Heather Cornnell, PhD
Research Scientist Imaging
Translational Research
Overview
Dr. Heather Cornnell is the Senior Research Scientist who heads the Research Imaging Core at the TRI. She has advanced degrees in Chemistry, Chemical Engineering and Biomedical Engineering, with a specialization in Image Processing and Analyses from the University of Florida. She started at the TRI in 2011 after completing a postdoctoral fellowship at the Moffitt Cancer Research Institute in imaging animal models of cancer. As one of the original members of the TRI team, she has developed and optimized the MRI, DEXA and Fibroscan acquisition and quality procedures for the core, including multinuclear spectroscopy, MR image se
Articles
Weight Loss and Exercise Differentially Affect Insulin Sensitivity, Body Composition, Cardiorespiratory Fitness, and Muscle Strength in Older Adults With Obesity: A Randomized Controlled Trial
JOURNALS OF GERONTOLOGY SERIES A-BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES AND MEDICAL SCIENCES
2021
Development of a Device-to-Image Registration Free Needle Guide for Magnetic Resonance Imaging-Guided Targeted Prostate Biopsy
JOURNAL OF MEDICAL DEVICES-TRANSACTIONS OF THE ASME
2020
Older adults with sarcopenia have distinct skeletal muscle phosphodiester, phosphocreatine, and phospholipid profiles
AGING CELL
2020
Endurance training remodels skeletal muscle phospholipid composition and increases intrinsic mitochondrial respiration in men with Type 2 diabetes
PHYSIOLOGICAL GENOMICS
2019
Exercise Response Variations in Skeletal Muscle PCr Recovery Rate and Insulin Sensitivity Relate to Muscle Epigenomic Profiles in Individuals With Type 2 Diabetes
DIABETES CARE
2018
Physical activity unveils the relationship between mitochondrial energetics, muscle quality, and physical function in older adults
JOURNAL OF CACHEXIA SARCOPENIA AND MUSCLE
2018
Skeletal muscle overexpression of nicotinamide phosphoribosyl transferase in mice coupled with voluntary exercise augments exercise endurance
MOLECULAR METABOLISM
2018
Effects of 12 Months of Caloric Restriction on Muscle Mitochondrial Function in Healthy Individuals
JOURNAL OF CLINICAL ENDOCRINOLOGY & METABOLISM
2017
Differences in Mitochondrial Coupling Reveal a Novel Signature of Mitohormesis in Muscle of Healthy Individuals
JOURNAL OF CLINICAL ENDOCRINOLOGY & METABOLISM
2016
MR Imaging Biomarkers to Monitor Early Response to Hypoxia-Activated Prodrug TH-302 in Pancreatic Cancer Xenografts
PloS one
2016
Education & Training
Education
University of Florida, Gainesville, FL
Specialty
Chemical/Biomedical Engineering