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Dr. Baker received his Ph.D. degree in Biochemistry from
the University of London in 1984. He carried out his postdoctoral
training in Cardiothoracic Surgery at the Medical College
of Wisconsin where, in 1987, he joined the faculty. Dr. Baker
is currently Professor of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Pharmacology
& Toxicology, and Biochemistry. Dr. Baker is also an investigator
at the Children's Research Institute at Children's Hospital
of Wisconsin. He has authored over 60 publications in cardiovascular
disease basic research and has presented the results of his
studies at national and international meetings.
Dr. Baker has been awarded over 35 grants, and his current
and past sources of funding include the National Institutes
of Health, the American Heart Association, Ronald McDonald
Children's Charities, the Culpeper Foundation and the pharmaceutical
industry.
Dr. Baker's research program has the potential to change
the landscape for the treatment of heart disease. He has developed
innovative approaches to the treatment of cardiovascular disease,
reflecting his commitment to translational research.
Professor Baker's research program serves as a nexus to translate
basic science discoveries into clinical applications at the
Medical College of Wisconsin and Children's Hospital of Wisconsin.
Dr. Baker has developed and maintained strong collaborations
between basic scientists and clinicians to translate laboratory
findings made in his Medical College of Wisconsin-based space
into clinical applications. He has achieved this through extensive
interactions and collaborations with basic scientists and
clinicians.
Scientific Contributions:
- Published key articles on the molecular mechanisms underlying
adaptation of the immature heart to hypoxia and resistance
to ischemia-reperfusion in Circulation, Proceedings of
the National Academy of Sciences USA and the Journal of
Biological Chemistry.
- Published key articles on the intracellular pathways responsible
for the protection of the ischemic heart by thrombopoietin
and erythropoietin in Cardiovascular Research, Basic
Research in Cardiology, and Journal of Cardiovascular Pharmacology.
- Over 80 publications including articles,
proceedings and book chapters, and over 30 oral presentations
at national and international meetings.
Scientific/Professional Activities:
- Faculty member at the Medical College of Wisconsin since
1986 and promoted to Professor with Tenure in 2002.
- Mentor to post doctoral fellows at the Medical College
of Wisconsin since 1992.
Academic Appointments:
- Member of the Editorial Board for American Journal
of Physiology: Heart and Circulatory Physiology (1999-Present);
Journal of Molecular and Cellular Cardiology (2003
- 2008)
- Internal examiner for PhD students at Medical College
of Wisconsin (2000-2010).
- Permanent member of National Institutes of Health study
section (2004-2007).
- Reviewer of papers published in over fifteen journals.
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