ARC Junior Scientists


Megan Wilson, PhD
Department of Emergency Medicine
Mail stop F524 - PO Box 6508
12469 East 17th Place
Aurora, CO 80045
Ph: 303-724-1671







Research Interests:


My primary research interest is in the evolution of humans to high altitude.  Currently, I am looking at genetic factors contributing to biological adaptation (both inherited and acquired) to high altitude hypoxia both in controlled laboratory experiments and field work.

Funding sources

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Evolutionary adaptation to high altitude: a view from in utero. Julian CG, Wilson MJ, Moore LG. Am J Hum Biol. 2009 Sep-Oct;21(5):614-22.

Augmented uterine artery blood flow and oxygen delivery protect Andeans from altitude-associated reductions in fetal growth. Julian CG, Wilson MJ, Lopez M, Yamashiro H, Tellez W, Rodriguez A, Bigham AW, Shriver MD, Rodriguez C, Vargas E, Moore LG. Am J Physiol Regul Integr Comp Physiol. 2009 May;296(5):R1564-75. Epub 2009 Feb 25.

Lower uterine artery blood flow and higher endothelin relative to nitric oxide metabolite levels are associated with reductions in birth weight at high altitude. Julian CG, Galan HL, Wilson MJ, Desilva W, Cioffi-Ragan D, Schwartz J, Moore LG. Am J Physiol Regul Integr Comp Physiol. 2008 Sep;295(3):R906-15. Epub 2008 Jun 25.

Determinants of blood oxygenation during pregnancy in Andean and European residents of high altitude. Vargas M, Vargas E, Julian CG, Armaza JF, Rodriguez A, Tellez W, Niermeyer S, Wilson M, Parra E, Shriver M, Moore LG. Am J Physiol Regul Integr Comp Physiol. 2007 Sep;293(3):R1303-12. Epub 2007 Jul 3.

Greater uterine artery blood flow during pregnancy in multigenerational (Andean) than shorter-term (European) high-altitude residents. Wilson MJ, Lopez M, Vargas M, Julian C, Tellez W, Rodriguez A, Bigham A, Armaza JF, Niermeyer S, Shriver M, Vargas E, Moore LG. Am J Physiol Regul Integr Comp Physiol. 2007 Sep;293(3):R1313-24. Epub 2007 Jun 20.

High-altitude ancestry protects against hypoxia-associated reductions in fetal growth. Julian CG, Vargas E, Armaza JF, Wilson MJ, Niermeyer S, Moore LG. Arch Dis Child Fetal Neonatal Ed. 2007 Sep;92(5):F372-7. Epub 2007 Feb 28.