Daniel M. Hirai
- Assistant Professor, Department of Health and Kinesiology
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Education
PhD - Kansas State University - Physiology - 2012
PhD - Kansas State University - Physiology - 2012
Research Interests
Exercise intolerance in heart failure patients, pharmacological and non-pharmacological interventions to improve skeletal muscle microvascular hemodynamics and oxygenation.
Exercise intolerance in heart failure patients, pharmacological and non-pharmacological interventions to improve skeletal muscle microvascular hemodynamics and oxygenation.
Teaching Interests
Exercise physiology, skeletal muscle, oxygen transport
Exercise physiology, skeletal muscle, oxygen transport
Selected Grants
2022 - American Heart Association (AHA) Innovative Project Award
2022 - Ralph W. and Grace M. Showalter Research Trust, Office of the Executive Vice President for Research and Partnerships, Purdue University
2021 - Research Renewal Award, College of Health and Human Sciences, Purdue University
2022 - American Heart Association (AHA) Innovative Project Award
2022 - Ralph W. and Grace M. Showalter Research Trust, Office of the Executive Vice President for Research and Partnerships, Purdue University
2021 - Research Renewal Award, College of Health and Human Sciences, Purdue University
Selected Publications
Smith JR, Hirai DM, Copp SW, Ferguson SK, Holdsworth CT, Hageman KS, Poole DC, Musch TI. Effect of exercise training on respiratory muscle blood flow in heart failure rats during submaximal exercise. Respir Physiol Neurobiol; 2021; 292: 103710.
Hirai DM, Tabuchi A, Craig JC, Colburn TD, Musch TI, Poole DC. Regulation of capillary hemodynamics by KATP channels in resting skeletal muscle. Physiol Rep 2021; 9(8):e14803.
Ferguson SK, Woessner MN, Holmes MJ, Belbis MD, Carlstrm M, Weitzberg E, Allen JD, Hirai DM. Effects of inorganic nitrate supplementation on cardiovascular function and exercise tolerance in heart failure. J Appl Physiol 2021; 130(4):914-922.
Monroe JC, Song Q, Emery MS, Hirai DM, Motaganahalli RL, Roseguini BT. Acute effects of leg heat therapy on walking performance and cardiovascular and inflammatory responses to exercise in patients with peripheral artery disease. Physiol Rep 2021; 8(24):e14650.
Smith JR, Hirai DM, Copp SW, Ferguson SK, Holdsworth CT, Hageman KS, Poole DC, Musch TI. Effect of exercise training on respiratory muscle blood flow in heart failure rats during submaximal exercise. Respir Physiol Neurobiol; 2021; 292: 103710.
Hirai DM, Tabuchi A, Craig JC, Colburn TD, Musch TI, Poole DC. Regulation of capillary hemodynamics by KATP channels in resting skeletal muscle. Physiol Rep 2021; 9(8):e14803.
Ferguson SK, Woessner MN, Holmes MJ, Belbis MD, Carlstrm M, Weitzberg E, Allen JD, Hirai DM. Effects of inorganic nitrate supplementation on cardiovascular function and exercise tolerance in heart failure. J Appl Physiol 2021; 130(4):914-922.
Monroe JC, Song Q, Emery MS, Hirai DM, Motaganahalli RL, Roseguini BT. Acute effects of leg heat therapy on walking performance and cardiovascular and inflammatory responses to exercise in patients with peripheral artery disease. Physiol Rep 2021; 8(24):e14650.