Mohsin Syed

Associate Professor

University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences

faculty

Neurobiology & Developmental Science, College of Medicine

18 h-index 47 pubs 1,053 cited

Research Areas

Health Sciences Research and Education Innovations in Medical Education SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 Research Online and Blended Learning Child and Adolescent Health Medical Imaging Techniques and Applications Diet and metabolism studies Neuroscience and Neural Engineering

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Mohsin Syed's research investigates the intersection of medical education, student well-being, and the impact of technological shifts, particularly in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic. His work has examined how pandemic-related lockdowns affected medical students' academic performance and stress levels, considering factors such as gender and age. Syed also explores the persistence of medical students within online learning environments during this period. Beyond higher education, his research extends to community outreach, using virtual methods to introduce middle and high school students to imaging technology, aiming to bridge the technology divide. Additionally, Syed's scholarly contributions include studies on anatomical variations, such as retroaortic left renal veins and vascular pathology in cadavers. His research also delves into molecular and cellular mechanisms, including the role of leptin in pituitary cell differentiation and sex-specific responses to high-fat diets at the single-cell transcriptomic level, indicating potential impacts on pituitary plasticity.

Metrics

h-index: 18
Publications: 47
Citations: 1,053

Selected Publications

Vascular Pathology: A Multifocal Cadaveric Analysis of Arterial Aneurysms (2025) DOI
THU043 Single-cell Transcriptomics Show Sex-specific Responses To A High Fat Diet, Under Thermoneutral Conditions, Pointing To Reduced Pituitary Plasticity (2023) DOI
Bridging the Technology Divide in the COVID-19 Era: Using Virtual Outreach to Expose Middle and High School Students to Imaging Technology (2022) DOI
Bridging the Technology Divide in the COVID-19 Era: Using Virtual Outreach to Expose Middle and High School Students to Imaging Technology (2022) DOI
Medical Student Opinions of a Gross Anatomy Course Aided with Prosection (2022) DOI
Retroaortic Left Renal Vein: An Incidental Finding During Cadaver Dissection (2022) DOI
Leptin: A Metabolic Signal for the Differentiation of Pituitary Cells (2021) DOI
Persistence and Academic Performance of Medical Students in Online Learning Environment During the COVID-19 Pandemic Lockdown (2021) DOI
The Effects of COVID‐19 Pandemic Lockdown on Medical Students’ Academic Performance and Stress Levels Based on their Gender and Age (2021) DOI

Grants & Funding

ArkanSONO: A Technology Based Outreach Exposure Program for High School Students NIH Co-Investigator
Center for Translational Neuroscience NIH Co-Investigator