Research Interests

• Endothelial progenitor cells and endogenous vascular repair
• The relation between endothelial function, nitric oxide bioavailability and cardiovascular disease

• 1999-2003, B.Sc., Dublin City University, Dublin, Ireland
• 2003-2005, M.Sc., Dublin City University, Dublin, Ireland
• 2009 (expected), Ph.D., University of Colorado, Boulder, CO

Manuscripts

• GL Hoetzer, OJ MacEneaney, HM Irmiger, RS Keith, GP Van Guilder, CA DeSouza. Sex differences in circulating endothelial progenitor cell colony forming capacity and migratory activity in middle-aged adult humans. Am. J. Cardiol. 99;46-48, 2007.


• OJ MacEneaney, EJ Kushner, GP Van Guilder, JJ Greiner, BL Stauffer, CA DeSouza. Endothelial progenitor cell number and colony-forming capacity in overweight and obese adults. Int J Obesity Res. 2009; 33(2):219-225. .


• BL Stauffer, OJ MacEneaney, GL Hoetzer, EJ Kushner, JN Cech, CM Westby, CA DeSouza. Gender and endothelial progenitor cell number in middle-aged adults. Artery Research. 2008; 2(4): 156-160.


• EJ Kushner, GP Van Guiler, OJ MacEneaney, JN Chech, BL Stauffer, CA DeSouza. Aging is associated with reduced endothelial progenitor cells telomere length in healthy humans. Clin Chem Lab Med. 2009; 47(1):47-50.


• OJ MacEneaney, M Harrison, DJ O'Gorman, EV Pankratieva, PL O'Connor, NM Moya. Effect of prior exercise on postprandial lipemia and markers of inflammation and endothelial activation in normal weight and overweight adolescents. Eur J Appl Physiol. 2009; 106(5):721-729.


• OJ MacEneaney, CM Westby, EJ Kushner, JN Cech, BL Stauffer , CA DeSouza. Endothelial progenitor cell function, apoptosis and telomere length in overweight and obese humans. In Review.

Abstracts/Presentations

• OJ MacEneaney, NM Moyna. Effect of acute exercise on postprandial lipemia and biomarkers of endothelial dysfunction and inflammation in adolescents. Presented at the EMBARK 3rd National Symposium Proceedings, Dublin, Ireland 2005.


• KD O’Brien, DJ O’Gorman, SM Hughes, J Monedero, PL O’Connor, E Pankratieva, M Whelan, N Nelson, TG Walsh, OJ MacEneaney, C Woods, NM Moyna. Inflammatory markers and adhesion molecules correlate with BMI and aerobic fitness levels in Irish adolescents. Med. Sci. Sport Exerc. 38(5) S2302. 2006. Presented at the American College of Sports Medicine meeting, Denver CO, 2006.


• PL O’Connor, E Pankratieva, TG Walsh, SM Hughes, M Whelan, N Nelson, OJ MacEneaney, KD O’Brien, C Woods, DJ O’Gorman, NM Moyna. Relation between aerobic fitness and risk factors for the metabolic syndrome in Irish adolescents. Med. Sci. Sport Exerc. 38(5) S1847. 2006. Presented at the American College of Sports Medicine meeting, Denver CO, 2006.


• OJ MacEneaney, NM Moyna, et al. Effect of acute exercise on postprandial lipemia and biomarkers of endothelial dysfunction and inflammation in adolescents. Med. Sci. Sport Exerc. 38(5) S773. 2006. Presented at the American College of Sports Medicine meeting, Denver CO, 2006.


• GL Hoetzer, OJ MacEneaney, HM Irmiger, RS Keith, GP Van Guilder, CA DeSouza. Sex Differences in Circulating Endothelial Progenitor Cell Colony Forming Capacity and Migratory Activity in Middle-Aged Adult Humans. Arterioscler. Thromb. Vasc. Biol. 26;e89. 2006. Presented at the annual Arteriosclerosis, Thrombosis and Vascular Biology meeting, Denver CO 2006.


• OJ MacEneaney, GL Hoetzer, HM Irmiger, J Stoner, CM Westby, JJ Greiner, BL Stauffer, and CA DeSouza. Aging, Exercise, and Endothelial Progenitor Cell Apoptosis. Abstracts 47th Circulation, 115(8): e214, 2007. Presented at the 47th Annual Conference on Cardiovascular Disease Epidemiology and Prevention in association with the Council on Nutrition, Physical Activity, and Metabolism.


• BL Stauffer, OJ MacEneaney, GL Hoetzer, EJ Kushner, JN Cech, CM Westby, CA DeSouza. Gender and circulating endothelial progenitor cell number and apoptosis. APS Sex and Gender in Cardiovascular-Renal Physiology and Pathophysiology. 2007.


• GP Van Guilder, OJ MacEneaney, CM Westby, EJ Kushner, JJ Greiner, BL Stauffer, CA DeSouza. Prehypertension and endothelial progenitor cell function. Arterioscler. Thromb. Vasc. Biol. 28:e146, 2008. Presented at the annual Arteriosclerosis, Thrombosis and Vascular Biology meeting, Atlanta, GA, 2008.


• EJ Kushner, GP Van Guilder, OJ MacEneaney, JN Cech, AJ Zaug, BL Stauffer, CA DeSouza. Shortened Telomere Length in Endothelial Progenitor Cells with Age. Arterioscler. Thromb. Vasc. Biol. 2008;28;e105. Presented at the annual Arteriosclerosis, Thrombosis and Vascular Biology meeting, Atlanta, GA, 2008.


• EJ Kushner, GL Hoetzer, OJ MacEneaney, JJ Greiner, JN Cech, BL Stauffer, CA.DeSouza Aging and EPC Release of Proangiogenic Factors. The FASEB Journal. 2008;22:746.11 Presented at the Experimental Biology meeting, San Diego, CA, 2008.


• EJ Kushner, GL Hoetzer, OJ MacEneaney, JJ Greiner, JN Cech, BL Stauffer, CA.DeSouza Aging and EPC Release of Proangiogenic Factors. The FASEB Journal. 2008;22:746.11 Presented at the Experimental Biology meeting, San Diego, CA, 2008.


• OJ MacEneaney, EJ Kushner, JN Cech, CM Westby, JJ Greiner, BL Stauffer, CA DeSouza. Influence of adiposity on endothelial progenitor cell number and clonogenic capacity. Arterioscler Thromb Vasc Biol. 28:e145. 2008. Presented at the annual Arteriosclerosis, Thrombosis and Vascular Biology meeting, Atlanta, GA, 2008.


• KJ Diehl-Sutton, CM Westby, BR Weil, OJ MacEneaney, RG Morgan, ML Mestek, EJ Kushner, JJ Greiner, CA DeSouza. Effects of endothelin-1 on endothelial progenitor cell function. The FASEB Journal. 2009; 23:965.14. [Poster]. Presented at the Experimental Biology meeting, New Orleans, LA, 2009. *Recipient of the 2009 Caroline tum Suden/Francis Hellebrandt Professional Opportunity Award.


• EJ Kushner, OJ MacEneaney, RG Morgan, AM Van Engelenburg, GP Van Guilder, BL Stauffer, CA DeSouza. CD31⁺ cells represent a functionally distinct T cell phenotype. The FASEB Journal. 2009; 23:625.15. [Poster]. Presented at the Experimental Biology meeting, New Orleans, LA, 2009.


• OJ MacEneaney, CM Westby, EJ Kushner, JN Cech, BL Stauffer, CA DeSouza. Endothelial progenitor cell function, apoptosis and telomere length in overweight/obese humans. Vasc Med. 2009; 14(2):181-182. [Slide Presentation/Poster]. Presented at the annual meeting of the Society for Vascular Medicine, Denver, CO, 2009. *Recipient of the Jay D Coffman Young Investigator Award 2009.