Dr. Kisuk Min is an assistant professor in the Department of Kinesiology at the University of Texas at El Paso. His research focuses on the effects of exercise on cardiac and skeletal muscle disease.

• Outstanding Master’s Thesis Supervisor - College of Health Sciences (01/24/2023)
• New Grant Award Recognition - UTEP (05/25/2021)

• Ph D in Health and Human Performance/Excercise Physiology, University of Florida (2012)
• MS in Exercise Physiology, Seoul National University (2004)
• BS in Physical Education, SungKyunKwan University (1997)

• Effects of neuromuscular electrical stimulation on glycemic control: a systematic review and meta-analysis. Frontiers in endocrinology 14 (2023), M J. Sanchez, A Mossayebi, S Sigaroodi, J N. Apaflo, M J. Galvan, Kisuk Min, F J. Agullo, Amy E. Wagler, Sudip Bajpeyi.
• The beneficial role of exercise in preventing doxorubicin-induced cardiotoxicity. Frontiers in physiology 14 (2023), S L. Gaytan, A Lawan, J Chang, Md Nurunnabi, Sudip Bajpeyi, Jason B. Boyle, S M. Han, Kisuk Min.
• The beneficial role of exercise in preventing doxorubicin-induced cardiotoxicity Frontiers in Physiology (2023), Samantha Gaytan, Ahmed Lawan, Jongwha Chang, Md Nurunnabi, Sudip Bajpeyi, Jason Boyle, Sung Min Han, Kisuk Min.
• Metabolic Impact of MKP-2 Upregulation in Obesity Promotes Insulin Resistance and Fatty Liver Disease Nutrients/Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute (2022), Savanie Fernando, Jacob Sellers, Shauri Smith, Sarayu Bhogoju, Sadie Junkins, Morgan Welch, Orion Willoughby, Nabin Ghimire, Cassandra Secunda, Marina Barmanova, Sean Kumer, Kisuk Min, Ahmed Lawan.
• Characterization and Roles of Membrane Lipids in Fatty Liver Disease Membranes / Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute (2022), Morgan Welch, Cassandra Secunda, Nabin Ghimire, Isabel Martinez, Amber Mathus, Urja Patel, Sarayu Bhogoju, Mashael Al-Mutairi, Kisuk Min, Ahmed Lawan, .
• MAP kinase phosphatase-5 deficiency protects against pressure overload-induced cardiac fibrosis Frontiers in Immunology (2021), Kisuk Min.
• Fasting-induced upregulation of MKP-1 modulates the hepatic response to feeding Nutrients/Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute (2021), Kisuk Min.
• Function of Mitogen-Activated Protein Kinases in Hepatic Inflammation Journal of Cellular Signaling (2021), Kisuk Min.
• Relationships between socioeconomic status, hand-grip strength and non-alcoholic fatty liver disease in middle-aged adults International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health (2021), Kisuk Min.
• An allosteric site on MKP-5 reveals a strategy for small-molecule inhibition Science Signaling 13 646 (2020), Kisuk Min.
• Doxorubicin-induced oxidative stress differentially regulates proteolytic signaling in cardiac and skeletal muscle American Journal of Physiology Regulatory, Integrative and Comparative Physiology 318 (2020), Kisuk Min.
• Would a right shift of the oxy-hemoglobin dissociation curve improve exercise capacity in patients with heart failure? Medical Hypotheses 134 (2020), Kisuk Min.
• 846-P: Improvement in Glucose Metabolism with Four Weeks of Neuromuscular Electrical Stimulation in Sedentary Adults American Diabetes Association (2020), Sudip Bajpeyi, Michelle Galvan, Michael J. Sanchez, Jason B. Boyle, Kisuk Min, Francisco J. Agullo, Jeffrey D. Covington.
• Improvement In Insulin Sensitivity With Four Weeks Of Neuromuscular Electrical Stimulation In Overweight/obese Sedentary Adults: 510 Board\# 326 May 27 10: 30 AM-12: 00 PM Medicine & Science in Sports & Exercise 52 7S (2020), Michael J. Sanchez, Michelle Galvan, Isaac Gandara, Dante Nacim, Jeffrey Covington, Jason B. Boyle, Francisco Agullo, Kisuk Min, Sudip Bajpeyi.
• MKP-5 Deficiency Attenuates Pressure Overload-induced Cardiac Hypertrophy Circulation 142 Suppl\_3 (2020), Kisuk Min, Yan Huang, Frank J. Giordano, Sudip Bajpeyi, Anton M. Bennett.
• Role of dual-specificity protein phosphatase DUSP10/MKP-5 in pulmonary fibrosis American Journal of Physiology Lung Cellular and Molecular Physiology 5 (2019), Kisuk Min.

• MKP-5 deficiency attenuates chemotherapy-induced cardiotoxicity (2023), Aixa Rojas, Kisuk Min.
• MKP-5 Deficiency Attenuates Chemotherapy-Induced Cardiotoxicity (2023), Samantha Gaytan, Jaime Perales, Aixa Rojas, Jaime Gutierrez, Celeste Melendez, Kisuk Min.
• The Role of MAP Kinase Phosphatase-5 in Cardiac Adaptation to Endurance Exercise (2023), Jaime Perales, Samantha Gaytan, Aixa Rojas, Jaime Gutierrez, Celeste Melendez, Kisuk Min.
• Acute effects of neuromuscular electrical stimulation on blood glucose and energy metabolism in overweight / obesity population (2023), Kisuk Min.
• The role of MAP kinase phosphatase-5 in cardiac adaptation to endurance exercise (2023), Jaime Perales, Kisuk Min.
• The role of MAP kinase phosphatase-5 in regulation of cardiac and skeletal muscle myopathy (2022), Kisuk Min.
• MKP-5 deficiency attenuates chemotherapy-induced cardiotoxicity (2022), Samantha Gaytan, Kisuk Min.
• The Role of MAP Kinase Phosphatase-5 in Cardiac Adaptations to Endurance Exercise (2022), Jaime Perales, Kisuk Min.
• The Role of MAP Kinase Phosphatase-5 in Dystrophic Hearts (2022), Kisuk Min, Yan Huang, Anton Bennett.
• The role of MAP Kinase Phosphatase-5 In Regulation of Muscle Myopathy (2022), Samantha Gayton, Jaime Perales, Sofia Marquez, Kisuk Min.
• MAP Kinase Phosphatase-5 Regulates Cardiac Adaptation to Endurance Exercise (2021), Jaime Perales, Kisuk Min.
• The role of MAP kinase phosphatase-5 in regulation of cardiac and skeletal muscle myopathy (2020), Kisuk Min.
• MKP-5 deficiency attenuates pressure overload-induced cardiac hypertrophy (2020), Kisuk Min, Yan Huang, Frank Giordano, Sudip Bajpeyi, Anton Bennett.
• Effects of Neuromuscular electrical stimulation on insulin sensitivity and glycemic control: a systematic review and meta-analysis (2020), Kisuk Min.
• Improvement in glucose metabolism with four weeks of neuromuscular electrical stimulation in sedentary adults. (2020), Sudip Bajpeyi, M Galvan, M Sanchez, Jason B. Boyle, Kisuk Min, F Agullo, J Covington.
• Improvement in glucose metabolism with for weeks of neuromuscular electrical stimulation in sedentary adults (2020), Kisuk Min.
• Improvement in glucose metabolism with four weeks of neuromuscular electrical stimulation in sedentary adults. (2020), Sudip Bajpeyi, M Galvan, M Sanchez, Jason B. Boyle, Kisuk Min, F Agullo, J Covington.
• Improvement in insulin sensitivity with four weeks of neuromuscular electrical stimulation in overweight/obese sedentary adults. (2020), Kisuk Min.
• Loss of MKP-5 protects cardiac function from pressure overload-induced cardiac hypertrophy. (2020), Kisuk Min, Y Huang, Sudip Bajpeyi, A Bennett.
• Improvement in Insulin Sensitivity with Four Weeks of Neuromuscular Electrical Stimulation in Overweight/obese Sedentary Adults. (2020), M Sanchez, M Galvan, I Gandara, D Nacim, J Covington, Jason B. Boyle, F Agullo, Kisuk Min, Sudip Bajpeyi.
• MKP-5 regulates cardiac muscle function in response to endurance exercise (2020), Joshua Montes, Kisuk Min.
• The role of MKP-5 in the heart (2020), Volume El Paso, Kisuk Min.

• Understanding the role of MAP kinase phosphatase-5 in cardiac antioxidants and autophagy in response to endurance exercise
• Understanding the role of MAP kinase phosphatase-5 in chemotherapy-induced heart damage
• The role of MAP kinase phosphatase-5 in cardiac adaptation to endurance exercise
• Exploring the role of calpain in doxorubicin-induced skeletal muscle myopathy
• CARES Act Funding