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  • 1997 - Fellow of Alfred P. Sloan Foundation

Overview

Andrew D. Chisholm is a researcher affiliated with the University of California, San Diego in the United States. Their scientific contributions broadly fall within the domain of Biochemistry, Genetics, and Molecular Biology, with a focus on multiple interconnected subfields.

Their primary subfields of study include Aging, Molecular Biology, Endocrine and Autonomic Systems, Cell Biology, and Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience. These areas reflect a focus on the biological mechanisms underlying development and longevity, as well as the cellular structures and signaling pathways involved.

Key topics in Andrew D. Chisholm's research encompass:

  • Genetics, Aging, and Longevity in Model Organisms
  • Circadian rhythm and melatonin
  • Mitochondrial Function and Pathology
  • Neurobiology and Insect Physiology Research
  • Cellular Mechanics and Interactions
  • Photoreceptor and optogenetics research
  • Spaceflight effects on biology

Prominent recent papers authored or co-authored by Andrew D. Chisholm include:

  • "Connectomes across development reveal principles of brain maturation," 2021, published in Nature
  • "Wounding triggers MIRO-1 dependent mitochondrial fragmentation that accelerates epidermal wound closure through oxidative signaling," 2020, published in Nature Communications
  • "Form and function of the apical extracellular matrix: new insights from Caenorhabditis elegans, Drosophila melanogaster, and the vertebrate inner ear," 2020, published in Faculty Reviews
  • "NHR-23 activity is necessary for C. elegans developmental progression and apical extracellular matrix structure and function," 2023, published in Development
  • "Nanoscale patterning of collagens in C. elegans apical extracellular matrix," 2023, published in Nature Communications

Frequent co-authors with whom Andrew D. Chisholm has collaborated multiple times include:

  • Yishi Jin
  • Daniel Witvliet
  • Ben Mulcahy
  • Aravinthan D. T. Samuel
  • Mei Zhen

The researcher often publishes in venues that include:

  • Faculty Opinions - Post-Publication Peer Review of the Biomedical Literature
  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • Current Biology
  • Nature Communications
  • Development

Andrew D. Chisholm's work intersects molecular biology techniques and genetic models to explore developmental progression, cellular extracellular matrix structure, mitochondrial behavior, and neural circuitry dynamics. Their contributions have been recognized with an award as a Fellow of the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation in 1997.

Best Publications

  • Neurosurgery: Functional regeneration after laser axotomy

    Mehmet Fatih Yanik;Hulusi Cinar;Hediye Nese Cinar;Andrew D. Chisholm

  • Connectomes across development reveal principles of brain maturation

    Daniel Witvliet;Daniel Witvliet;Ben Mulcahy;James K. Mitchell;Yaron Meirovitch;Yaron Meirovitch

  • Regulation of a DLK-1 and p38 MAP Kinase Pathway by the Ubiquitin Ligase RPM-1 Is Required for Presynaptic Development

    Katsunori Nakata;Benjamin Abrams;Brock Grill;Alexandr Goncharov

  • The DLK-1 Kinase Promotes mRNA Stability and Local Translation in C. elegans Synapses and Axon Regeneration

    Dong Yan;Zilu Wu;Zilu Wu;Andrew D. Chisholm;Yishi Jin;Yishi Jin

  • A homeotic gene cluster patterns the anteroposterior body axis of C. elegans

    Bruce B. Wang;Michael M. Müller-Immergluck;Judith Austin;Naomi Tamar Robinson

  • Distinct Innate Immune Responses to Infection and Wounding in the C. elegans Epidermis

    Nathalie Pujol;Sophie Cypowyj;Sophie Cypowyj;Katja Ziegler;Katja Ziegler;Anne Millet;Anne Millet

  • Control of cell fates in the central body region of C. elegans by the homeobox gene lin-39.

    Scott G. Clark;Andrew D. Chisholm;H.Robert Horvitz

  • The VAB-1 Eph Receptor Tyrosine Kinase Functions in Neural and Epithelial Morphogenesis in C. elegans

    Sean E George;Kristin Simokat;Jeff Hardin;Andrew D Chisholm

  • Calcium and Cyclic AMP Promote Axonal Regeneration in Caenorhabditis elegans and Require DLK-1 Kinase

    Anindya Ghosh-Roy;Zilu Wu;Alexandr Goncharov;Yishi Jin

  • Conservation and divergence of axon guidance mechanisms.

    Andrew Chisholm;Marc Tessier-Lavigne

  • Pan-neuronal imaging in roaming Caenorhabditis elegans

    Vivek Venkatachalam;Ni Ji;Xian-Ling Wang;Christopher Luce Clark

  • The Inositol Trisphosphate Receptor Regulates a 50-Second Behavioral Rhythm in C. elegans

    Paola Dal Santo;Mary A Logan;Andrew D Chisholm;Erik M Jorgensen

  • Caenorhabditis elegans neuronal regeneration is influenced by life stage, ephrin signaling, and synaptic branching

    Zilu Wu;Anindya Ghosh-Roy;Mehmet Fatih Yanik;Jin Z. Zhang

  • Axon Regeneration Pathways Identified by Systematic Genetic Screening in C. elegans

    Lizhen Chen;Zhiping Wang;Anindya Ghosh-Roy;Thomas Hubert

  • The Ephrin VAB-2/EFN-1 Functions in Neuronal Signaling to Regulate Epidermal Morphogenesis in C. elegans

    Ian D Chin-Sang;Sean E George;Mei Ding;Sarah L Moseley

  • Patterning of the Caenorhabditis elegans head region by the Pax-6 family member vab-3.

    A D Chisholm;H R Horvitz

  • C. elegans Epidermal Wounding Induces a Mitochondrial ROS Burst that Promotes Wound Repair

    Suhong Xu;Andrew D. Chisholm

  • A Gαq-Ca2+ Signaling Pathway Promotes Actin-Mediated Epidermal Wound Closure in C. elegans

    Suhong Xu;Andrew D. Chisholm

  • The Caenorhabditis elegans vab-10 spectraplakin isoforms protect the epidermis against internal and external forces

    Julia M. Bosher;Bum-Soo Hahn;Renaud Legouis;Satis Sookhareea

  • Laminin α subunits and their role in C. elegans development

    Cheng−Chen Huang;David H. Hall;Edward M. Hedgecock;Gautam Kao

Frequent Co-Authors

Yishi Jin
Yishi Jin University of California, San Diego
Pamela C. Cosman
Pamela C. Cosman University of California, San Diego
Jeff Hardin
Jeff Hardin University of Wisconsin–Madison
Mei Zhen
Mei Zhen Lunenfeld-Tanenbaum Research Institute
Aravinthan D. T. Samuel
Aravinthan D. T. Samuel Harvard University
Karen Oegema
Karen Oegema University of California, San Diego
Shohei Mitani
Shohei Mitani Tokyo Women's Medical University
Arshad Desai
Arshad Desai University of California, San Diego
Jonathan Hodgkin
Jonathan Hodgkin University of Oxford
Jonathan J. Ewbank
Jonathan J. Ewbank Aix-Marseille University

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