Horacio Gómez-Acevedo

Associate Professor

University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences

faculty

Biomedical Informatics, College of Medicine

gomezacevedohoracio@uams.edu

17 h-index 78 pubs 1,297 cited

Research Areas

Bone Metabolism and Diseases Maternal and Perinatal Health Interventions Genomics and Rare Diseases Pharmacological Effects and Toxicity Studies Birth, Development, and Health Molecular Biology Techniques and Applications Health and Medical Research Impacts

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Horacio Gómez-Acevedo is an Associate Professor in Biomedical Informatics at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences. His research focuses on understanding the biological mechanisms underlying bone health and disease, including the role of specific genes and molecular pathways in bone metabolism and resorption. He investigates how factors such as estrogen deficiency and genetic mutations affect bone mass and structure. His work also extends to the study of reproductive toxicity and the identification of genetic factors associated with birth defects, utilizing exome sequencing in large studies. Gómez-Acevedo has published extensively, with a h-index of 17 and over 1,200 citations across 78 publications. He collaborates with researchers at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences and the University of Arkansas at Little Rock, contributing to a network of scholarship in biomedical research.

Metrics

  • h-index: 17
  • Publications: 78
  • Citations: 1,297

Selected Publications

  • Deletion of the scavenger receptor Scarb1 in osteoblast progenitors and myeloid cells does not affect bone mass (2025) DOI
  • A Tracts of Homozygosity Approach Identifies Methylation-Regulated <i>CSMD1</i> Expression Targets in Non–Small Cell Lung Cancers Related to Smoking Behavior (2025) DOI
  • MSR68 Development of a Discrete-Time-Updating Algorithm to Predict Cannabis Use Disorder Among Arkansas Medical Marijuana Cardholders (2025) DOI
  • MSR2 Developing a Feature Selection Workflow for Variable-Rich Data: A Case Study Utilizing Claims Data to Build Classifiers for the Prediction of Opioid Use Disorder Among Persons Authorized to Purchase Medical Cannabis (2025) DOI
  • MSR34 Development of a Novel Approach to Improve Binary Classification Prediction Tasks When Encountering Time-To-Event Data: Performance Comparison of Three Alternative Approaches To Predict Stimulant Use Disorder Among Persons Authorized To Purchase Medical Marijuana (2025) DOI
  • Deletion of the scavenger receptor <i>Scarb1</i> in osteoblast progenitors and myeloid cells does not affect bone mass (2025) DOI
  • An Activation Likelihood Estimation Meta-Analysis of Voxel-Based Morphometry Studies of Chemotherapy-Related Brain Volume Changes in Breast Cancer (2025) DOI
  • Exome Sequencing to Identify Novel Susceptibility Genes for Nonsyndromic Split‐Hand/Ft Malformation: A Report From the National Birth Defects Prevention Study (2025) DOI
  • Abstract 1923: A tract of homozygosity analysis reveals methylation-driven <i>CSMD1</i> expression in non-small cell lung cancers (2025) DOI
  • Fairness in Low Birthweight Predictive Models: Implications of Excluding Race/Ethnicity (2025) DOI
  • Risk of adverse infant outcomes associated with maternal mental health and substance use disorders (2024) DOI
  • Retraction notice to “Deletion of the scavenger receptor Scarb1 in myeloid cells does not affect bone mass” [Bone 170(2023) 116702] (2023) DOI
  • A Rab33b missense mouse model for Smith-McCort dysplasia shows bone resorption defects and altered protein glycosylation (2023) DOI
  • RETRACTED: Deletion of the scavenger receptor Scarb1 in myeloid cells does not affect bone mass (2023) DOI
  • Deletion of the Scavenger Receptor Scarb1 in Myeloid Cells Does Not Affect Bone Mass (2022) DOI

Grants & Funding

  • Birth Defects Study to Evaluate Pregnancy exposureS (BD-STEPS) Core? Arkansas Center and Stillbirth NIH Co-Investigator
  • Birth Defects Study to Evaluate Pregnancy exposureS (BD-STEPS) Core? Arkansas Center and Stillbirth NIH Principal Investigator
  • Center for Musculoskeletal Disease Research (CMDR) NIH/Nat. Inst. of General Medical Sciences Principal Investigator
  • Tumor Shape Analysis and its Implications on Prognosis and Treatment TRI Translational Research Institute Principal Investigator
  • Tumor Shape Analysis and its Implications on Prognosis and Treatment TRI Translational Research Institute Principal Investigator
  • RFA-DD-18-001 Birth Defects Study To Evaluate Pregnancy exposures (BD-STEPS) II Core & Component B Steps -Stillbirth NIH Co-Investigator

Collaborators

Researchers in the database who share publications

Mohammed S. Orloff University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences 16 shared publications David W. Ussery University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences 15 shared publications Yasir Rahmatallah University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences 15 shared publications Ebrahim Jakoet University of Arkansas at Little Rock 14 shared publications Stavros C. Manolagas University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences 11 shared publications Michela Palmieri University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences 10 shared publications Teenamol E. Joseph University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences 10 shared publications Elena Ambrogini University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences 8 shared publications

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