. Kunz. Histochemical and biochemical properties of flight muscle fibers in the little brown bat, Myotis lucifugus. J. Comp. Physiol. 119:141-154, 1977.
20. Armstrong, R.B., P. Marum, C.W. Saubert IV, H.J. Seeherman, and C.R. Taylor. Muscle fiber activity as a function of speed and gait. J. Appl. Physiol. 43:672-677, 1977.
21. Sullivan, T.E., and R.B. Armstrong. Rat locomotory muscle fiber activity during trotting and galloping. J. Appl. Physiol. 44:358-363, 1978.
22. Armstrong, R.B., P. Marum, P. Tullson, and C.W. Saubert IV. Acute hypertrophic response of skeletal muscle to removal of synergists. J. Appl. Physiol. 46:835-842, 1979.
23. Seeherman, H.J., C.R. Taylor, G.M.O. Maloiy, and R.B. Armstrong. Design of the mammalian respiratory system. II. Measuring maximum aerobic capacity. Respir. Physiol. 44:11-23, 1981.
24. Hoppeler, H., O. Mathieu, R. Krauer, H. Claassen, R.B. Armstrong, and E.R. Weibel. Design of the mammalian respiratory system. VI. Distribution of mitochondria and capillaries in various muscles. Respir. Physiol. 44:87-111, 1981.
25. Armstrong, R.B., and D.F. Peterson. Patterns of glycogen loss in muscle fibers: response to arterial occlusion during exercise. J. Appl. Physiol. 51:552-556, 1981.
26. Tullson, P., and R.B. Armstrong. Muscle hexose monophosphate shunt activity following exercise. Experientia 37:1311-1312, 1981.
27. Armstrong, R.B., C.W. Saubert IV, H.J. Seeherman, and C.R. Taylor. Fiber type distribution in locomotory muscles of dogs. Am. J. Anat. 163:87-98, 1982.
28. Armstrong, R.B., and C.R. Taylor. Relationship between muscle force and muscle area showing glycogen loss during locomotion. J. Exp. Biol. 97:411-421, 1982.
29. Laughlin, M.H., R.B. Armstrong, J. White, and K. Rouk. A method for using microspheres to measure muscle blood flow in exercising rats. J. Appl. Physiol. 52:1629-1635, 1982.
30. Laughlin, M.H., and R.B. Armstrong. Muscular blood flow distribution patterns as a function of running speed in rats. Am. J. Physiol. 243: H296-H306, 1982.
31. Schwane, J.A., B.G. Watrous, S.R. Johnson, and R.B. Armstrong. Is lactate related to delayed-onset muscle soreness? Physician Sports Med. 12:124-131, 1983.