Dr Jack Alan Rall
021 Hamilton Hall
1645 Neil Ave
Columbus, OH 43210
Phone: (614) 292-6137
Email: rall.1@osu.edu
Current OSU Appointments
Ombudsperson, University Senate
Professor, SBS-Physiology & Cell Biology
Administrative Committees
University Activities
The Ohio State University
| 1990 - 1993 | University Senate, Alternate Member. |
| 1992 - 1995 | Library Council, Member. |
| 1997 - 1999 | Athletic Council, Ticket Subcommittee, Member. |
| 1997 - 2001 | Athletic Council, Member. |
| 1997 - 2001 | Athletic Council, Academic Progress and Eligibility Subcommittee, Member. |
| 1997 - 1998 | Athletic Council, Equity Monitoring Subcommittee, Member. |
| 1997 - 2000 | University Senate and Faculty Council, Elected Member. |
| 1998 - 1999 | Athletic Council, Ticket Subcommittee, Chair. |
| 1998 - 1999 | Athletic Council, Finance Subcommittee, Member. |
| 1999 - 2000 | Athletic Department Committee, Health and Social Responsibility, Member. |
| 1999 - 2001 | Athletic Council, Executive Subcommittee, Member. |
| 1999 - 2000 | Athletic Council, Academic Progress and Eligibility Subcommittee, Elected Chair. |
| 1999 - 2000 | Athletic Council, Vice Chair. |
| 1999 - 2000 | Senate Rules Committee, Member. |
| 2000 - 2001 | Executive Committee of Faculty Council and Faculty Cabinet, Member. |
| 2000 - 2001 | Athletic Council, Elected Chair. |
| 2000 - 2001 | Athletic Council, Equity Monitoring Subcommittee, Member. |
| 2000 - 2001 | Athletic Department Committee, Comprehensive Compliance, Member. |
| 2001 | Athletic Department Committee, Advisory Committee for Football Coach Search, Member. |
| 2002 - 2003 | NCAA Certification, Subcommittee on Governance and Rules Compliance, Member. |
| 2002 - 2006 | Executive Committee of Faculty Council and Faculty Cabinet, Member. |
| 2002 - 2004 | Senate Program Committee, Member. |
| 2002 - 2003 | Senate Program Committee, Chair. |
| 2002 - 2003 | Clinical Faculty Cap in College of Medicine & Public Health, Ad hoc Member. |
| 2002 - 2003 | Evaluation of Secretary of Senate, Ad hoc Member. |
| 2002 - 2005 | University Senate and Faculty Council, Elected Member. |
| 2002 - 2004 | Senate Steering Committee, Elected Member. |
| 2003 - 2005 | OSU Representative at CIC Faculty Governance Leaders Meetings, Member. |
| 2003 - 2004 | Faculty Council, Vice Chair. |
| 2003 - 2004 | Research Faculty Track, Ad hoc Member. |
| 2003 - 2005 | Senate Faculty Leaders Committee, Member. |
| 2003 - 2004 | Ohio Faculty Council, Member. |
| 2003 - 2005 | College Patterns of Administration, Ad hoc Member. |
| 2004 - 2005 | Working Group on Intercollegiate Athletics, Ad hoc Member. |
| 2004 - 2005 | Executive Committee of Faculty Council and Faculty Cabinet, Chair. |
| 2004 - 2005 | Senate Program Committee, Ex-officio Member. |
| 2004 - 2005 | Evaluation of Position of Secretary of Faculty, Ad hoc Member. |
| 2004 - 2005 | Faculty Career Enhancement Committee, Member. |
| 2004 - 2005 | Senate Steering Committee, Ex-officio Member. |
| 2005 - 2006 | Faculty Council, Elected Chair. |
| 2005 - present | Art and Memorials Committee, Member. |
| 2005 - 2006 | Faculty Council, Past Chair. |
| 2005 | Faculty Misconduct, Ad hoc Member. |
| 2006 - 2009 | Committee on Academic Freedom and Responsibility, Member. |
| 2007 | Misconduct in Research, Committee of Initial Inquiry, Chair. |
| 2007 | Interdisciplinary Promotion and Tenure Committee, Ad hoc Member. |
| 2009 - present | Council on Enrollment and Student Progress, Member. |
| 2009 | Misconduct in Research, Committee of Initial Inquiry, Member. |
| 2009 - 2010 | Misconduct in Research, Committee of Initial Inquiry, Member. |
| 2009 | Committee for Evaluation of Central Administrators, Subcommittee to Evaluate Senior Vice President and General Counsel, Chair. |
| 2009 - present | Cultural Transition Steering Committee, Member. |
| 2010 - present | Culture Action Committee: Reinforcement and Recognition, Member. |
College Activities
The Ohio State University College of Medicine
| 1979 | Committee on Self-Evaluation, Member. |
| 1980 | Adminstrative Policy for Research, Member. |
| 1983 - 1987 | Adminstrative Policy for Research, Member. |
| 1983 - 1985 | Graduate Education Committee, Member. |
| 1984 | Research Retreat, Facilities Subcommittee, Member. |
| 1984 - 1993 | Bennett Graduate Research Society, Advisor. |
| 1985 | M.D./Ph.D. Program, Member. |
| 1985 | Working Group on Facilities, Member. |
| 1986 - 1992 | Ohio State University College of Medicine Research Forum, Advisory Editorial Board, Member. |
| 1986 - 1987 | LCME Self-Study Task Force, Educational Program Subcommittee, Member. |
| 1988 - 1992 | Appointment, Promotion and Tenure Advisory Committee, Member. |
| 1990 - 1993 | Senate Caucus, Elected Member. |
| 1991 - 1992 | Problem-Based Learning Pathway, Subcommittee on Evaluation/Student Review, Chair. |
| 1991 - 1992 | Faculty Curricular Task Force, Member. |
| 1991 - 1992 | Faculty Council, Elected Member. |
| 1991 - 1993 | Faculty Council, Conference Committee, Alternate Member. |
| 1992 - 1995 | Faculty Council, Elected Member. |
| 1992 - 1993 | Executive Curriculum Committee, Member. |
| 1992 - 1993 | Independent Study Program, Student Review Subcommittee, Member. |
| 1993 | Problem Based Learning Pathway- Administrative Committee, Member. |
| 1993 - 1996 | Budget and Finance Committee, Member. |
| 1993 - 1995 | Faculty Council, Conference Committee, Elected Member. |
| 1994 | Practice Plan Review Committee, Member. |
| 1994 - 1997 | Executive Curriculum Committee, Member. |
| 1994 - 1997 | Med I Academic Program Committee, Chair. |
| 1994 - 1997 | Medical Humanities Committee, Member. |
| 1994 - 1997 | Pre-Clinical Academic Standing Committee, Member. |
| 1994 - 1997 | Roessler Foundation Program, Director. |
| 1997 - 2001 | Council of Chairs, Member. |
| 1997 - 1999 | CQI Committee on Leadership Development, Member. |
| 1999 - 2001 | School of Biomedical Science Executive Committee, Member. |
| 2004 | Research and Teaching Incentives Committee, Member. |
| 2006 - 2008 | Appointment, Promotion and Tenure Advisory Committee, Basic Science Subcommittee, Chair. |
| 2006 - 2008 | Appointment, Promotion and Tenure Advisory Committee, Member. |
| 2006 | School of Biomedical Science Committee on Faculty Recognition, Ad hoc Member. |
| 2007 - 2008 | Faculty Academy Task Force, Member. |
| 2007 - present | Honor and Professionalism Council, Ad hoc Member. |
| 2008 | Steering Committee, Faculty Academy for Excellence in Education and Leadership, Member. |
| 2009 | Governance Structure Task Force, Member. |
| 2010 - present | Council on Faculty Development, Member. |
Department Activities
The Ohio State University College of Medicine
| 1979 - 1980 | Promotion and Tenure Committee, Elected Member. |
| 1979 - 1980 | Seminar Committee, Chair. |
| 1980 - 1981 | Faculty Search Committee, Member. |
| 1982 - 1983 | Faculty Search Committee, Member. |
| 1982 - 1983 | Promotion and Tenure Committee, Elected Member. |
| 1984 - 1985 | Promotion and Tenure Committee, Elected Member. |
| 1985 | Research Space Committee, Member. |
| 1985 - 1986 | Seminar Committee, Co Chair. |
| 1985 - 1988 | Graduate Studies Committee, Member. |
| 1985 - 1986 | Self-Study Committee for Physiology Program Review, Chair. |
| 1986 | Term Faculty Appointments Committee, Member. |
| 1987 - 1988 | Seminar Committee, Co Chair. |
| 1987 - 1988 | Promotion and Tenure Committee, Elected Chair. |
| 1988 - 1989 | Promotion and Tenure Committee, Elected Chair. |
| 1988 - 1989 | Faculty Search Committee, Member. |
| 1989 - 1991 | Promotion and Tenure Committee, Elected Member. |
| 1990 | Research Space Committee, Member. |
| 1990 - 1991 | Merit Committee, Elected Member. |
| 1990 - 1991 | Seminar Committee, Member. |
| 1991 - 1993 | Graduate Studies Committee, Member. |
| 1991 - 1995 | Junior Faculty Advisory Committee: D. R. Halm, Member. |
| 1992 - 1997 | Junior Faculty Advisory Committee: J. Hill Lucas, Member. |
| 1992 - 1993 | Faculty Search Committee, Chair. |
| 1992 - 1995 | Promotion and Tenure Committee, Elected Member. |
| 1992 - 1993 | Promotion and Tenure Committee, Elected Chair. |
| 1994 - 1996 | Faculty Search Committee, Member. |
| 1994 - 1997 | Junior Faculty Advisory Committee: S. M. Jhiang, Member. |
| 1994 - 1996 | Merit Committee, Elected Member. |
| 1994 - 1995 | Seminar Committee, Member. |
| 1996 - 1997 | Merit Committee, Elected Member. |
| 1996 - 1997 | Promotion and Tenure Committee, Elected Member. |
| 2001 - 2004 | Promotion and Tenure Committee, Elected Member. |
| 2001 - 2009 | Chair's Advisory Committee, Member. |
| 2001 - present | Research Space Committee, Member. |
| 2001 - 2002 | Faculty Search Committee, Chair. |
| 2001 - 2004 | Strategric Planning Committee, Member. |
| 2002 - 2009 | Faculty Search Committee, Member. |
| 2002 - 2005 | Merit Committee, Elected Member. |
| 2004 - 2007 | Junior Faculty Advisory Committee: B. Lee, Member. |
| 2004 - 2008 | Junior Faculty Advisory Committee: P. Janssen, Member. |
| 2004 - 2009 | Junior Faculty Advisory Committee: M. Ziolo, Member. |
| 2005 - 2009 | Faculty Career Enhancement Committee, Chair. |
| 2006 - 2009 | Promotion and Tenure Committee, Elected Member. |
| 2007 - present | Research Space Committee, Chair. |
| 2007 - 2010 | Merit Committee, Elected Member. |
| 2007 - 2008 | Faculty Search Committee, Chair. |
| 2008 - 2010 | Faculty/Staff Advisory Committee, Chair. |
| 2009 - present | Junior Faculty Advisory Committee: B. Biesiadecki, Member. |
Books and Monographs
Jack A. Rall. 2013. Mechanism of Muscular Contraction: Evolution of Ideas Since the Discovery of Sliding Filaments. New York: Springer. (Unspecified)
Chapters In Books
Rall, JA. 1982. Mechanics and Energetics of Contraction in Thick and Thin Filament Regulated Muscles. In Basic Biology of Muscles: A Comparative Approach. Edited by Twarog, BM; Levine, RJC and Dewey, M. New York: Raven Press. 203-212.
Curtin NA, Howarth JV, Rall JA, Wilson MGA and Woledge RC. 1984. Simultaneous heat and tension measurements from single muscle cells. In Contractile Mechanism in Muscle. Edited by GH Pollack and H Sugi. Plenun Press. 887-899.
Rall JA. 1985. Energetic aspects of skeletal muscle contraction: implications of fiber types. In Exercise and Sport Sciences Reviews. 33-74, Vol. 13.
Rall, JA. 1988. Molecular Aspects of Muscular Contraction. In Principles of Exercise Biochemistry. Medicine and Sport Medicine. Vol. 27. Edited by Poortmans, JR. Basel: S. Karger. 1-21.
Rall, JA. 1989. Relationship of Isometric Unexplained Energry Production to Parvalbumin Content in Frog Skeletal Muscle. In Muscle Energetics. Edited by Paul, RJ; Elzinga, G.; Yamada, K. New York: A.R. Liss, Inc. 117-126.
Woledge, RC; Elzinga, G; Rall, JA; Wilson, MGA and Howarth, JV. 1989. Variation in the Normalized Tetanic Force of Single Frog Muscle Fibers. In Muscle Energetics. New York: AR Liss, Inc. 109-115.
Rall, JA. 1990. Emil Bozler: Sixty Years of Investigation into the Fundamental Nature of Muscle Contraction. In Frontiers in Smooth Muscle Research. Edited by Sperelakis, N and Wood, JD. New York: Wiley-Liss, Inc. 1-15.
Hou T-t, Johnson JD and Rall JA. 1993. Role of parvalbumin in relaxation of frog skeletal muscle. In Mechanism of Myofilament Sliding in Muscle Contraction. Edited by H Sugi and GH Pollack. Plenum Press. 141-151.
Rall JA and Wahr PA. 1993. Molecular aspects of muscular contraction. In Principles of Exercise Biochemistry. Edited by J R Poortmans. Basel: S. Karger. 1-24, 2nd edition.
Rall JA and Wahr PA. 1998. Role of calcium and crossbridges in modulation of rates of force development and relaxation in skinned muscle fibers. In Mechanisms of Work Production and Work Absorption in Muscle.. Edited by H Sugi and G Pollack. New York: Plenum Press. 219-228.
Rall JA. 2001. Muscle. In Medical Physiology Curriculum Objectives. Edited by RG Carroll, Navar LG and Blaustein MP. http://www.the-aps.org/education/MedPhysObj/musc400.htm: American Physiological Society.
Luo Y, Davis JP, Tikunova SB, Smillie LB and Rall JA. 2003. Myofibrillar determinants of rate of relaxation in skinned skeletal muscle fibers. In Molecular and Cellular Aspects of Muscle Contraction.. Edited by H Sugi. New York: Kluwer Academic/Plenum Publishers. 573-582.
Davis JP, Wahr PA and Rall JA. 2004. Molecular aspects of muscular contraction. In Principles of Exercise Biochemistry, 3rd edition, Vol. 46. Edited by JR Poortmans. Basel: S Karger. 62-86.
Rall JA. 2005. Energetics, mechanics and molecular engineering of calcium cycling in skeletal muscle. In Sliding Filament Mechanism in Muscle Contraction: Fifty Years of Research. Edited by H Sugi. Springer Science. 183-192.
Degrees
| 1966 | B.A., Olivet College, Mathematics and Secondary Teaching Certificate |
| 1972 | Ph.D., University of Iowa, Physiology and Biophysics |
| 1974 | Postdoctoral, University of California, Los Angeles, Department of Physiology |
Grants
Research Grant
Funded
| 01/01/2005 - 12/31/2010 | "Modulation of relaxation rate in striated muscle." NIH. $1,480,050.00. Principal Investigator. |
Honors
| 1966 | Graduate, magna cum laude. Olivet College, Olivet, MI, United States. |
| 1978 - 1983 | Research Career Development Award. NIH. |
| 1982 - 1986 | Department of Physiology Merit Award. Departmental Merit Committee. |
| 1984 | Organizer International Conference on Muscle Energetics. University of Vermont, Burlington, VT, United States. |
| 1986 | Nominated for University Distinguished Scholar Award. Department of Physology. |
| 1989 | Distinguished Teaching Award. Department of Physiology. The Ohio State University College of Medicine, Columbus, OH, United States. |
| 1989 | Meritorious Award. Departmental Merit Committee. The Ohio State University College of Medicine, Columbus, OH, United States. |
| 1991 | Dinstinguished Teaching Award. Department of Physiology. The Ohio State University College of Medicine, Columbus, OH, United States. |
| 1992 | Distinguished Contribution to Student Leadership Development Award. The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH, United States. |
| 2000 | Dinstinguished Alumni Award. Olivet College, Olivet, MI, United States. |
| 2003 | Excellence in Mentorship Award. Department of Physiology & Cell Biology. The Ohio State University College of Medicine, Columbus, OH, United States. |
| 2004 | Excellence in Mentorship Award. Department of Physiology & Cell Biology. The Ohio State University College of Medicine, Columbus, OH, United States. |
| 2004 - 2005 | Chair, OSU Faculty Council (elected). OSU Faculty Council. |
| 2008 | Excellence in Teaching Award. The Ohio State University College of Medicine, Columbus, OH, United States. |
| 2009 | Bozler Distinguished Lecture. Department of Physiology & Cell Biology. The Ohio State University College of Medicine, Columbus, OH, United States. |
| 2009 | Nominated for position on Board of Trustees Committee. OSU Faculty Council. |
| 2010 | Selected as Faculy Ombudsman. OSU president. |
Memberships
| Member. American Association of University Professors |
| Member. American Physiological Society |
| Member. Biophysical Society |
| 1980 | Member. American Heart Association, Central Ohio Heart Chapter. Research-Fellowship Committee |
| 1981 | Consultant. University of Vermont. Program Project on Cellular Adaptation in Myocardial Hypertrophy |
| 1982 | Ad hoc Member. NIH. Study Section |
| 1983 - 1985 | Member. American Heart Association, Ohio Affiliate, Inc. Research Review Committee |
| 1984 | Ad hoc Member. NIH. Physiology Study Section |
| 1984 | Ad hoc Member. NIH. Study Section |
| 1984 - 1987 | Member. American Physiological Society. Steering Committee of "Myo-Bio Group", Subgroup of the Cell and General Physiology Section |
| 1985 | Ad hoc Member. NIH. Study Section |
| 1987 - 1989 | Member. American Heart Association, Ohio Affiliate, Inc. Research Review Committee |
| 1988 - 1993 | Member. American Physiological Society. Program Advisory Committee |
| 1988 - 1989 | Member. Emil Bozler Symposium: Frontiers in Smooth Muscle Research. Organizing Committee |
| 1989 | Member. NIH. Special Review Committee, Site Visit at University of Michigan |
| 1989 | Consultant. University of Vermont. Program Project on Cellular Adaptation in Myocardial Hypertrophy |
| 1990 | Ad hoc Member. NIH. Study Section |
| 1991 | Consultant. University of Vermont. Program Project on Cellular Adaptation in Myocardial Hypertrophy |
| 1991 - 1993 | Member. American Heart Association, Ohio Affiliate, Inc. Research Review Committee |
| 1993 - 1995 | Member. American Physiological Society. Membership Committee |
| 1996 | Ad hoc Member. NIH. Physiology Study Section |
| 1999 - 2000 | President. Ohio Physiological Society |
| 2002 - 2004 | Member. Integrative Biology of Exercise Meeting. Organizing Committee |
| 2004 - 2005 | Member. OSU Excellence in Engagement. Grant Committee |
| 2008 | Moderator. Thick and Thin Filament Regulation of Contraction Meeting at University of Wisconsin. Session on "Determinants of Relaxation Kinetics" |
| 2009 - present | Member. American Physiological Society. Book Committee |
| 2009 - present | Member. Comprehensive Physiology Journal. Editorial Advisory Board |
| 2010 - present | Member. American Physiological Society. History Book Advisory Committee, History Section |
Peer Reviewed Journal Articles
Homsher E and Rall. JA. 1973. The energetics of shortening in twitches and tetanic contractions. I. A reinvestigation of Hill's concept of the shortening heat. J. Gen. Physiol.. Vol. 62: 663-676.
Rall JA and Schottelius BA. 1973. Energetics of contraction in phasic and tonic skeletal muscles of the chicken. J. Gen. Physiol.. Vol. 62: 303-323.
Homsher E, Rall JA, Wallner A and Ricchiuti NV. 1975. Energy liberation and chemical change in frog skeletal muscle during single isometric tetanic contractions. J. Gen. Physiol. Vol. 65: 1-21.
Rall JA; Homsher E; Wallner A; Mommaerts W F. 1976. A temporal dissociation of energy liberation and high energy phosphate splitting during shortening in frog skeletal muscles. The Journal of general physiology. Vol. 68, no. 1: 13-27.
Rall J A. 1978. Dependence of energy output on force generation during muscle contraction. The American journal of physiology. Vol. 235, no. 1: C20-4.
Rall J A. 1979. Effects of temperature on tension, tension-dependent heat, and activation heat in twitches of frog skeletal muscle. The Journal of physiology. Vol. 291: 265-75.
Rall J A. 1980. Effects of deuterium oxide on mechanics and energetics of skeletal muscle contraction. The American journal of physiology. Vol. 239, no. 3: C105-11.
Rall J A. 1980. Effects of previous activity on the energetics of activation in frog skeletal muscle. The Journal of general physiology. Vol. 75, no. 6: 617-31.
Rall J A. 1981. Mechanics And Energetics Of Contraction In Striated Muscle Of The Sea Scallop Placopecten-magellanicus. Journal of Physiology (Cambridge). Vol. 321: 287-296.
Burchfield DM; Rall JA; Rahwan RG. 1982. Effects Of 2-n Butylmethylenedioxy Indene On Skeletal Muscle Mechanics And Energetics. American Journal of Physiology. Vol. 242, no. 5: C347-C352.
Polinski, W, J; Rall, J A. 1982. Mechanics and energetics of muscle contraction in normal and dystrophic chickens. The American journal of physiology. Vol. 242, no. 1: C19-24.
Rall JA. 1982. Energetics Of Calcium Cycling During Skeletal Muscle Contraction. Federation Proceedings. Vol. 41, no. 2: 155-160.
Rall JA. 1982. Sense and nonsense about the Fenn Effect. American Journal of Physiology. Vol. 242: H1-H6.
Reiser PJ; Stokes BT; Rall J A. 1982. Isometric contractile properties and velocity of shortening during avian myogenesis. The American journal of physiology. Vol. 243, no. 3: C177-83.
Burchfield DM; Rall JA. 1985. Energetics of activation in frog skeletal muscle at sarcomere lengths beyond myofilament overlap. Biophysical journal. Vol. 48, no. 6: 1049-51.
Burchfield DM; Rall JA. 1986. Energetics and mechanics of frog skeletal muscle in hypotonic solution. The American journal of physiology. Vol. 251, no. 1 Pt 1: C66-71.
Burchfield DM; Rall JA. 1986. Temperature dependence of the crossbridge cycle during unloaded shortening and maximum isometric tetanus in frog skeletal muscle. Journal of muscle research and cell motility. Vol. 7, no. 4: 320-6.
Curtin NA; Howarth JV; Rall JA; Wilson MG; Woledge RC. 1986. Absolute values of myothermic measurements on single muscle fibres from frog. Journal of muscle research and cell motility. Vol. 7, no. 4: 327-32.
Rall J A. 1987. Professor Emil Bozler: pioneer in the study of the mechanisms of smooth, cardiac and skeletal muscle contraction. OSU College of Medicine Research Forum. Vol. 1: 53-56.
Elzinga G; Howarth J V; Rall JA; Wilson MG; Woledge RC. 1989. Variation in the normalized tetanic force of single frog muscle fibres. The Journal of physiology. Vol. 410: 157-70.
Rall JA. 1990. William Graydon Myers: scholar and pioneer in investigative nuclear medicine. OSU College of Medicine Research Forum. Vol. 4: 50-55.
Rall JA; Woledge RC. 1990. Influence of temperature on mechanics and energetics of muscle contraction. The American journal of physiology. Vol. 259, no. 2 Pt 2: R197-203.
Hou T-T; Johnson JD; Rall JA. 1991. Parvalbumin Content And Calcium Ion And Magnesium Ion Dissociation Rates Correlated With Changes In Relaxation Rate Of Frog Muscle Fibers. Journal of Physiology (Cambridge). Vol. 441: 285-304.
Hou T-T; Johnson JD; Rall JA. 1992. Effect of temperature on relaxation rate and Ca2+, Mg2+ dissociation rates from parvalbumin of frog muscle fibres. The Journal of physiology. Vol. 449: 399-410.
Wahr PA, Johnson DJ and Rall JA. 1993. Calcium regulation of relaxation in skeletal muscle. Biomedical Research. Vol. 14, Supplement 2: 79-82.
Jiang Y; Johnson JD; Rall JA. 1996. Parvalbumin relaxes frog skeletal muscle when sarcoplasmic reticulum Ca(2+)-ATPase is inhibited. The American journal of physiology. Vol. 270, no. 2 Pt 1: C411-7.
Rall JA. 1996. Role of parvalbumin in skeletal muscle relaxation. News in Physiological Sciences. Vol. 11, no. DEC.: 249-255.
Wahr PA; Rall JA. 1997. Role of calcium and cross bridges in determining rate of force development in frog muscle fibers. The American journal of physiology. Vol. 272, no. 5 Pt 1: C1664-71.
Wahr PA; Johnson JD; Rall JA. 1998. Determinants of relaxation rate in skinned frog skeletal muscle fibers. The American journal of physiology. Vol. 274, no. 6 Pt 1: C1608-15.
Johnson JD; Jiang Y; Rall JA. 1999. Intracellular EDTA mimics parvalbumin in the promotion of skeletal muscle relaxation. Biophysical journal. Vol. 76, no. 3: 1514-22.
Davis JP, Rall JA, Reiser PJ, Smillie LB, Tikunova SB. 2002. Engineering competitive Mg2+ binding into the first EF-hand of skeletal troponin C. J. Biol. Chem.. Vol. 277: 49716-49726.
Luo Y; Davis JP; Smillie LB; Rall JA. 2002. Determinants of relaxation rate in rabbit skinned skeletal muscle fibres. Journal of Physiology (Cambridge). Vol. 545, no. 3: 887-901.
Tikunova DB; Rall JA; Davis JP. 2002. Effect of hydrophobic residue substitutions with glutamine on Ca2+ binding and exchange with the N-domain of troponin C. Biochemistry. Vol. 41, no. 21: 6697-6705.
Davis JP; Rall JA; Alionte C; Tikunova SB. 2004. Mutations of hydrophobic residues in the N-terminal domain of troponin C affect calcium binding and exchange with the troponin C-troponin I96-148 complex and muscle force production. The Journal of biological chemistry. Vol. 279, no. 17: 17348-60.
Luo Y and Rall JA. 2006. Regulation of contraction kinetics in skinned skeletal muscle fibers by calcium and troponin C. Archives of Biochemistry and Biophysics. Vol. in press (online).
Norman C, Rall JA, Tikunova SB, Davis JP. 2007. Modulation of the rate of cardiac muscle contraction by troponin C constructus with various calcium binding affinities. Am J Physiol. Vol. 293: H2580-H2587.
Lee, RS, Tikunova, SB, Kline, KP, Zot, HG, Hasbun, JE, Minh, NV, Swartz, DR, Rall, JA, Davis, JP. 2010. Effect of Ca binding properties of troponin C on rate of skeletal muscle force redevelopment. American Journal of Physiology. Vol. 299. : C1091-C1099.
Positions
| 1974 - 1979 | Assistant Professor, The Ohio State University, College of Medicine, Physiology. Columbus, OH, United States. |
| 1980 | Research Scientist, Marine Biological Laboratory. Woods Hole, Massachusetts. |
| 1981 - 1982 | Honorary Research Fellow, University College London, Physiology. London, United Kingdom. |
| 1984 | Honorary Research Fellow, University College London, Physiology. London, United Kingdom. |
| 1979 - 1985 | Associate Professor, The Ohio State University, College of Medicine, Physiology. Columbus, OH, United States. |
| 1994 | Associate Director, The Ohio State University, College of Medicine, Med I/Lecture Discussion Program. Columbus, OH, United States. |
| 1995 - 1997 | Director, The Ohio State University, College of Medicine, Med I/Lecture Discussion Program. Columbus, OH, United States. |
| 1985 - 1999 | Professor, The Ohio State University, College of Medicine, Physiology. Columbus, OH, United States. |
| 1997 - 1999 | Interim Chair, The Ohio State University, College of Medicine, Physiology. Columbus, OH, United States. |
| 1999 - 2001 | Interim Chair, The Ohio State University, College of Medicine, Physiology and Cell Biology. Columbus, OH, United States. |
| 2008 - 2010 | Vice-Chair, The Ohio State University College of Medicine, Department of Physiology & Cell Biology. Columbus, OH, United States. |
| 1980 - present | Faculty member, The Ohio State University, Biophysics Program. Columbus, OH, United States. |
| 1999 - present | Professor, The Ohio State University, College of Medicine, School of Biomedical Sciences, Physiology and Cell Biology. Columbus, OH, United States. |
| 2006 - present | Investigator, The Ohio State University College of Medicine, Davis Heart and Lung Research Institute. Columbus, OH, United States. |
| 2010 - present | Faculty Ombudsman, The Ohio State University. Columbus, OH, United States. |
Presentations
Invited Presentations
Local
Rall, JA. 2007. Drugs in Sports: Physiological, Ethical, Legal and Political Issues. Presented at 11th Annual Symposium on Undergraduate Scholarship. Capital University. (April)
State
Rall JA. 1977. The Relation of Energy Liberation to High Energy Phosphate Splitting During Muscular Contraction. Presented at Case Western Reserve University, Department of Physiology. Cleveland, OH. (January 25)
Rall JA. 1980. Energetics of Activation in Striated Muscle. Presented at Ohio University, Department of Zoology. Athens, OH. (May 14)
Rall JA. 1980. Energetics of Calcium Cycling During Skeletal Muscle Contraction. Presented at University of Cincinnati, Department of Physiology. Cincinnati, OH. (May 27)
Rall JA. 1980. Energetics of Contractile Activation in Skeletal Muscle. Presented at Wright State University, Biomedical Sciences Program. Dayton, OH. (October 30)
Rall JA. 1982. Overview of Skeletal Muscle Energetics. Presented at Case Western Reserve University, Department of Physiology. Cleveland, OH. (October 5)
Rall JA. 1987. Energetics of Muscle Contraction. Presented at University of Cincinnati, Department of Physiology. Cincinnati, OH. (January 29)
Rall JA. 1999. Modulation of the Calcium Singal Transducer Troponin C: Effects on Skeletal Muscle Contraction and Relaxation. Presented at Miami University, Ohio Physiological Society. Miami, OH. (November 12)
Rall JA. 2003. Engineering Faster and Slower "Off Switches" for Skeletal Muscle Relaxation. Presented at Case Western Reserve University, Department of Physiology & Biophysics. Cleveland, OH. (September 15)
Regional
Rall JA. 1975. The Relation of Energy Liberation to High Energy Phosphate Splitting During Muscular Contraction. Presented at University of Illinois, Department of Physiology. (October 17)
Rall JA. 1983. Simultaneous Heat and Tension Measurements from Single Skeletal Muscle Cells. Presented at Wayne State University, Department of Biology. Detroit, MI. (October 3)
Rall JA. 1987. Role of Intracellular Calcium Binding Protein Parvalbumin in Skeletal Muscle Function. Presented at University of Illinois at Chicago, Department of Physiology and Biophysics. Chicago, IL. (October 6)
Rall JA. 1994. Calcium Regulation of Relaxation in Skeletal Muscle. Presented at University of Pittsburgh, Department of Cell Biology and Physiology. Pittsburgh, PA. (November 30)
Rall, JA. 2006. Molecular Determinants of Cardiac and Skeletal Muscle Relaxation: Role of Ca2+ Dissociation from Troponin C. Northwestern University Division of Cardiology. (December)
National
Rall JA. 1977. The Effects of Length, Force and Various Chemical Agents on Skeletal Muscle Energy Liberation. Presented at University of Vermont, Conference on the Energetics of Muscle Contraction. (June 19)
Rall JA. 1979. Energetics of Calcium Cycling During Muscle Contraction. Presented at SUNY Upstate Medical Center, Department of Physiology. Syracuse, NY. (May 18)
Rall JA. 1979. Energetics of Calcium Cycling During Muscle Contraction. Presented at University of Vermont, Department of Physiology and Biophysics. Burlington, VT. (May 21)
Rall JA. 1980. Energetics of Calcium Cycling During Skeletal Muscle Contraction. Presented at FASEB meetings Symposium on Muscle Energetics. Anaheim CA. (April 7)
Rall JA. 1980. Energetics of Calcium Cycling During Skeletal Muscle Contraction. Presented at Yale University, Department of Physiology. New Haven, CT. (July 22)
Rall JA. 1981. Energetics of Calcium Cycling During Skeletal Muscle Contraction. Presented at Thomas Jefferson University, Department of Physiology. Philadelphia, PA. (January 13)
Rall JA. 1981. Energetics of Calcium Cycling During Skeletal Muscle Contraction. Presented at University of Iowa, Department of Physiology. Iowa City, Iowa. (April 28)
Rall JA. 1981. Energetics of Calcium Cycling During Skeletal Muscle Contraction. Presented at Mayo Foundation, Department of Pharmacology. (April 29)
Rall JA. 1984. Effects of Temperature on Vo, Force, Stiffness and Energy Liberation in Frog Skeletal Muscle. Presented at University of Vermont, to Conference on Muscle Energetics. (June 4)
Rall JA. 1985. Determinants of Force and Energy Liberation in Single Muscle Cells. Presented at Harvard University, Department of Biology. Cambridge, MA. (March 13)
Rall JA, Lecturer. 1985. Partitioning of Skeletlal Muscle Energy Liberation During Rest, Activity and Recovery. Department of Biology Harvard University. (March 14)
Rall JA. 1985. Determinants of Force and Energy Liberation in Single Skeletal Muscle Cells. Presented at SUNY Upstate Medical Center, Department of Physiology. Syracuse, NY. (October 22)
Rall JA. 1986. Determinants of Force and Energy Liberation in Single Skeletal Muscle Cells. Presented at University of Wisconsin, Department of Physiology. Madison, WI. (March 11)
Rall JA. 1987. Parvalbumin and Relaxation in Single Frog Skeletal Muscle Fibers. Presented at University of Vermont, Department of Physiology and Biophysics. Burlington, VT. (May 18)
Rall JA. 1989. Role of Intracelluar Calcium Binding Protein Parvalbumin in Skeletal Muscle Function. Presented at University of Pennsylvania, Department of Physiology. Philadelphia, PA. (January 19)
Rall JA. 1989. Role of Intracellular Calcium Binding Protein Parvalbumin in Skeletal Muscle Function. Presented at Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Department of Physiology. Bronx, NY. (March 31)
Rall JA. 1997. Role of Calcium and Crossbridges in Determining Rates of Force Development and Relaxation in Skeletal Muscle Fibers. Presented at Texas Tech University, Department of Physiology. Lubbock, TX. (October 10)
Rall JA. 2001. Modulation of the Calcium Singal Transducer Troponin C: Effects on Skeletal Muscle Contraction and Relaxation. Presented at University of Missouri, Dalton Cardiovascular Research Center. Columbia, MO. (March 5)
Rall JA. 2005. Molecular Engineering of the Calcium Sensor Troponin C: Effects of Skeletal Muscle Relaxation. Presented at Florida State University, Department of Biological Science. Tallahassee, FL. (February 24)
International
Rall JA. 1981. Mechanics and Energetics of Contraction in Thick and Thin Filament Regulated Muscles. Presented at Symposium on Basic Biology of Muscle: A Comparative Approach. Woods Hole, MA. (September 12)
Rall JA. 1981. Energetics of Contactile Activation in Skeletal Muscle. Presented at University College London, Department of Physiology. London, England. (November 13)
Rall JA. 1981. Energetics of Contractile Activation in Skeletal Muscle. Presented at York University, England, Department of Biology. (December 4)
Rall JA. 1982. Energetics of Calcium Cycling During Skeletal Muscle Contraction. Presented at Free University, The Netherlands, Department of Physiology. Amsterdam. (April 23)
Rall JA. 1982. Simultaneous Heat and Tension Measurements from Single Muscle Cells. Presented at Symposium on Cross-Bridge Mechanisms of Muscle Contraction. Seattle, WA. (June 26)
Rall JA. 1986. Activation Heat Production in Skeletal Muscle. Presented at A symposium on the Centenary of A.V. Hill's Birth, University College London, to British Physiological Society Meeting. London, England. (March 24)
Rall JA. 1986. Differences in Energy Utilization Among Muscles and Fibers. Presented at Symposium on Functional and Structural Limits to Muscle Energetics, to International Union of Physiological Sciences, 30th International Congress. Vancouver, Canada. (July 17)
Rall JA. 1988. Parvalbumin and Relaxation in Single Frog Skeletal Muscle Fibers. Presented at 3rd International Conference on Muscle Energetics. Yufuin, Japan. (August 2)
Rall JA. 1989. Energetic Aspects of Calcium and Parvalbumin Function in Skeletal Muscle Contraction. Presented at International Symposium on Energy Transformation IN Skeletal Muscle. Prague, Czechoslovakia. (July 1)
Rall JA. 1989. Influence of Temperature on the Mechanics and Energetics of Muscle. Presented at Symposium on Influence of Temperature on Muscle and Locomotor Performance, to Internaltion Union of Physiological Sciences, 31st International Congress. Helsinki, Finland. (July 12)
Rall JA. 1990. Role of Parvalbumin in Frog Skeletal Muscle Relaxation. Presented at XIXth European Conference on Muscle Contraction and Cell Motility. Brussels, Belgium. (September 13)
Rall JA. 1991. Role of Parvalbumin in Frog Skeletal Muscle Relaxation. Presented at Symposium on the mechanism of myofilament sliding IN muscle. Hakone, Japan. (November 15)
Rall JA. (Session Co-chairperson). 1992. Modulation of Relaxation Rate in Skeletal Muscle. Presented at IVth International Conference on Muscle Energetics. Siena, Italy. (September 19)
Rall JA. 1992. Molecular Mechanisms of Relaxation. Presented at APS Conference: Integrative Biology of Exercise. Colorado Springs, CO. (September 26)
Rall JA. 1993. Calcium Regulation of Relaxation in Skeletal Muscle. Presented at National Institute for Physiological Sciences, to 18th Seiriken Conference on Calcium Regulated Cellular Activities. Okazaki, Japan. (March 4)
Rall JA. 1993. The Role of the Sarcoplasmic Reticulum (SR) in Frog Skeletal Muscle Relaxation. Presented at Symposium on Molecular Aspects of Excitation-Activation Coupling (Abstract selected for oral presentation), to International Union of Physiological Sciences, 32nd International Congress. Glasgow, Scotland. (August 1)
Rall JA. 1997. Role of Calcium and Crossbridges in Determining Rates of Force Development and Relaxation in Skinned Muscle Fibers. Presented at Symposium on Mechanism of Work Production and Work Absorption IN Muscle. Hakone, Japan. (October 31)
Rall JA. 2002. Determinants of Relaxation Rate in Rabbit Skinned Skeletal Muscle Fibers. Presented at Symposium on Molecular and Cellular Aspects of Muscle Contraction. Hakone, Japan. (October 1)
Rall JA. 2003. Engineering Faster and Slower "Off Switches" for Skeletal Muscle Relaxation. Presented at Symposium: Muscles on the Move. London, England. (August 15)
Rall JA. 2004. Energetics, Mechanics and Molecular Engineering of Calcium Cycling in Skeletal Muscle. Presented at Symposium on Mysteries about the Sliding Filament Mechanism: Fifty Years After Its Proposal. Tokyo, Japan. (March 10)
Radio and TV Shows
Dr Jack Alan Rall. 2005. The State of Ohio, Discussion of pending legislation in the Ohio Senate regarding a university "Student Bill of Rights". Columbus, OH. (April 22)
Reviews
Wahr PA and Rall JA. 1992. Book Review. Review of Biomechanics and Exercise Physiology, by Johnson AT. BioScience. Vol. 42: 207-208. [Peer Reviewed] (Published)
