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Research.com Recognitions

  • 2016 - Fellow of the American Academy of Microbiology Genetics and Molecular Biology

Overview

Aaron M. Neiman is affiliated with Stony Brook University in the United States and has a significant body of work in the field of Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology. Their research primarily focuses on Molecular Biology and Cell Biology, with additional contributions to Infectious Diseases, Epidemiology, and Plant Science.

Their research covers a range of topics including:

  • Fungal and yeast genetics research
  • Cellular transport and secretion
  • Antifungal resistance and susceptibility
  • Microtubule and mitosis dynamics
  • RNA modifications and cancer
  • Fungal Infections and Studies
  • Plant Reproductive Biology

Neiman has collaborated frequently with several coauthors, including:

  • Jae-Sook Park
  • Nancy M. Hollingsworth
  • Kyunghun Min
  • James B. Konopka
  • Yiying Hu

The scientist's work has been published in various venues, with multiple publications in:

  • Faculty Opinions - Post-Publication Peer Review of the Biomedical Literature
  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • Journal of Fungi
  • Genetics
  • Molecular Biology of the Cell

Notable recent papers authored or coauthored by Aaron M. Neiman include:

  • "XK is a partner for VPS13A: a molecular link between Chorea-Acanthocytosis and McLeod Syndrome", 2020, Molecular Biology of the Cell
  • "Fungal Pathogens: Shape-Shifting Invaders", 2020, Trends in Microbiology
  • "Interaction between VPS13A and the XK scramblase is important for VPS13A function in humans", 2022, Journal of Cell Science
  • "Unconventional Constituents and Shared Molecular Architecture of the Melanized Cell Wall of C. neoformans and Spore Wall of S. cerevisiae", 2020, Journal of Fungi
  • "Suppression of Vps13 adaptor protein mutants reveals a central role for PI4P in regulating prospore membrane extension", 2021, PLoS Genetics

Aaron M. Neiman was awarded the title of Fellow of the American Academy of Microbiology in 2016, under the Genetics and Molecular Biology category.

Best Publications

  • Evolution of pathogenicity and sexual reproduction in eight Candida genomes.

    Geraldine Butler;Matthew D. Rasmussen;Michael F. Lin;Michael F. Lin;Manuel A. S. Santos

  • Perinuclear localization of chromatin facilitates transcriptional silencing

    Erik D. Andrulis;Aaron M. Neiman;David C. Zappulla;Rolf Sternglanz

  • Sporulation in the Budding Yeast Saccharomyces cerevisiae

    Aaron M. Neiman

  • Functional analysis of the interaction between the small GTP binding protein Cdc42 and the Ste20 protein kinase in yeast.

    M. Peter;A. M. Neiman;H. O. Park;M. van Lohuizen

  • Ascospore formation in the yeast Saccharomyces cerevisiae

    Aaron M. Neiman

  • Prospore Membrane Formation Defines a Developmentally Regulated Branch of the Secretory Pathway in Yeast

    Aaron M. Neiman

  • A family of cyclin-like proteins that interact with the Pho85 cyclin-dependent kinase.

    V Measday;L Moore;R Retnakaran;J Lee

  • Signal transduction during pheromone response in yeast.

    Lorraine Marsh;Aaron M. Neiman;Ira Herskowitz

  • The yeast spore wall enables spores to survive passage through the digestive tract of Drosophila.

    Alison E. Coluccio;Rachael K. Rodriguez;Maurice J. Kernan;Aaron M. Neiman

  • Phospholipase D1 Production of Phosphatidic Acid at the Plasma Membrane Promotes Exocytosis of Large Dense-core Granules at a Late Stage

    Maria Zeniou-Meyer;Naama Zabari;Uri Ashery;Sylvette Chasserot-Golaz

  • Functional homology of protein kinases required for sexual differentiation in Schizosaccharomyces pombe and Saccharomyces cerevisiae suggests a conserved signal transduction module in eukaryotic organisms.

    A. M. Neiman;B. J. Stevenson;Hao-Peng Xu;G. F. Sprague

  • Phosphorylation of the MEKK Ste11p by the PAK-like kinase Ste20p is required for MAP kinase signaling in vivo.

    Frank van Drogen;Sean M. O’Rourke;Volker M. Stucke;Malika Jaquenoud

  • Positive and Negative Regulation of a SNARE Protein by Control of Intracellular Localization

    Hideki Nakanishi;Pablo de los Santos;Aaron M. Neiman

  • Identification of domains required for developmentally regulated SNARE function in Saccharomyces cerevisiae.

    Aaron M. Neiman;Luba Katz;Patrick J. Brennwald

  • Reconstitution of a yeast protein kinase cascade in vitro: activation of the yeast MEK homologue STE7 by STE11.

    Aaron M. Neiman;Ira Herskowitz

  • Yeast Vps13 promotes mitochondrial function and is localized at membrane contact sites

    Jae-Sook Park;Mary K. Thorsness;Robert Policastro;Luke L. McGoldrick

  • Morphogenetic pathway of spore wall assembly in Saccharomyces cerevisiae.

    Alison Coluccio;Edith Bogengruber;Michael N. Conrad;Michael E. Dresser

  • Soft X-ray diffraction microscopy of a frozen hydrated yeast cell.

    Xiaojing Huang;Johanna Nelson;Janos Kirz;Janos Kirz;Enju Lima

  • Phospholipase D and the SNARE Sso1p are necessary for vesicle fusion during sporulation in yeast

    Hideki Nakanishi;Masayo Morishita;Cindi L. Schwartz;Alison Coluccio

  • A Membrane Binding Domain in the Ste5 Scaffold Synergizes with Gβγ Binding to Control Localization and Signaling in Pheromone Response

    Matthew J. Winters;Rachel E. Lamson;Hideki Nakanishi;Aaron M. Neiman

Frequent Co-Authors

Rolf Sternglanz
Rolf Sternglanz Stony Brook University
Ira Herskowitz
Ira Herskowitz University of California, San Francisco
James B. Konopka
James B. Konopka Stony Brook University
James A. McNew
James A. McNew Rice University
Yoshikazu Ohya
Yoshikazu Ohya University of Tokyo
Theodore E. Nash
Theodore E. Nash National Institutes of Health
Alain Nicolas
Alain Nicolas Institute Curie
Michael A. Quail
Michael A. Quail Wellcome Sanger Institute
Joseph Heitman
Joseph Heitman Duke University

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