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Mar Janna Dahl, PhD

Languages spoken: English

Academic Information

Departments Primary - Pediatrics

Divisions: Neonatology

Education History

Doctoral Training University of Western Australia
 PhD
Research Fellow Perth Children's Hospital, Telethon Kids Institute
 Honorary Research Fellow
Graduate Training University of Nevada, Reno
 MS
Undergraduate University of Utah
 BS

Selected Publications

Journal Article

  1. Albertine KH, Rebentisch A, Dawson E, Van Boerum J, Major E, Beck E, Hansen C, Carter L, Simmons M, Vordos Z, Yang H, Douglass M, Dahl MJ, Null DM, Niklas V, McHale M, Barton N, Ward R (2024). Recombinant human insulin-like growth factor 1 complex preserves lung development in mechanically ventilated preterm lambs. Am J Respir Crit Care Med, 212(4), 778-791.
  2. Acharya S, Riley D, Dayoub A, Acharya E, Rebentisch A, Simmons M, Bowen S, Beachy J, Dawson E, Major E, Borton M, Van Boerum J, Dahl MJ, Bhandari V, Kallapur SG, Christensen DJ, Albertine KH (2025). Pulmonary and neurobehavioral efficacies of AVR-48, a TLR4 modulator, in a preterm lamb model of bronchopulmonary dysplasia. Respir Res, 26(1), 261.
  3. Zhao J, Ballard C, Cohen AJ, Ringham B, Zhao B, Wang H, Zuspan K, Rebentisch A, Locklear BA, Dahl M, Maschek JA, Cox JE, Joss-Moore LA (2023). Postnatal growth restriction impairs rat lung structure and function. Anat Rec (Hoboken), 308(4), 1051-1065.
  4. Bizzotto D, Dahl MJ, Veneroni C, Lavizzari A, Rebentisch A, Dawson E, Bowen S, Zuspan K, Yoder BA, Albertine KH, Dellac RL (2024). Impact of neonatal noninvasive resuscitation strategies on lung mechanics, tracheal pressure, and tidal volume in preterm lambs. Am J Physiol Lung Cell Mol Physiol, 327(2), L203-L217.
  5. Choi YJ, Williams E, Dahl MJ, Amos SE, James C, Bautista AP, Kurup V, Musk GC, Kershaw H, Arthur PG, Kicic A, Choi YS, Terrill JR, Pillow JJ (2024). Antenatal creatine supplementation reduces persistent fetal lung inflammation and oxidative stress in an ovine model of chorioamnionitis. Am J Physiol Lung Cell Mol Physiol, 327(1), L40-L53.
  6. Albertine KH, Rebentisch A, Dawson E, Van Boerum J, Major E, tipka J, Foreman H, Headden D, Vordos Z, Beck E, Wang Z, Yang H, Yu B, Dahl MJ, Null DM, Bizzotto D, Veneroni C, Lavizzari A, Dellac RL, Delavogia E, Mitsialis SA, Kourembanas S (2024). Mesenchymal stromal cell extracellular vesicles improve lung development in mechanically ventilated preterm lambs. Am J Physiol Lung Cell Mol Physiol, 326(6), L770-L785.
  7. Albertine KH, Dahl MJ, Rebentisch A, Dawson E, Nabi A, Bowen S, Miers C, Wang Z, Yang H, Yu B, Null DM, Keefe D, Chung JK, Zhou Z, Barton N, Carey G, Ward R (2022). Pilot dose-ranging of rhIGF-1/rhIGFBP-3 in a preterm lamb model of evolving bronchopulmonary dysplasia. Pediatr Res, 93(6), 1528-1538.
  8. Bahr TM, Albertine KH, Christensen RD, Dahl MJ, Rebentisch A, Dawson E, Major E, Foreman H, Headden D, Vordos Z, Nabi A, Pettet L, Badrov P, Addison C, Christensen DR (2022). Nucleated Red Blood Cell Emergence-Time in Newborn Lambs Following a Dose of Darbepoetin Alfa. Curr Pediatr Rev, 19(4), 425-428.
  9. Dahl MJ, Lavizzari A, Davis JW, Noble PB, Dellac R, Pillow JJ (2022). Impact of fetal treatments for congenital diaphragmatic hernia on lung development. Anat Rec (Hoboken).
  10. Converse MI, Nye KS, Dahl MJ, Albertine KH, Monson KL (2021). Stretch-Induced Intimal Failure in Isolated Cerebral Arteries as a Function of Development. Ann Biomed Eng, 49(12), 3540-3549.
  11. Ke X, Xing B, Dahl MJ, Alvord J, McKnight RA, Lane RH, Albertine KH (2021). Hippocampal epigenetic and insulin-like growth factor alterations in noninvasive versus invasive mechanical ventilation in preterm lambs. Pediatr Res, 90(5), 998-1008.
  12. Dahl MJ, Veneroni C, Lavizzari A, Bowen S, Emerson H, Rebentisch A, Dawson E, Summers K, Pettet L, Wang Z, Null DM, Yoder BA, Dellac RL, Albertine KH (2021). Early extubation to noninvasive respiratory support of former preterm lambs improves long-term respiratory outcomes. Am J Physiol Lung Cell Mol Physiol, 321(1), L248-L262.
  13. Le B, Ferreira P, Merchant S, Zheng G, Sutherland MR, Dahl MJ, Albertine KH, Black MJ (2020). Microarchitecture of the hearts in term and former-preterm lambs using diffusion tensor imaging. Anat Rec (Hoboken), 304(4), 803-817.
  14. Liu M, Iosef C, Rao S, Domingo-Gonzalez R, Fu S, Snider P, Conway SJ, Umbach GS, Heilshorn SC, Dewi RE, Dahl MJ, Null DM, Albertine KH, Alvira CM (2020). Transforming Growth Factor-induced Protein Promotes NF-κB-mediated Angiogenesis during Postnatal Lung Development. Am J Respir Cell Mol Biol, 64(3), 318-330.
  15. L B, Dahl MJ, Albertine KH, Sutherland MR, Black MJ (2020). Preterm Birth With Neonatal Interventions Accelerates Collagen Deposition in the Left Ventricle of Lambs Without Affecting Cardiomyocyte Development. CJC Open, 3(5), 574-584.
  16. Nott F, Jane Pillow J, Dahl M, Kelly SB, Melville J, McDonald C, Nitsos I, Lim R, Wallace EM, Jenkin G, Polglase GR, Moss TJ, Galinsky R (2020). Brain inflammation and injury at 48 h is not altered by human amnion epithelial cells in ventilated preterm lambs. Pediatr Res, 88(1), 27-37.
  17. Davis JW, Pillow JJ, Cooper MN, Dahl MJ (2020). Electrostatic Filters to Reduce COVID-19 Spread in Bubble CPAP: An in vitro Study of Safety and Efficacy. Neonatology, 117(6), 736-741.
  18. Veneroni C, Dahl MJ, Lavizzari A, Dawson E, Rebentisch A, Studstill S, Bowen S, Albertine KH, Dellaca RL (2019). Non-invasive measurements of respiratory system mechanical properties by the forced oscillation technique in spontaneously breathing, mixed-breed, normal term lambs from birth to five months of age. Physiol Meas, 40(10), 105007.
  19. Dahl MJ, Bowen S, Aoki T, Rebentisch A, Dawson E, Pettet L, Emerson H, Yu B, Wang Z, Yang H, Zhang C, Presson AP, Joss-Moore L, Null DM, Yoder BA, Albertine KH (2018). Former-preterm lambs have persistent alveolar simplification at 2 and 5 months corrected postnatal age. Am J Physiol Lung Cell Mol Physiol, 315(5), L816-L833.
  20. Song Y, Dahl M, Leavitt W, Alvord J, Bradford CY, Albertine KH, Pillow JJ (2018). Vitamin A Protects the Preterm Lamb Diaphragm Against Adverse Effects of Mechanical Ventilation. Front Physiol, 9, 1119.
  21. Sowder JC, Dahl MJ, Zuspan KR, Albertine KH, Null DM, Barneck MD, Grimmer JF (2018). Effect of Heliox on Respiratory Outcomes during Rigid Bronchoscopy in Term Lambs. Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg, 159(1), 35-41.
  22. Staub E, Dahl MJ, Yost C, Bowen S, Aoki T, Blair A, Wang Z, Null DM, Yoder BA, Albertine KH (2017). Preterm birth and ventilation decrease surface density of glomerular capillaries in lambs, regardless of postnatal respiratory support mode. Pediatr Res, 82(1), 93-100.
  23. Nye KS, Converse MI, Dahl MJ, Albertine KH, Monson KL (2016). Development of Mechanical and Failure Properties in Sheep Cerebral Arteries. Ann Biomed Eng, 45(4), 1101-1110.
  24. Joss-Moore LA, Hagen-Lillevik SJ, Yost C, Jewell J, Wilkinson RD, Bowen S, Dahl MJ, Dong L, Wang Z, Presson AP, Zhang C, Null DM, Yoder BA, Albertine KH (2016). Alveolar formation is dysregulated by restricted nutrition but not excess sedation in preterm lambs managed by noninvasive support. Pediatr Res, 80(5), 719-728.
  25. Sutherland MR, Ryan D, Dahl MJ, Albertine KH, Black MJ (2016). Effects of preterm birth and ventilation on glomerular capillary growth in the neonatal lamb kidney. J Hypertens, 34(10), 1988-97.
  26. Abdullah OM, Seidel T, Dahl M, Gomez AD, Yiep G, Cortino J, Sachse FB, Albertine KH, Hsu EW (2016). Diffusion tensor imaging and histology of developing hearts. NMR Biomed, 29(10), 1338-49.
  27. Roberts JK, Stockmann C, Dahl MJ, Albertine KH, Egan E, Lin Z, Reilly CA, Ballard PL, Ballard RA, Ward RM (2015). Pharmacokinetics of Budesonide Administered with Surfactant in Premature Lambs: Implications for Neonatal Clinical Trials. Curr Clin Pharmacol, 11(1), 53-61.
  28. Zinkhan EK, Lang BY, Yu B, Wang Y, Jiang C, Fitzhugh M, Dahl M, Campbell MS, Fung C, Malleske D, Albertine KH, Joss-Moore L, Lane RH (2014). Maternal tobacco smoke increased visceral adiposity and serum corticosterone levels in adult male rat offspring. Pediatr Res, 76(1), 17-23.
  29. Null DM, Alvord J, Leavitt W, Wint A, Dahl MJ, Presson AP, Lane RH, DiGeronimo RJ, Yoder BA, Albertine KH (2013). High-frequency nasal ventilation for 21 d maintains gas exchange with lower respiratory pressures and promotes alveolarization in preterm lambs. Pediatr Res, 75(4), 507-16.
  30. Yang Q, Dahl MJ, Albertine KH, Ramchandran R, Sun M, Raj JU (2013). Role of histone deacetylases in regulation of phenotype of ovine newborn pulmonary arterial smooth muscle cells. Cell Prolif, 46(6), 654-64.
  31. Rehan VK, Fong J, Lee R, Sakurai R, Wang ZM, Dahl MJ, Lane RH, Albertine KH, Torday JS (2011). Mechanism of reduced lung injury by high-frequency nasal ventilation in a preterm lamb model of neonatal chronic lung disease. Pediatr Res, 70(5), 462-6.
  32. Joss-Moore LA, Wang Y, Yu X, Campbell MS, Callaway CW, McKnight RA, Wint A, Dahl MJ, Dull RO, Albertine KH, Lane RH (2011). IUGR decreases elastin mRNA expression in the developing rat lung and alters elastin content and lung compliance in the mature rat lung. Physiol Genomics, 43(9), 499-505.
  33. Albertine KH, Dahl MJ, Gonzales LW, Wang ZM, Metcalfe D, Hyde DM, Plopper CG, Starcher BC, Carlton DP, Bland RD (2010). Chronic lung disease in preterm lambs: effect of daily vitamin A treatment on alveolarization. Am J Physiol Lung Cell Mol Physiol, 299(1), L59-72.
  34. Reyburn B, Li M, Metcalfe DB, Kroll NJ, Alvord J, Wint A, Dahl MJ, Sun J, Dong L, Wang ZM, Callaway C, McKnight RA, Moyer-Mileur L, Yoder BA, Null DM, Lane RH, Albertine KH (2008). Nasal ventilation alters mesenchymal cell turnover and improves alveolarization in preterm lambs. Am J Respir Crit Care Med, 178(4), 407-18.
  35. McCurnin D, Seidner S, Chang LY, Waleh N, Ikegami M, Petershack J, Yoder B, Giavedoni L, Albertine KH, Dahl MJ, Wang ZM, Clyman RI (2008). Ibuprofen-induced patent ductus arteriosus closure: physiologic, histologic, and biochemical effects on the premature lung. Pediatrics, 121(5), 945-56.
  36. OBrien EA, Barnes V, Zhao L, McKnight RA, Yu X, Callaway CW, Wang L, Sun JC, Dahl MJ, Wint A, Wang Z, McIntyre TM, Albertine KH, Lane RH (2007). Uteroplacental insufficiency decreases p53 serine-15 phosphorylation in term IUGR rat lungs. Am J Physiol Regul Integr Comp Physiol, 293(1), R314-22.
  37. Anderson-Berry A, OBrien EA, Bleyl SB, Lawson A, Gundersen N, Ryssman D, Sweeley J, Dahl MJ, Drake CJ, Schoenwolf GC, Albertine KH (2005). Vasculogenesis drives pulmonary vascular growth in the developing chick embryo. Dev Dyn, 233(1), 145-53.
  38. Bland RD, Ling CY, Albertine KH, Carlton DP, MacRitchie AJ, Day RW, Dahl MJ (2003). Pulmonary vascular dysfunction in preterm lambs with chronic lung disease. Am J Physiol Lung Cell Mol Physiol, 285(1), L76-85.
  39. MacRitchie AN, Albertine KH, Sun J, Lei PS, Jensen SC, Freestone AA, Clair PM, Dahl MJ, Godfrey EA, Carlton DP, Bland RD (2001). Reduced endothelial nitric oxide synthase in lungs of chronically ventilated preterm lambs. Am J Physiol Lung Cell Mol Physiol, 281(4), L1011-20.
  40. Bland RD, Albertine KH, Carlton DP, Kullama L, Davis P, Cho SC, Kim BI, Dahl M, Tabatabaei N (2000). Chronic lung injury in preterm lambs: abnormalities of the pulmonary circulation and lung fluid balance. Pediatr Res, 48(1), 64-74.

Video/Film/CD/Web/Podcast

  1. Dahl MJ, Robbiani S, Veneroni C, Lavizzari A, Amos S, Musk GC, Kershaw H, Davis JW, Mosca F, Noble PB, Dellac R, Pillow JJ (2023). Continuous Telemetric In Utero Tracheal Pressure Measurements in Fetal Lambs. [J Vis Exp]. United States.