Randall W Bryner , EdD

Assoc Prof, Chairperson for Division of Exercise Physiology

Organization:

West Virginia University School of Medicine

Department:

Human Performance - Exercise Physiology

Classification:

Faculty

• BS, Biology, Eastern Nazarene College, Wollaston, MA, 1984
• MS, Reproductive Physiology, West Virginia University, Morgantown, WV, 1987
• EdD, Exercise Physiology, West Virginia University, Morgantown, WV, 1992

• 2006 Frisbee, J.C., J. B Samora, J. Peterson, and R.W. Bryner. Exercise training blunts microvascular rarefaction in the metabolic syndrome. Am J Physiol Cir Physiol 291: H2483-H2492, 2006
• 2005 Siu, P.M., R.W. BRYNER, Z. Murlasitsz and S.E. Alway. Response of XIAP, ARC, and FLIP apoptotic suppressors to 8 weeks of treadmill running in rat heart and skeletal muscle. J. Appl. Physiol. 99(1):204-209.
• 2004 Siu, P.M., R.W. BRYNER, J.K. Martyn and S.E. Alway. Apoptotic adaptations from exercise training in skeletal and cardiac muscles. FASEB J 18(10): 1150-1152.
• 2004 Siu, P.M., D.A. Donley, R.W. BRYNER and S.E. Alway. Myogenin and oxidative enzyme gene expression levels are elevated in rat soleus muscles after endurance training J. Appl. Physiol 97:277-285.
• 2004 BRYNER, R.W., D.R. Riggs, D.A. Donley, J.S. White, I. Ullrich, R.A. Yeater, D.L. Lamm. Effects of exercise training with and without BCG immunotherapy on the growth and metastasis of transplanted prostate cancer in rats. J .Exer. Physiol. online; 7(3):75-83).
• 2004 BRYNER, R., D. Donley, R. Cutlip, O. Wirth, and S. Alway. Effects of a single downhill treadmill running bout on uncoupling protein 3 mRNA expression. Int. J. Sports Med., 25: 433-437.
• 2003 Siu, P.M., D.A. Donley, R.W. BRYNER, S.E. Alway. Citrate synthase expression and enzyme activity after endurance training in skeletal and cardiac muscles. J. Appl. Physiol. 94:555-560.
• 2001 Perna, F. And R.W. BRYNER. Immune System Disorders and Exercise. In Medical Aspects of Sport and Exercise. Editors. Mostofsky and Zaichkowsky.
• 2000 Norman, T.L., G. Bradley-Popovich, N. Clovis, R. G. Cutlip, and R.W. BRYNER. Aerobic exercise as a countermeasure for microgravity-induced bone loss and muscle atrophy in a rat hindlimb suspension model. J. Av., Space, and Environ. Med. 71:593-598.
• 2000 Hornsby, W.G. and R.W. BRYNER. Clinical Exercise Physiology. 2000. In Brown: Introduction to Exercise Science.- First ed., Williams and Wilkins, Baltimore, MD.
• 2000 Chetlin, R.D., R. Yeater, I. Ullrich, W. Guyton Hornsby, C. Malanga, R. BRYNER. The effect of ornithine alpha-ketoglutarate (OKG) on healthy, weight trained men. J. Exerc. Phys., (online) Vol3 Numb. 4.
• 1999 BRYNER, R.W., I.H. Ullrich, J. Sauers, D. Donley, G. Hornsby, M. Kolar, R. Yeater. Effects of resistance versus aerobic training combined with an 800 calorie liquid diet on lean body mass and resting metabolic rate. J. Amer. Col. Nutri., 18(1):115-121.
• 1999 Perna, F.M., R.W. BRYNER, D. Donley, M. Kolar, I. Ullrich, G. Hornsby, J. Sauers, R. Yeater. The effect of diet and exercise on quality of life and fitness parameters among obese individuals. J. Exerc. Phys. (online) Vol 2 Numb. 2
• 1999 Lamm, D.D., D.R. Riggs, D. Donley, J. White, R. Yeater, and R.W. BRYNER BCG immunotherapy significantly prolongs survival of animals with prostate cancer. Prostate J. 1(4): 190-194.

ACADEMIC AWARDS AND HONORS:

• Elected to Who's Who Among America's Teachers, 1996, 2004, 2005
• Nominated for WVU School of Medicine 2004, 2005, and 2006 Distinguished Teacher Award

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:

• 8/1992 - 05/1993 Visiting Assistant Professor, West Virginia University, Division of Health Promotion
• 8/1993 - 07/1998 Assistant Professor, West Virginia University, Department of Medicine, Division of Exercise Physiology
• 07/1999 - present Associate Professor, West Virginia University, Department of Human Performance, Division of Exercise Physiology
• 08/2005 - present Director for Undergraduate Education; Professional Scholars Program Coordinator
• 08/2005-present Exercise Physiology Honors Program Director
• 08/2007-present Vice Chair, Division of Exercise Physiology

ABSTRACTS:

• 2007 J.M. Peterson, R.W. BRYNER , S.E. Always. Effects of hyperglycemia and long chain free fatty acids on myogenic regulatory factors. (Presented at the 2007 Experimental Biology Meetings)
• 2007 J. M. Peterson, R.W. BRYNER, S Mannan, J Frisbee, S Always. The Effects of Obesity and Exercise on Myogenic Regulatory Factors. (Presented at the 2007 Experimental Biology Meetings)
• 2006 Peterson, J. M., R.W. BRYNER, P.M. Siu, S.E. Alway. Smaller muscle mass in obese Zucker rats is not caused by mitochondrial-associated apoptosis in skeletal muscle. Submitted for presentation to the 2006 national meeting of the American College of Sports Medicine (Denver, Colorado)
• 2006 Peterson, J. M., R.W. BRYNER, E.E. Pistilli, J.R. Jachson,, D.C. Butler, P.M. Siu, S.E. Alway. Influence of myogenic regulatory factors on muscle mass of obese Zucker rats. Submitted for presentation to the 2006 national meeting of Experimental Biology (San Diego, California). Submitted for presentation to the 2006 national meeting of Experimental Biology (San Diago, California).
• 2006 Frisbee, J.C., J. Peterson, M.R. James, J. Balch Samora, R.W. BRYNER. Chronic exercise training improves vascular function and microvessel density in skeletal muscle of obese Zucker rats. Submitted for presentation to the 2006 national meeting of Experimental Biology (San Diego, California). Submitted for presentation to the 2006 national meeting of Experimental Biology (San Diago, California).
• 2006 R.W. BRYNER, J.P. Peterson, P.M. Siu, S.E. Alway. Smaller Muscle Mass in Obese Zucker Rats is not Caused by Mitochondrial-Associated Apoptosis in Skeletal Muscle. Med. Sci Sports Exerc. 38: S282. (Presented at the 2006 ACSM National Meeting, May 30-June 3)
• 2006 J.M. Peterson, R.W. BRYNER, E.E. Pistilli, J.R. Jackson, D.C. Butler, P.M. Siu, S.E. Alway. Influence of Myogenic Regulatory Factors on Muscle Mass of Obese Zucker Rats. (Presented at the 2006 Experimental Biology Meetings).
• 2006 J.C. Frisbee, J. Peterson, M.R. James, J. Balch Samora and R.W. BRYNER. Chronic Exercise Training Improves Vascular Function and Microvessel Density in Skeletal Muscle of Obese Zucker Rats (Presented at 2006 Experimental Biology Meetings)
• 2006 A. Sindler, S. Morgan, R. Reyes, S. Hileman, J. Peterson, R.W. BRYNER, J. Frisbee, J. Delp. Chronic Exercise Training Increases Insulin Sensitivity in Obese Zucker Rats Potentially via Hypothalamic Adiponectin Receptor 1. (Presented at the 2006 ACSM Conference on Integrative Physiology of Exercise from Sept 27-30, 2006.)
• 2005 BRYNER, R.W, J. Peterson, I. Hall, O. Wirth. Voluntary resistance exercise training with obese and lean Zucker rats. Med. Sci. Sports Exerc 37 (5): S189.
• 2005 Peterson, J. M., R.W. BRYNER, O. Wirth, S.E. Alway. Effects of body weight resistance training on GLUT4 expression in obese and lean Zucker rats. Med. Sci. Sports Exerc 37 (5): S188.
• 2005 Siu, P.M., R.W. BRYNER, E.E. Pistilli, Z. Murlastis, D.C. Butler, S.E. Alway. Anti-apoptotic effect of endurance training in skeletal muscle and heart involves modulation of apoptotic suppressors. Med. Sci. Sports Exerc 37 (5): S245.
• 2004 Siu, P.M., R.W. BRYNER, J.K. Martyn and S.E. Alway. Attenuated Apoptosis in Skeletal and Cardiac Muscles After Exercise. FASEB J.
• 2004 J.M. Peterson, R.W. BRYNER, and S.E. Alway. Effects of Chronic Aerobic Exercise on Skeletal Muscle Uncoupling Protein 3. Med. Sci. Sports Exerc. [Suppl.].
• 2003 Siu, P.M., R.W. BRYNER, D.A. Donley, D. Riggs and S.E. Alway. Effect of endurance training on apoptotic markers in skeletal and heart muscles Med. Sci. Sports Exerc. [Suppl.].
• 2002 Donley, D.A. R.W. BRYNER, D.R. Riggs, B. Jackson, J.S. White, P.M. Siu, J.G. Langley and S.E. Alway. Effects of acute and chronic aerobic exercise on skeletal muscle uncoupling protein 3 mRNA expression. FASEB J.
• 2002 D. Donley, R.W. BRYNER, D. Riggs, B. Jackson, J. White, P. Siu, J. Langley, S. Alway. Relationship between skeletal muscle uncoupling protein 3 mRNA and aerobic fitness. Med. Sci. Sports Exerc. 34(5): S78.
• 2002 J. Langley, R.W. BRYNER, D. Donley, J. White, D. Riggs, and S. Alway. A comparison of citrate synthase activity and VO2 Peak in aerobically trained rats. Med. Sci. Sports Exerc. 34(5): S79.
• 2002 P. Siu, R.W. BRYNER, D. Donley, J. White, D. Riggs, B. Jackson, and S. Alway. 2002. Transcriptional expression of myogen and oxidative enzymes in fast and slow skeletal muscles of endurance trained rats. Med. Sci. Sports Exerc. 34(5): S187.
• 2001 Donley, D.A., S.E. Alway, R.W. BRYNER, R.G. Cutlipp, R. Miller. Effects of downhill treadmill running on uncoupling protein 3 expression in skeletal muscle. Med. Sci. Sports Exerc. 33(5): S66.
• 2000 Donley, D.A., R.W. BRYNER, S.A. Alway. Expression of uncoupling protein 3 in hypertrophied rat muscles. The Physiologist. 43 (4).

TEACHING:

• EEXPH 240: Medical Terminology (Undergraduate)
• EXPH 365: Exercise Physiology I (Undergraduate)
• EXPH 365: Honors Exercise Physiology (Undergraduate)
• EXPH 567: Exercise Physiology II (Graduate)
• EXPH 460: Pathophysiology (Undergraduate/Graduate)