Micah J. Drummond

Micah J. Drummond, PhD

Academic Information

Departments Primary - Physical Therapy & Athletic Training , Adjunct - Pathology , Adjunct - Internal Medicine

Divisions: Endocrinology

Academic Office Information

micah.drummond@hsc.utah.edu

Lab

Education History

Undergraduate California Lutheran University
 BS
Graduate Training University of the Pacific
 MA
Doctoral Training Brigham Young University
 PhD
Postdoctoral Fellowship University of Texas Medical Branch
 Postdoctoral Fellow

Selected Publications

Journal Article

  1. Carlini NA, Hanson BE, Ruple BA, Craig JC, Fermoyle CC, McKenzie AI, Bisconti AV, Pelka EZ, Supiano MA, Tuday E, Richardson RS, Drummond MJ, Rajasekaran NS, Broxterman RM, Trinity J (2026). Targeted Nrf2 activation improves vascular endothelial function with aging and prevents vascular dysfunction following disuse in younger and older adults. Free radical biology & medicine,
  2. Swenson CW, Pouladi N, Zabriskie HA, Bourrant PE, Li J, Wilson LS, Drummond MJ, Lussier Y (2026). Transcriptomic evidence of remodeling in postpartum levator ani muscle associated with maternal age and recovery time after first vaginal delivery. American journal of obstetrics and gynecology,
  3. Skiles CM, Fennel ZJ, Bourrant PE, Yee EM, Castro RJ, Zabriskie HA, Itinose M, Supiano MA, O'Connell RM, Drummond M (2026). Robust immune cell infiltration and macrophage senescence occur within a week of recovery after limb immobilization in older adult skeletal muscle. The Journal of physiology, 604(8), 3379-3395.
  4. Ocegueda E, Chase G, Niceforo M, Javidan A, Gugliuzza L, Yu J, Kang RY, Lankowski A, Stefanik O, Leclerc K, Valentine Y, Drummond MJ, Deeney JT, Modica-Napolitano JS, Proctor EA, Hasturk H, Nikolajczyk BS, Bharath L (2026). Role of Succinate Dehydrogenase in Age-Related Th17 Inflammation. Aging cell, 25(4), e70451.
  5. Rout S, Karasawa T, Watanabe S, Chaix A, Drummond MJ, Funai K, Choi R (2026). Females are protected from semaglutide-induced muscle loss in ob/ob mice. bioRxiv,
  6. Nelson MC, O'Malley LC, Lee SH, Bauer KM, Ghazaryan A, Tang WW, VanSant-Webb C, Tran VB, Hernandez C, Battistone B, Thibeaux A, Round JL, Drummond MJ, Ekiz HA, Evason KJ, Voth WP, O'Connell R (2026). MicroRNA-146a Protects against Hepatocellular Carcinoma through Suppression of CCL5. Cancer research communications, 6(2), 359-373.
  7. Fennel ZJ, Kurian AS, Bourrant PE, Skiles CM, Castro RJ, Yee EM, Greilach SA, Keirstead HS, Nistor G, Berchtold NC, Lane TE, Drummond M (2026). Stem Cell Secretome Treatment Reduces Adiposity and Improves Glucose Handling During Obesity and Weight Loss in Mice. Obesity (Silver Spring, Md.), 34(2), 382-393.
  8. Carlini NA, Ruple BA, Rostamkhani H, Shi H, Maschek JA, Hanson BE, Rajasekaran NS, Richardson RS, Drummond MJ, Broxterman RM, Trinity J (2026). Age and sex shape plasma lipid associations to skeletal muscle mitochondrial respiration and H(2)O(2) emission. GeroScience,
  9. Zimmerman G, Mmp de Hart N, Ou I, Miranda V, Bastian E, Drummond M, Depner C, Halliday (2026). The effects of whey protein supplementation on athletic performance and body composition in adolescent soccer players: a randomized controlled trial. Applied physiology, nutrition, and metabolism = Physiologie appliquee, nutrition et metabolisme, 51, 1-9.
  10. Miranda ER, Shahtout JL, Watanabe S, Spaas J, Milam NY, Neiswanger G, Werbner B, Stuart D, Mookherjee S, Wilson J, Judge M, Goh IY, Slater T, Gallop MR, Hu G, Karasawa T, Landers JK, Rainbow B, O'Connor KT, Black NJ, Lan H, Nikolova LS, Li Y, Davey CF, Cox JE, Boudina S, Karner CM, Harasymowicz NS, Ramkumar N, Symons JD, Chaix A, Long JZ, Drummond MJ, Funai (2025). N-acetylcarnosine attenuates age-associated declines in multi-organ systems to improve survival. bioRxiv,
  11. Fennel ZJ, Kosari N, Bourrant PE, Yee EM, Castro RJ, Kurian AS, Palmer J, Christensen M, Funai K, O'Connell RM, Zhou A, Drummond M (2025). Macrophage metabolic rewiring rejuvenates muscle Raman signatures and cellular remodeling during regrowth in aged mice. JCI insight, 10(20),
  12. Karasawa T, Choi RH, Meza CA, Rout S, Drummond MJ, Chaix A, Funai (2025). Unexpected effects of semaglutide on skeletal muscle mass and force-generating capacity in mice. . Cell metabolism, 37(8), 1619-1620.
  13. Ruple BA, Carlini NA, Kofoed JS, Rostamkhani H, Hanson BE, Wilcox I, Craig JC, Osburn SC, Drummond MJ, Broxterman RM, Trinity J (2025). Transcriptomic analyses of peripheral blood mononuclear cells reveal age-specific basal and acute exercise responsiveness differences in humans. American journal of physiology. Endocrinology and metabolism, 329(2), E381-E390.
  14. Opurum PC, Decker ST, Stuart D, Peterlin AD, Paula VL, Siripoksup P, Drummond MJ, Sanchez A, Ramkumar N, Funai (2025). Combined sedentarism and high-fat diet induce early signs of kidney injury in C57BL/6J mice. American journal of physiology. Renal physiology, 328(6), F850-F860.
  15. Tang WW, Battistone B, Bauer KM, Weis AM, Barba C, Fadlullah MZH, Ghazaryan A, Tran VB, Lee SH, Agir ZB, Nelson MC, Victor ES, Thibeaux A, Hernandez C, Tantalla J, Tan AC, Rao D, Williams M, Drummond MJ, Beswick EJ, Round JL, Ekiz HA, Voth WP, O'Connell R (2025). A microRNA-regulated transcriptional state defines intratumoral CD8(+) T cells that respond to immunotherapy. Cell reports, 44(2), 115301.
  16. Miranda ER, Shahtout JL, Watanabe S, Milam N, Karasawa T, Rout S, Atkinson DL, Holland WL, Drummond MJ, Funai (2025). Muscle-specific Keap1 deletion enhances force production but does not prevent inactivity-induced muscle atrophy in mice. FASEB journal, 39(6), e70464.
  17. Thomas JV, Davy BM, Winett RA, Depner CM, Drummond MJ, Estabrooks PA, Hardikar S, Ou Z, Shen J, Halliday T (2025). Timing of resistance exercise and cardiometabolic outcomes in adults with prediabetes: a secondary analysis. Journal of applied physiology (Bethesda, Md., 138(2), 439-449.
  18. Opurum PC, Decker ST, Stuart D, Peterlin AD, Paula VL, Siripoksup P, Drummond MJ, Sanchez A, Ramkumar N, Funai (2024). Six months of physical inactivity is insufficient to cause chronic kidney disease in C57BL/6J mice. bioRxiv,
  19. Fennel ZJ, Bourrant PE, Kurian AS, Petrocelli JJ, de Hart NMMP, Yee EM, Boudina S, Keirstead HS, Nistor G, Greilach SA, Berchtold NC, Lane TE, Drummond M (2024). Stem cell secretome treatment improves whole-body metabolism, reduces adiposity, and promotes skeletal muscle function in aged mice. Aging cell, 23(6), e14144.
  20. Siripoksup P, Cao G, Cluntun AA, Maschek JA, Pearce Q, Brothwell MJ, Jeong MY, Eshima H, Ferrara PJ, Opurum PC, Mahmassani ZS, Peterlin AD, Watanabe S, Walsh MA, Taylor EB, Cox JE, Drummond MJ, Rutter J, Funai (2024). Sedentary behavior in mice induces metabolic inflexibility by suppressing skeletal muscle pyruvate metabolism. The Journal of clinical investigation, 134(11),
  21. Shahtout JL, Eshima H, Ferrara PJ, Maschek JA, Cox JE, Drummond MJ, Funai (2024). Inhibition of the skeletal muscle Lands cycle ameliorates weakness induced by physical inactivity. Journal of cachexia, sarcopenia and muscle, 15(1), 319-330.
  22. de Hart NMMP, Petrocelli JJ, Nicholson RJ, Yee EM, van Onselen L, Lang MJ, Bourrant PE, Ferrara PJ, Bastian ED, Ward LS, Petersen BL, Drummond M (2024). Dietary delivery of glycomacropeptide within the whey protein matrix is not effective in mitigating tissue ceramide deposition and obesity in mice fed a high-fat diet. Journal of dairy science, 107(2), 669-682.
  23. Petrocelli JJ, Liu J, Yee EM, Ferrara PJ, Bourrant PE, de Hart NMMP, Tatum SM, Holland WJ, Funai K, Drummond M (2024). Skeletal muscle-specific inducible AMPK¿1/¿2 knockout mice develop muscle weakness, glycogen depletion, and fibrosis that persists during disuse atrophy. American journal of physiology. Endocrinology and metabolism, 326(1), E50-E60.
  24. Zukowski E, Sannella M, Rockhold JD, Kalantar GH, Yu J, SantaCruz-Calvo S, Kuhn MK, Hah N, Ouyang L, Wang TW, Murphy L, Marszalkowski H, Gibney K, Drummond MJ, Proctor EA, Hasturk H, Nikolajczyk BS, Bharath L (2023). STAT3 modulates CD4(+) T mitochondrial dynamics and function in aging. Aging cell, 22(11), e13996.
  25. Li Y, Chaurasia B, Rahman MM, Kaddai V, Maschek JA, Berg JA, Wilkerson JL, Mahmassani ZS, Cox J, Wei P, Meikle PJ, Atkinson D, Wang L, Poss AM, Playdon MC, Tippetts TS, Mousa EM, Nittayaboon K, Anandh Babu PV, Drummond MJ, Clevers H, Shayman JA, Hirabayashi Y, Holland WL, Rutter J, Edgar BA, Summers S (2023). Ceramides Increase Fatty Acid Utilization in Intestinal Progenitors to Enhance Stemness and Increase Tumor Risk. Gastroenterology, 165(5), 1136-1150.
  26. Petrocelli JJ, McKenzie AI, de Hart NMMP, Reidy PT, Mahmassani ZS, Keeble AR, Kaput KL, Wahl MP, Rondina MT, Marcus RL, Welt CK, Holland WL, Funai K, Fry CS, Drummond M (2023). Disuse-induced muscle fibrosis, cellular senescence, and senescence-associated secretory phenotype in older adults are alleviated during re-ambulation with metformin pre-treatment. Aging cell, 22(11), e13936.
  27. Yee EM, Hauser CT, Petrocelli JJ, de Hart NMMP, Ferrara PJ, Bombyck P, Fennel ZJ, van Onselen L, Mookerjee S, Funai K, Symons JD, Drummond M (2023). Treadmill training does not enhance skeletal muscle recovery following disuse atrophy in older male mice. Frontiers in physiology, 14, 1263500.
  28. de Hart NM, Petrocelli JJ, Nicholson RJ, Yee EM, Ferrara PJ, Bastian ED, Ward LS, Petersen BL, Summers SA, Drummond M (2023). Palmitate-Induced Inflammation and Myotube Atrophy in C2C12 Cells Are Prevented by the Whey Bioactive Peptide, Glycomacropeptide. The Journal of nutrition, 153(10), 2915-2928.
  29. Reidy PT, Borack MS, Dickinson JM, Carroll CC, Burd NA, Drummond MJ, Fry CS, Lambert BS, Gundermann DM, Glynn EL, Markofski MM, Timmerman KL, Moro T, Volpi E, Trappe S, Trappe TA, Harber MP, Rasmussen B (2023). Postabsorptive muscle protein synthesis is higher in outpatients as compared to inpatients. American journal of physiology. Endocrinology and metabolism, 325(2), E113-E118.
  30. Shahtout JL, Eshima H, Ferrara PJ, Maschek JA, Cox JE, Drummond MJ, Funai (2023). Inhibition of skeletal muscle Lands cycle ameliorates weakness induced by physical inactivity. bioRxiv,
  31. Ferrara PJ, Reidy PT, Petrocelli JJ, Yee EM, Fix DK, Mahmassani ZS, Montgomery JA, McKenzie AI, de Hart NMMP, Drummond M (2023). Global deletion of CCL2 has adverse impacts on recovery of skeletal muscle fiber size and function and is muscle specific. Journal of applied physiology (Bethesda, Md., 134(4), 923-932.
  32. Reidy PT, Smith AD, Jevnikar BE, Doctor AK, Williams RW, Kachulkin AA, Monnig JM, Fix DK, Petrocelli JJ, Mahmassani ZS, McKenzie AI, de Hart NMMP, Drummond M (2023). Muscle disuse as hindlimb unloading in early postnatal mice negatively impacts grip strength in adult mice: a pilot study. Journal of applied physiology (Bethesda, Md., 134(4), 787-798.
  33. Eshima H, Shahtout JL, Siripoksup P, Pearson MJ, Mahmassani ZS, Ferrara PJ, Lyons AW, Maschek JA, Peterlin AD, Verkerke ARP, Johnson JM, Salcedo A, Petrocelli JJ, Miranda ER, Anderson EJ, Boudina S, Ran Q, Cox JE, Drummond MJ, Funai (2023). Lipid hydroperoxides promote sarcopenia through carbonyl stress. eLife, 12,
  34. Petrocelli JJ, de Hart NMMP, Lang MJ, Yee EM, Ferrara PJ, Fix DK, Chaix A, Funai K, Drummond M (2023). Cellular senescence and disrupted proteostasis induced by myotube atrophy are prevented with low-dose metformin and leucine cocktail. Aging, 15(6), 1808-1832.
  35. Ismaeel A, Van Pelt DW, Hettinger ZR, Fu X, Richards CI, Butterfield TA, Petrocelli JJ, Vechetti IJ, Confides AL, Drummond MJ, Dupont-Versteegden E (2023). Extracellular vesicle distribution and localization in skeletal muscle at rest and following disuse atrophy. Skeletal muscle, 13(1), 6.
  36. Fix DK, Ekiz HA, Petrocelli JJ, Mckenzie AM, Mahmassani ZS, O'Connell RM, Drummond M (2022). Disrupted macrophage metabolic reprogramming in aged soleus muscle during early recovery following disuse atrophy. Aging cell, 20(9), e13448.
  37. Mahmassani ZS, McKenzie AI, Petrocelli JJ, de Hart NM, Fix DK, Baird LM, Howard MT, Drummond M (2022). Reduced Physical Activity Alters the Leucine-Stimulated Translatome in Aged Skeletal Muscle. The journals of gerontology. Series A, Biological sciences and medical sciences, 76, 2112-2121.
  38. Fix DK, Mahmassani ZS, Petrocelli JJ, de Hart NMMP, Ferrara PJ, Painter JS, Nistor G, Lane TE, Kierstead HS, Drummond M (2022). Reversal of deficits in aged skeletal muscle during disuse and recovery in response to treatment with a secrotome product derived from partially differentiated human pluripotent stem cells. GeroScience, 43, 2635-2652.
  39. Trinity JD, Drummond MJ, Fermoyle CC, McKenzie AI, Supiano MA, Richardson R (2022). Cardiovasomobility: an integrative understanding of how disuse impacts cardiovascular and skeletal muscle health. Journal of applied physiology, 132(3), 835-861.
  40. Ferrara PJ, Yee EM, Petrocelli JJ, Fix DK, Hauser CT, de Hart NMMP, Mahmassani ZS, Reidy PT, O'Connell RM, Drummond M (2022). Macrophage immunomodulation accelerates skeletal muscle functional recovery in aged mice following disuse atrophy. Journal of applied physiology (Bethesda, Md., 133(4), 919-931.
  41. McKenzie AI, Mahmassani ZS, Petrocelli JJ, de Hart NMMP, Fix DK, Ferrara PJ, LaStayo PC, Marcus RL, Rondina MT, Summers SA, Johnson JM, Trinity JD, Funai K, Drummond M (2022). Short-term exposure to a clinical dose of metformin increases skeletal muscle mitochondrial H(2)O(2) emission and production in healthy, older adults: A randomized controlled trial. Experimental gerontology, 163, 111804.
  42. Reidy PT, Monnig JM, Pickering CE, Funai K, Drummond M (2021). Preclinical rodent models of physical inactivity-induced muscle insulin resistance: challenges and solutions. Journal of applied physiology, 130, 537-544.
  43. Petrocelli JJ, Mahmassani ZS, Fix DK, Montgomery JA, Reidy PT, McKenzie AI, DeHart NM, Ferrara PJ, Kelley JJ, Eshima H, Funai K, Drummond M (2021). Metformin and leucine increase satellite cells and collagen remodeling during disuse and recovery in aged muscle. FASEB journal, 35, e21862.
  44. Reidy PT, Edvalson LT, McKenzie AI, Petrocelli JJ, Mahmasssani ZS, Drummond M (2021). Neuromuscular electrical stimulation and protein during bed rest increases CD11b+ skeletal muscle macrophages but does not correspond to muscle size or insulin sensitivity. Applied Physiology, Nutrition and Metabolism, 45, 1261-1269.
  45. Ferrara PJ, Verkerke ARP, Maschek JA, Shahtout JL, Siripoksup P, Eshima H, Johnson JM, Petrocelli JJ, Mahmassani ZS, Green TD, McClung JM, Cox JE, Drummond MJ, Funai (2021). Low lysophosphatidylcholine induces skeletal muscle myopathy that is aggravated by high-fat diet feeding. FASEB bioAdvances, 35(10), e21867.
  46. Mahmassani ZS, McKenzie AI, Petrocelli JJ, de Hart NM, Reidy PT, Fix DK, Ferrara PJ, Funai k, Drummond M (2021). Short-term metformin ingestion by healthy older adults improves myoblast function. American journal of physiology. Cell physiology, 320, C566-C576.
  47. Ferrara PJ, Rong X, Maschek JA, Verkerke AR, Siripoksup P, Song H, Green TD, Krishnan KC, Johnson JM, Turk J, Houmard JA, Lusis AJ, Drummond MJ, McClung JM, Cox JE, Shaikh SR, Tontonoz P, Holland WL, Funai (2021). Lysophospholipid acylation modulates plasma membrane lipid organization and insulin sensitivity in skeletal muscle. The Journal of clinical investigation, 131(8), 135963.
  48. de Hart NMMP, Mahmassani ZS, Reidy PT, Kelley JJ, McKenzie AI, Petrocelli JJ, Bridge MJ, Baird LM, Bastian ED, Ward LS, Howard MT, Drummond M (2021). Acute Effects of Cheddar Cheese Consumption on Circulating Amino Acids and Human Skeletal Muscle. Nutrients, 13, 614.
  49. Petrocelli JJ, McKenzie AI, Mahmassani ZS, Reidy PT, Stoddard GS, Poss A, Holland WL, Summers SA, Drummond M (2021). Ceramide Biomarkers Predictive of Cardiovascular Disease Risk Increase in Healthy Older Adults After Bed Rest. The journals of gerontology. Series A, Biological sciences and medical sciences, 75, 1663-1670.
  50. Eshima H, Siripoksup P, Mahmassani ZS, Johnson JM, Ferrara P, Verkerke A, Salcedo A, Drummond MJ, Funai (2021). Neutralizing mitochondrial ROS does not rescue muscle atrophy induced by hindlimb unloading in female mice. Journal of applied physiology, 129, 124-132.
  51. Petrocelli JJ, Drummond M (2020). PGC-1α-Targeted Therapeutic Approaches to Enhance Muscle Recovery in Aging. International journal of environmental research and public health, 17(22), 8650.
  52. Venturelli M, Schena F, Naro F, Reggiani C, Pereira Guimarães M, de Almeida Costa Campos Y, Costa Moreira O, Fernandes da Silva S, Silva Marques de Azevedo PH, Dixit A, Srivastav S, Hinkley JM, Seaborne RA, Viggars M, Sharples AP, Mahmassani ZS, Drummond MJ, Gondin (2020). Commentaries on Viewpoint: "Muscle memory" not mediated by myonuclear number? Secondary analysis of human detraining data. Journal of applied physiology (Bethesda, Md., 127, 1817-1820.
  53. Reidy PT, Mahmassani ZS, McKenzie AI, Petrocelli JJ, Summers SA, Drummond M (2020). Influence of Exercise Training on Skeletal Muscle Insulin Resistance in Aging: Spotlight on Muscle Ceramides. International journal of molecular sciences, 21, 1514.
  54. Reidy PT, McKenzie AI, Mahmassani ZS, Petrocelli JJ, Nelson DB, Lindsay CC, Gardner JE, Morrow VR, Keefe AC, Huffaker TB, Stoddard GJ, Kardon G, O'Connell RM, Drummond M (2020). Aging impairs mouse skeletal muscle macrophage polarization and muscle-specific abundance during recovery from disuse. American journal of physiology. Endocrinology and metabolism, 317(1), E85-E98.
  55. Mahmassani ZS, Reidy PT, McKenzie AI, Stubben C, Howard MT, Drummond M (2020). Disuse-induced insulin resistance susceptibility coincides with a dysregulated skeletal muscle metabolic transcriptome. Journal of applied physiology (Bethesda, Md., 126, 1419-1429.
  56. Reidy PT, Yonemura NM, Madsen JH, McKenzie AI, Mahmassani ZS, Rondina MT, Lin YK, Kaput K, Drummond M (2020). An accumulation of muscle macrophages is accompanied by altered insulin sensitivity after reduced activity and recovery. Acta physiologica (Oxford, England), 226(2), e13251.
  57. Mahmassani ZS, Reidy PT, McKenzie AI, Stubben C, Howard MT, Drummond M (2020). Age-dependent skeletal muscle transcriptome response to bed rest-induced atrophy. Journal of applied physiology (Bethesda, Md., 126(4), 894-902.
  58. Ekiz HA, Ramstead AG, Lee SH, Nelson MC, Bauer KM, Wallace JA, Hu R, Round JL, Rutter J, Drummond MJ, Rao DS, O'Connell R (2020). T Cell-Expressed microRNA-155 Reduces Lifespan in a Mouse Model of Age-Related Chronic Inflammation. Journal of immunology (Baltimore, Md., 204(8), 2064-2075.
  59. McKenzie AI, Reidy PT, Nelson DS, Mulvey JL, Yonemura NM, Petrocelli JJ, Mahmassani ZS, Tippetts TS, Summers SA, Funai K, Drummond M (2020). Pharmacological inhibition of TLR4 ameliorates muscle and liver ceramide content after disuse in previously physically active mice. American journal of physiology. Regulatory, integrative and comparative physiology, 318, R503-R511.
  60. Reidy PT, Dupont-Versteegden E, Drummond M (2020). Macrophage Regulation of Muscle Regrowth From Disuse in Aging. Exercise and sport sciences reviews, 47, 246-250.
  61. Heden TD, Johnson JM, Ferrara PJ, Eshima H, Verkerke ARP, Wentzler EJ, Siripoksup P, Narowski TM, Coleman CB, Lin CT, Ryan TE, Reidy PT, de Castro Brás LE, Karner CM, Burant CF, Maschek JA, Cox JE, Mashek DG, Kardon G, Boudina S, Zeczycki TN, Rutter J, Shaikh SR, Vance JE, Drummond MJ, Neufer PD, Funai (2020). Mitochondrial PE potentiates respiratory enzymes to amplify skeletal muscle aerobic capacity. Science advances, 5(9), eaax8352.
  62. Mahmassani ZS, Reidy PT, McKenzie AI, Petrocelli JJ, Matthews O, de Hart NM, Ferrara PJ, O'Connell RM, Funai K, Drummond M (2020). Absence of MyD88 from Skeletal Muscle Protects Female Mice from Inactivity-Induced Adiposity and Insulin Resistance. Obesity (Silver Spring, Md.), 28(4), 772-782.
  63. Briggs RA, Houck JR, LaStayo PC, Fritz JM, Drummond MJ, Marcus R (2019). High-Intensity Multimodal Resistance Training Improves Muscle Function, Symmetry during a Sit-to-Stand Task, and Physical Function Following Hip Fracture. The journal of nutrition, health & aging, 22(3), 431-438.
  64. Reidy PT, McKenzie AI, Mahmassani Z, Morrow VR, Yonemura NM, Hopkins PN, Marcus RL, Rondina MT, Lin YK, Drummond M (2019). Skeletal muscle ceramides and relationship with insulin sensitivity after 2 weeks of simulated sedentary behaviour and recovery in healthy older adults. The Journal of physiology, 596(21), 5217-5236.
  65. Runtsch MC, Nelson MC, Lee SH, Voth W, Alexander M, Hu R, Wallace J, Petersen C, Panic V, Villanueva CJ, Evason KJ, Bauer KM, Mosbruger T, Boudina S, Bronner M, Round JL, Drummond MJ, O'Connell R (2019). Anti-inflammatory microRNA-146a protects mice from diet-induced metabolic disease. PLoS genetics, 15(2), e1007970.
  66. Reidy PT, Lindsay CC, McKenzie AI, Fry CS, Supiano MA, Marcus RL, LaStayo PC, Drummond M (2019). Aging-related effects of bed rest followed by eccentric exercise rehabilitation on skeletal muscle macrophages and insulin sensitivity. Experimental gerontology, 107, 37-49.
  67. Briggs RA, Houck JR, Drummond MJ, Fritz JM, LaStayo PC, Marcus R (2019). Asymmetries Identified in Sit-to-Stand Task Explain Physical Function After Hip Fracture. Journal of geriatric physical therapy (2001), 41(4), 210-217.
  68. Briggs RA, Houck JR, Drummond MJ, Fritz JM, LaStayo PC, Marcus R (2018). Muscle Quality Improves with Extended High-Intensity Resistance Training after Hip Fracture. The Journal of frailty & aging, 7(1), 51-56.
  69. Reidy PT, McKenzie AI, Brunker P, Nelson DS, Barrows KM, Supiano M, LaStayo PC, Drummond M (2018). Neuromuscular Electrical Stimulation Combined with Protein Ingestion Preserves Thigh Muscle Mass But Not Muscle Function in Healthy Older Adults During 5 Days of Bed Rest. Rejuvenation research, 20(6), 449-461.
  70. Reidy PT, Fry CS, Dickinson JM, Drummond MJ, Rasmussen B (2018). Postexercise essential amino acid supplementation amplifies skeletal muscle satellite cell proliferation in older men 24 hours postexercise. Physiological reports, 5, e13269.
  71. Agergaard J, Bülow J, Jensen JK, Reitelseder S, Borno A, Drummond MJ, Schjerling P, Holm (2018). Effect of light-load resistance exercise on postprandial amino acid transporter expression in elderly men. Physiological reports, 5, 313444.
  72. Agergaard J, Bülow J, Jensen JK, Reitelseder S, Drummond MJ, Schjerling P, Scheike T, Serena A, Holm (2017). Light-load resistance exercise increases muscle protein synthesis and hypertrophy signaling in elderly men. American journal of physiology. Endocrinology and metabolism, 312, E326-E338.
  73. McKenzie AI, Briggs RA, Barrows KM, Nelson DS, Kwon OS, Hopkins PN, Higgins TF, Marcus RL, Drummond M (2017). A pilot study examining the impact of exercise training on skeletal muscle genes related to the TLR signaling pathway in older adults following hip fracture recovery. Journal of applied physiology (Bethesda, Md., 122(1), 68-75.
  74. Drummond MJ, Reidy P (2017). Leucine Differentially Regulates Gene-Specific Translation in Mouse Skeletal Muscle. The Journal of nutrition, 147(9), 1616-1623.
  75. Kwon OS, Nelson DS, Barrows KM, O'Connell RM, Drummond M (2017). Intramyocellular ceramides and skeletal muscle mitochondrial respiration are partially regulated by Toll-like receptor 4 during hindlimb unloading. American journal of physiology. Regulatory, integrative and comparative physiology, 311, R879-R887.
  76. Tanner RE, Brunker LB, Agergaard J, Barrows KM, Briggs RA, Kwon OS, Young LM, Hopkins PN, Volpi E, Marcus RL, LaStayo PC, Drummond M (2015). Age-related differences in lean mass, protein synthesis and skeletal muscle markers of proteolysis after bed rest and exercise rehabilitation. The Journal of physiology, 593(18), 4259-73.
  77. Kwon OS, Tanner RE, Barrows KM, Runtsch M, Symons JD, Jalili T, Bikman BT, McClain DA, O'Connell RM, Drummond M (2015). MyD88 regulates physical inactivity-induced skeletal muscle inflammation, ceramide biosynthesis signaling, and glucose intolerance. American journal of physiology. Endocrinology and metabolism, 309(1), E11-21.
  78. Markofski MM, Dickinson JM, Drummond MJ, Fry CS, Fujita S, Gundermann DM, Glynn EL, Jennings K, Paddon-Jones D, Reidy PT, Sheffield-Moore M, Timmerman KL, Rasmussen BB, Volpi (2015). Effect of age on basal muscle protein synthesis and mTORC1 signaling in a large cohort of young and older men and women. Experimental gerontology, 65, 1-7.
  79. Coble J, Schilder RJ, Berg A, Drummond MJ, Rasmussen BB, Kimball S (2015). Influence of ageing and essential amino acids on quantitative patterns of troponin T alternative splicing in human skeletal muscle. Applied physiology, nutrition, and metabolism = Physiologie appliquee, nutrition et metabolisme, 40(8), 788-796.
  80. Reidy P, Walker D, Dickinson J, Gundermann D, Drummond MJ, Timmerman K, Cope M, Mukherjea R, Jennings K, Volpi E, Rasmussen (2014). Soy-Dairy Protein Blend and Whey Protein Ingestion after Resistance Exercise Increases Amino Acid Transport and Transporter Expression in Human Skeletal Muscle. Journal of applied physiology (Bethesda, Md., 116, 1353-1364.
  81. Carlin MB, Tanner RE, Agergaard J, Jalili T, McClain DA, Drummond M (2014). Skeletal muscle Ras-related GTP binding B mRNA and protein expression is increased after essential amino acid ingestion in healthy humans. The Journal of nutrition, 144(9), 1409-14.
  82. Drummond MJ, Addison O, Brunker L, Hopkins PN, McClain DA, LaStayo PC, Marcus R (2014). Downregulation of E3 ubiquitin ligases and mitophagy-related genes in skeletal muscle of physically inactive, frail older women: a cross-sectional comparison. The journals of gerontology. Series A, Biological sciences and medical sciences, 69(8), 1040-8.
  83. Wing-Gaia SL, Gershenoff DC, Drummond MJ, Askew E (2014). Effect of leucine supplementation on fat free mass with prolonged hypoxic exposure during a 13-day trek to Everest Base Camp: a double-blind randomized study. Applied physiology, nutrition, and metabolism = Physiologie appliquee, nutrition et metabolisme, 39(3), 318-23.
  84. Dickinson JM, Gundermann DM, Walker DK, Reidy PT, Borack MS, Drummond MJ, Arora M, Volpi E, Rasmussen B (2014). Leucine-enriched amino acid ingestion after resistance exercise prolongs myofibrillar protein synthesis and amino acid transporter expression in older men. The Journal of nutrition, 144(11), 1694-702.
  85. Walker DK, Drummond MJ, Dickinson JM, Borack MS, Jennings K, Volpi E, Rasmussen B (2014). Insulin increases mRNA abundance of the amino acid transporter SLC7A5/LAT1 via an mTORC1-dependent mechanism in skeletal muscle cells. Physiological reports, 2(3), e00238.
  86. Addison O, Drummond MJ, LaStayo PC, Dibble LE, Wende AR, McClain DA, Marcus R (2014). Intramuscular fat and inflammation differ in older adults: the impact of frailty and inactivity. The journal of nutrition, health & aging, 18(5), 532-8.
  87. Drummond MJ, Timmerman KL, Markofski MM, Walker DK, Dickinson JM, Jamaluddin M, Brasier AR, Rasmussen BB, Volpi (2013). Short-term bed rest increases TLR4 and IL-6 expression in skeletal muscle of older adults. American journal of physiology. Regulatory, integrative and comparative physiology, 305(3), R216-23.
  88. Reidy PT, Walker DK, Dickinson JM, Gundermann DM, Drummond MJ, Timmerman KL, Fry CS, Borack MS, Cope MB, Mukherjea R, Jennings K, Volpi E, Rasmussen B (2013). Protein blend ingestion following resistance exercise promotes human muscle protein synthesis. The Journal of nutrition, 143(4), 410-6.
  89. Fry CS, Drummond MJ, Glynn EL, Dickinson JM, Gundermann DM, Timmerman KL, Walker DK, Volpi E, Rasmussen B (2013). Skeletal muscle autophagy and protein breakdown following resistance exercise are similar in younger and older adults. The journals of gerontology. Series A, Biological sciences and medical sciences, 68(5), 599-607.
  90. Dickinson JM, Drummond MJ, Coben JR, Volpi E, Rasmussen B (2013). Aging differentially affects human skeletal muscle amino acid transporter expression when essential amino acids are ingested after exercise. Clinical nutrition (Edinburgh, Scotland), 32(2), 273-80.
  91. Glynn EL, Fry CS, Timmerman KL, Drummond MJ, Volpi E, Rasmussen B (2013). Addition of carbohydrate or alanine to an essential amino acid mixture does not enhance human skeletal muscle protein anabolism. The Journal of nutrition, 143(3), 307-14.
  92. Dickinson JM, Drummond MJ, Fry CS, Gundermann DM, Walker DK, Timmerman KL, Volpi E, Rasmussen B (2013). Rapamycin does not affect post-absorptive protein metabolism in human skeletal muscle. Metabolism, 62(1), 144-51.
  93. Fry CS, Drummond MJ, Lujan HL, DiCarlo SE, Rasmussen B (2012). Paraplegia increases skeletal muscle autophagy. Muscle & nerve, 46(5), 793-8.
  94. Timmerman KL, Dhanani S, Glynn EL, Fry CS, Drummond MJ, Jennings K, Rasmussen BB, Volpi (2012). A moderate acute increase in physical activity enhances nutritive flow and the muscle protein anabolic response to mixed nutrient intake in older adults. The American journal of clinical nutrition, 95(6), 1403-12.
  95. Drummond MJ, Dickinson JM, Fry CS, Walker DK, Gundermann DM, Reidy PT, Timmerman KL, Markofski MM, Paddon-Jones D, Rasmussen BB, Volpi (2012). Bed rest impairs skeletal muscle amino acid transporter expression, mTORC1 signaling, and protein synthesis in response to essential amino acids in older adults. American journal of physiology. Endocrinology and metabolism, 302(9), E1113-22.
  96. Gundermann DM, Fry CS, Dickinson JM, Walker DK, Timmerman KL, Drummond MJ, Volpi E, Rasmussen B (2012). Reactive hyperemia is not responsible for stimulating muscle protein synthesis following blood flow restriction exercise. Journal of applied physiology (Bethesda, Md., 112(9), 1520-8.
  97. Walker DK, Fry CS, Drummond MJ, Dickinson JM, Timmerman KL, Gundermann DM, Jennings K, Volpi E, Rasmussen B (2012). PAX7+ satellite cells in young and older adults following resistance exercise. Muscle & nerve, 46(1), 51-9.
  98. Drummond MJ, Fry CS, Glynn EL, Timmerman KL, Dickinson JM, Walker DK, Gundermann DM, Volpi E, Rasmussen B (2011). Skeletal muscle amino acid transporter expression is increased in young and older adults following resistance exercise. Journal of applied physiology (Bethesda, Md., 111(1), 135-42.
  99. Fry CS, Drummond MJ, Glynn EL, Dickinson JM, Gundermann DM, Timmerman KL, Walker DK, Dhanani S, Volpi E, Rasmussen B (2011). Aging impairs contraction-induced human skeletal muscle mTORC1 signaling and protein synthesis. Skeletal muscle, 1(1), 11.
  100. Dickinson JM, Fry CS, Drummond MJ, Gundermann DM, Walker DK, Glynn EL, Timmerman KL, Dhanani S, Volpi E, Rasmussen B (2011). Mammalian target of rapamycin complex 1 activation is required for the stimulation of human skeletal muscle protein synthesis by essential amino acids. The Journal of nutrition, 141(5), 856-62.
  101. Drummond MJ, McCarthy JJ, Sinha M, Spratt HM, Volpi E, Esser KA, Rasmussen B (2011). Aging and microRNA expression in human skeletal muscle: a microarray and bioinformatics analysis. Physiological genomics, 43(10), 595-603.
  102. Glynn EL, Fry CS, Drummond MJ, Timmerman KL, Dhanani S, Volpi E, Rasmussen B (2010). Excess leucine intake enhances muscle anabolic signaling but not net protein anabolism in young men and women. The Journal of nutrition, 140(11), 1970-6.
  103. Timmerman KL, Lee JL, Fujita S, Dhanani S, Dreyer HC, Fry CS, Drummond MJ, Sheffield-Moore M, Rasmussen BB, Volpi (2010). Pharmacological vasodilation improves insulin-stimulated muscle protein anabolism but not glucose utilization in older adults. Diabetes, 59(11), 2764-71.
  104. Timmerman KL, Lee JL, Dreyer HC, Dhanani S, Glynn EL, Fry CS, Drummond MJ, Sheffield-Moore M, Rasmussen BB, Volpi (2010). Insulin stimulates human skeletal muscle protein synthesis via an indirect mechanism involving endothelial-dependent vasodilation and mammalian target of rapamycin complex 1 signaling. The Journal of clinical endocrinology and metabolism, 95(8), 3848-57.
  105. Glynn EL, Fry CS, Drummond MJ, Dreyer HC, Dhanani S, Volpi E, Rasmussen B (2010). Muscle protein breakdown has a minor role in the protein anabolic response to essential amino acid and carbohydrate intake following resistance exercise. American journal of physiology. Regulatory, integrative and comparative physiology, 299(2), R533-40.
  106. Drummond MJ, Glynn EL, Fry CS, Timmerman KL, Volpi E, Rasmussen B (2010). An increase in essential amino acid availability upregulates amino acid transporter expression in human skeletal muscle. American journal of physiology. Endocrinology and metabolism, 298(5), E1011-8.
  107. Drummond MJ, Conlee RK, Mack GW, Sudweeks S, Schaalje GB, Parcell A (2010). Myogenic regulatory factor response to resistance exercise volume in skeletal muscle. European journal of applied physiology, 108(4), 771-8.
  108. Dreyer HC, Fujita S, Glynn EL, Drummond MJ, Volpi E, Rasmussen B (2010). Resistance exercise increases leg muscle protein synthesis and mTOR signalling independent of sex. Acta physiologica (Oxford, England), 199(1), 71-81.
  109. Fry CS, Glynn EL, Drummond MJ, Timmerman KL, Fujita S, Abe T, Dhanani S, Volpi E, Rasmussen B (2010). Blood flow restriction exercise stimulates mTORC1 signaling and muscle protein synthesis in older men. Journal of applied physiology (Bethesda, Md., 108(5), 1199-209.
  110. Drummond MJ, Glynn EL, Fry CS, Dhanani S, Volpi E, Rasmussen B (2009). Essential amino acids increase microRNA-499, -208b, and -23a and downregulate myostatin and myocyte enhancer factor 2C mRNA expression in human skeletal muscle. The Journal of nutrition, 139(12), 2279-84.
  111. Fujita S, Dreyer HC, Drummond MJ, Glynn EL, Volpi E, Rasmussen B (2009). Essential amino acid and carbohydrate ingestion before resistance exercise does not enhance postexercise muscle protein synthesis. Journal of applied physiology (Bethesda, Md., 106(5), 1730-9.
  112. Drummond MJ, Fry CS, Glynn EL, Dreyer HC, Dhanani S, Timmerman KL, Volpi E, Rasmussen B (2009). Rapamycin administration in humans blocks the contraction-induced increase in skeletal muscle protein synthesis. The Journal of physiology, 587(Pt 7), 1535-46.
  113. Drummond MJ, Miyazaki M, Dreyer HC, Pennings B, Dhanani S, Volpi E, Esser KA, Rasmussen B (2009). Expression of growth-related genes in young and older human skeletal muscle following an acute stimulation of protein synthesis. Journal of applied physiology (Bethesda, Md., 106(4), 1403-11.
  114. Drummond MJ, McCarthy JJ, Fry CS, Esser KA, Rasmussen B (2008). Aging differentially affects human skeletal muscle microRNA expression at rest and after an anabolic stimulus of resistance exercise and essential amino acids. American journal of physiology. Endocrinology and metabolism, 295(6), E1333-40.
  115. Drummond MJ, Bell JA, Fujita S, Dreyer HC, Glynn EL, Volpi E, Rasmussen B (2008). Amino acids are necessary for the insulin-induced activation of mTOR/S6K1 signaling and protein synthesis in healthy and insulin resistant human skeletal muscle. Clinical nutrition (Edinburgh, Scotland), 27(3), 447-56.
  116. Drummond MJ, Dreyer HC, Pennings B, Fry CS, Dhanani S, Dillon EL, Sheffield-Moore M, Volpi E, Rasmussen B (2008). Skeletal muscle protein anabolic response to resistance exercise and essential amino acids is delayed with aging. Journal of applied physiology (Bethesda, Md., 104(5), 1452-61.
  117. Drummond MJ, Fujita S, Abe T, Dreyer HC, Volpi E, Rasmussen B (2008). Human muscle gene expression following resistance exercise and blood flow restriction. Medicine and science in sports and exercise, 40(4), 691-8.
  118. Drummond MJ, Glynn EL, Lujan HL, Dicarlo SE, Rasmussen B (2008). Gene and protein expression associated with protein synthesis and breakdown in paraplegic skeletal muscle. Muscle & nerve, 37(4), 505-13.
  119. Glynn EL, Lujan HL, Kramer VJ, Drummond MJ, DiCarlo SE, Rasmussen B (2008). A chronic increase in physical activity inhibits fed-state mTOR/S6K1 signaling and reduces IRS-1 serine phosphorylation in rat skeletal muscle. Applied physiology, nutrition, and metabolism = Physiologie appliquee, nutrition et metabolisme, 33(1), 93-101.
  120. Dreyer HC, Drummond MJ, Pennings B, Fujita S, Glynn EL, Chinkes DL, Dhanani S, Volpi E, Rasmussen B (2008). Leucine-enriched essential amino acid and carbohydrate ingestion following resistance exercise enhances mTOR signaling and protein synthesis in human muscle. American journal of physiology. Endocrinology and metabolism, 294(2), E392-400.
  121. Dreyer HC, Drummond MJ, Glynn EL, Fujita S, Chinkes DL, Volpi E, Rasmussen B (2008). Resistance exercise increases human skeletal muscle AS160/TBC1D4 phosphorylation in association with enhanced leg glucose uptake during postexercise recovery. Journal of applied physiology (Bethesda, Md., 105(6), 1967-74.
  122. Fujita S, Dreyer HC, Drummond MJ, Glynn EL, Cadenas JG, Yoshizawa F, Volpi E, Rasmussen B (2007). Nutrient signalling in the regulation of human muscle protein synthesis. The Journal of physiology, 582(Pt 2), 813-23.
  123. Fujita S, Abe T, Drummond MJ, Cadenas JG, Dreyer HC, Sato Y, Volpi E, Rasmussen B (2007). Blood flow restriction during low-intensity resistance exercise increases S6K1 phosphorylation and muscle protein synthesis. Journal of applied physiology, 103(3), 903-10.
  124. Fujita S, Rasmussen BB, Cadenas JG, Drummond MJ, Glynn EL, Sattler FR, Volpi (2007). Aerobic exercise overcomes the age-related insulin resistance of muscle protein metabolism by improving endothelial function and Akt/mammalian target of rapamycin signaling. Diabetes, 56(6), 1615-22.
  125. Woolstenhulme MT, Conlee RK, Drummond MJ, Stites AW, Parcell A (2006). Temporal response of desmin and dystrophin proteins to progressive resistance exercise in human skeletal muscle. Journal of applied physiology, 100(6), 1876-82.
  126. West SA, Drummond MJ, Vanness JM, Ciccolella M (2005). Blood lactate and metabolic responses to controlled frequency breathing during graded swimming. Journal of strength and conditioning research, 19(4), 772-6.
  127. Parcell AC, Sawyer RD, Drummond MJ, O'Neil B, Miller N, Woolstenhulme M (2005). Single-fiber MHC polymorphic expression is unaffected by sprint cycle training. Medicine and science in sports and exercise, 37(7), 1133-7.
  128. Drummond MJ, Vehrs PR, Schaalje GB, Parcell A (2005). Aerobic and resistance exercise sequence affects excess postexercise oxygen consumption. Journal of strength and conditioning research, 19(2), 332-7.
  129. Woolstenhulme MT, Jutte LS, Drummond MJ, Parcell A (2005). Desmin increases with high-intensity concentric contractions in humans. Muscle & nerve, 31(1), 20-4.
  130. Parcell AC, Drummond MJ, Christopherson ED, Hoyt GL, Cherry J (2004). Glycemic and insulinemic responses to protein supplements. Journal of the American Dietetic Association, 104(12), 1800-4.

Review

  1. Zabriskie HA, Drummond MJ, Nygaard IE, Swenson C (2025). Older maternal age at first delivery as a risk factor for pelvic organ prolapse: what we know. American journal of obstetrics and gynecology, 232(6), 499-505.
  2. Fennel ZJ, O'Connell RM, Drummond M (2025). Macrophage immunometabolism: emerging targets for regrowth in aging muscle. American journal of physiology. Endocrinology and metabolism, 328(2), E186-E197.
  3. Thalacker-Mercer AE, Drummond M (2014). The importance of dietary protein for muscle health in inactive, hospitalized older adults. Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences, 1328, 1-9.
  4. Drummond MJ, Marcus RL, Lastayo P (2012). Targeting anabolic impairment in response to resistance exercise in older adults with mobility impairments: potential mechanisms and rehabilitation approaches. Journal of aging research, 2012, 486930.
  5. Walker DK, Dickinson JM, Timmerman KL, Drummond MJ, Reidy PT, Fry CS, Gundermann DM, Rasmussen B (2011). Exercise, amino acids, and aging in the control of human muscle protein synthesis. Medicine and science in sports and exercise, 43(12), 2249-58.
  6. Drummond MJ, Dreyer HC, Fry CS, Glynn EL, Rasmussen B (2009). Nutritional and contractile regulation of human skeletal muscle protein synthesis and mTORC1 signaling. Journal of applied physiology (Bethesda, Md., 106(4), 1374-84.
  7. Drummond MJ, Rasmussen B (2008). Leucine-enriched nutrients and the regulation of mammalian target of rapamycin signalling and human skeletal muscle protein synthesis. Current opinion in clinical nutrition and metabolic care, 11(3), 222-6.

Book Chapter

  1. Drummond MJ, Rasmussen B (2011). Human muscle protein metabolism in relation to exercise and aging: potential therapeutic applications.

Commentary

  1. Drummond M (2010). MicroRNAs and exercise-induced skeletal muscle adaptations. The Journal of physiology, 588(Pt 20), 3849-50.

Editorial

  1. Schlesinger N, Drummond M, Abdul-Sater (2025). Of Mice and Men: Gout and Exercise. International journal of rheumatic diseases, 28(2), e70135.
  2. Drummond M (2015). A practical dietary strategy to maximize the anabolic response to protein in aging muscle. The journals of gerontology. Series A, Biological sciences and medical sciences, 70(1), 55-6.

Letter

  1. Trinity JD, Drummond MJ, Fermoyle C, McKenzie AI, Supiano MA, Richardson R (2022). Reply to Horn et al. Journal of applied physiology (Bethesda, Md., 133(2), 322.

Abstract

  1. Dickinson, J (2013).
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  4. Drummond, M (2013).
  5. Gershenoff, D (2013).
  6. Dickinson, J (2013).
  7. Walker, D (2012).
  8. Dickinson, J (2012).
  9. Reidy, P (2012).
  10. Reidy, P (2012).
  11. Dickinson, J (2012).
  12. Dickinson, J (2012).
  13. Drummond, M (2012).
  14. Walker, D (2011).
  15. Drummond, M (2011).
  16. Walker, D (2010).