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  • 2026 - Research.com Genetics in United States Leader Award
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  • 2018 - Distinguished Scientist Award, American Heart Association

Overview

Aldons J. Lusis is affiliated with the University of California, Los Angeles in the United States. Their research spans a broad range of topics primarily within Medicine and Biochemistry, Genetics, and Molecular Biology. The most frequent subfields of study include Molecular Biology, Physiology, Epidemiology, Genetics, and Immunology.

The scientist's work covers important topics such as Adipose Tissue and Metabolism, Gut microbiota and health, Liver Disease Diagnosis and Treatment, Genetic Associations and Epidemiology, Diet and metabolism studies, Adipokines, Inflammation, and Metabolic Diseases, as well as Bioinformatics and Genomic Networks.

Recent papers authored or coauthored by Aldons J. Lusis include:

  • Large-scale association analyses identify host factors influencing human gut microbiome composition, 2021, Nature Genetics
  • Atherosclerosis: Recent developments, 2022, Cell
  • Genome-wide analysis identifies novel susceptibility loci for myocardial infarction, 2020, European Heart Journal
  • RIPK1 Expression Associates With Inflammation in Early Atherosclerosis in Humans and Can Be Therapeutically Silenced to Reduce NF-κB Activation and Atherogenesis in Mice, 2020, Circulation
  • Type V Collagen in Scar Tissue Regulates the Size of Scar after Heart Injury, 2020, Cell

Frequent coauthors include Calvin Pan, Marcus Seldin, Hooman Allayee, Markku Laakso, and Xia Yang. These collaborations highlight ongoing interdisciplinary and collaborative approaches within their research.

The scientist often publishes in the following venues:

  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • UNC Libraries
  • Arteriosclerosis Thrombosis and Vascular Biology
  • Circulation
  • eLife

Aldons J. Lusis received the Distinguished Scientist Award from the American Heart Association in 2018, indicating recognition within the cardiovascular and medical research community.

Best Publications

  • Atherosclerosis : Vascular biology

    Aldons J. Lusis

  • Gut flora metabolism of phosphatidylcholine promotes cardiovascular disease

    Zeneng Wang;Elizabeth Klipfell;Brian J. Bennett;Robert A. Koeth

  • Intestinal microbiota metabolism of L-carnitine, a nutrient in red meat, promotes atherosclerosis

    Robert A Koeth;Zeneng Wang;Bruce S Levison;Jennifer A Buffa

  • Atherosclerosis: basic mechanisms. Oxidation, inflammation, and genetics.

    Judith A. Berliner;Mohamad Navab;Alan M. Fogelman;Joy S. Frank

  • Integrative approaches for large-scale transcriptome-wide association studies.

    Alexander Gusev;Alexander Gusev;Arthur Ko;Huwenbo Shi;Gaurav Bhatia;Gaurav Bhatia

  • Multi-omics approaches to disease.

    Yehudit Hasin;Marcus Seldin;Aldons Lusis

  • Gut Microbial Metabolite TMAO Enhances Platelet Hyperreactivity and Thrombosis Risk.

    Weifei Zhu;Jill C. Gregory;Elin Org;Jennifer A. Buffa

  • Genetics of gene expression surveyed in maize, mouse and man

    Eric E. Schadt;Stephanie A. Monks;Thomas A. Drake;Aldons J. Lusis

  • Molecular basis of the little mouse phenotype and Implications for cell type-specific growth

    Sheng-Cai Lin;Chijen R. Lin;Ilya Gukovsky;Aldons J. Lusis

  • Large-scale association analyses identify host factors influencing human gut microbiome composition

    Alexander Kurilshikov;Carolina Medina-Gomez;Rodrigo Bacigalupe;Djawad Radjabzadeh

  • Identification of a gene encoding an acyl CoA:diacylglycerol acyltransferase, a key enzyme in triacylglycerol synthesis

    Sylvaine Cases;Steven J. Smith;Yao-Wu Zheng;Heather M. Myers

  • Mice lacking serum paraoxonase are susceptible to organophosphate toxicity and atherosclerosis

    Diana M. Shih;Lingjie Gu;Yu Rong Xia;Mohamad Navab

  • An integrative genomics approach to infer causal associations between gene expression and disease

    Eric E Schadt;John Lamb;Xia Yang;Jun Zhu

  • The Collaborative Cross, a community resource for the genetic analysis of complex traits

    Gary A. Churchill;David C. Airey;Hooman Allayee;Joe M. Angel

  • Non-lethal Inhibition of Gut Microbial Trimethylamine Production for the Treatment of Atherosclerosis

    Zeneng Wang;Adam B. Roberts;Jennifer A. Buffa;Bruce S. Levison

  • Mapping the Genetic Architecture of Gene Expression in Human Liver

    Eric E. Schadt;Cliona Molony;Eugene Chudin;Ke-Ke Hao

  • Synthetic LXR ligand inhibits the development of atherosclerosis in mice

    Sean B. Joseph;Elaine McKilligin;Liming Pei;Michael A. Watson

  • Variations in DNA elucidate molecular networks that cause disease

    Yanqing Chen;Jun Zhu;Pek Yee Lum;Xia Yang

  • Induction of endothelial cell expression of granulocyte and macrophage colony-stimulating factors by modified low-density lipoproteins.

    T. B. Rajavashisth;A. Andalibi;M. C. Territo;J. A. Berliner

  • The Yin and Yang of Oxidation in the Development of the Fatty Streak: A Review Based on the 1994 George Lyman Duff Memorial Lecture

    M Navab;J A Berliner;A D Watson;S Y Hama

Frequent Co-Authors

Margarete Mehrabian
Margarete Mehrabian University of California, Los Angeles
Thomas A. Drake
Thomas A. Drake University of California, Los Angeles
Eric E. Schadt
Eric E. Schadt Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
Xia Yang
Xia Yang University of California, Los Angeles
Hooman Allayee
Hooman Allayee University of Southern California
Yibin Wang
Yibin Wang University of California, Los Angeles
Stanley L. Hazen
Stanley L. Hazen Cleveland Clinic Lerner College of Medicine
Eleazar Eskin
Eleazar Eskin University of California, Los Angeles
Karen Reue
Karen Reue University of California, Los Angeles
Alan M. Fogelman
Alan M. Fogelman University of California, Los Angeles

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