Michael J. Brennick, Ph.D.
Michael J. Brennick, Ph.D.
Research Assistant Professor of Medicine
Department: Medicine
Contact information
Center for Sleep and Circadian Neurobiology
University of Pennsylvania
3624 Market St., Suite 205
Philadelphia, PA 19104
University of Pennsylvania
3624 Market St., Suite 205
Philadelphia, PA 19104
Office: 215-823-5800 x6531
Lab: 215-662-6678
Lab: 215-662-6678
Email:
brennick@mail.med.upenn.edu
brennick@mail.med.upenn.edu
Publications
Education:
A.S. (Liberal Arts/Math Science)
Westchester Community College, Valhalla, NY, 1976.
B.S.E. (Chemical Engineering)
University of Connecticut, Storrs, CT, 1979.
Ph.D. (Biomedical Engineering)
Rutgers University & UMDNJ (Joint Degree), New Brunswick, NJ, 1994.
Permanent linkA.S. (Liberal Arts/Math Science)
Westchester Community College, Valhalla, NY, 1976.
B.S.E. (Chemical Engineering)
University of Connecticut, Storrs, CT, 1979.
Ph.D. (Biomedical Engineering)
Rutgers University & UMDNJ (Joint Degree), New Brunswick, NJ, 1994.
Selected Publications
Brennick, M. J., Kuna, S. T., Pickup, S., Cater, J., Schwab, R. J.: Respiratory modulation of the pharyngeal airway in lean and obese mice. Respir Physiol Neurobiol 175(2): 296-302, 2011.Brennick, M. J., Shinde, S., Kim, D., Delikatny, J., Schwab, R.: Increased tongue muscle fat in obese vs. lean Zucker rats by in-vivo magnetic resonance spectroscopy. Am J Respir Crit Care Med 183: A3680, 2011.
Brennick, M. J., Shinde, S. A., Pickup, S., Schwab, R., Kuna, S. T.: Pharyngeal volume at static applied pressures in obese Zucker rats is reduced compared to lean age-matched littermates. Sleep 33: A18, 2010.
Brennick, M. J., Pack, A. I., Ko, K., Kim, E., Pickup, S., Maislin, G., and Schwab, R. J.: Altered upper airway and soft tissue structures in the New Zealand obese mouse. Am J Respir Crit Care Med 179: 158-169, 2009.
Xu, C., Brennick, M. J., Wootton, D. M.: Modeling upper airway collapse by a finite element model with regional tissue properties. Medical Engineering and Physics 31: 1343-1348, 2009.
Brennick, M.J., Pack, A.I., Pickup, S., Schwab, R.J.: Cine-MRI shows airway inspiratory and expiratory compromise in New Zealand obese mice. Am J Respir Crit Care Med 175: A754, 2007.
Brennick, M. J., Gefter, W. B., Margulies, S. S.: Mechanical effects of genioglossus muscle stimulation on the pharyngeal airway by MRI in cats. Respir Physiol Neurobiol 156(2): 154-164, 2007.
Ko, K., Pack, A., Schwab, R. J., Pickup, S., Zhang, K., Chmielewski, L., Peters, L. L., Svenson, K. L., Paigen, B. J., Galante, R., Brennick, M. J.: MRI of NZO and NZW mice, identification of a mouse strain with a compromised upper airway and increased parapharyngeal fat. Proceedings Am Thoracic Society 3: A315, 2006.
Brennick, M. J., Pickup, S., Cater, J. R., Kuna, S. T.: Phasic respiratory pharyngeal mechanics by magnetic resonance imaging in lean and obese Zucker rats. Am J Respir Crit Care Med 173(9): 1031-1037, 2006.
Xu, C., Brennick, M. J., Wootton, D. M.: Image-based three-dimensional finite element modeling approach for upper airway mechanics. IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology, 27th Annual Conference Proceedings Page: 2587-2590, September 2005.