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  • 2008 - Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)

Overview

Carl S. Thummel is affiliated with the University of Utah in the United States and conducts research primarily in the fields of biochemistry, genetics, and molecular biology. Their work focuses on diverse aspects of cellular and molecular neuroscience, immunology, and molecular biology, with additional contributions to ecology, evolution, behavior, and systematics.

Their main research topics include neurobiology and insect physiology, invertebrate immune response mechanisms, animal behavior and reproduction, mitochondrial function and pathology, cancer, hypoxia, and metabolism, insect utilization and effects, as well as lipid metabolism and biosynthesis.

Thummel's recent publications span various specialized journals and cover a range of studies related to Drosophila, metabolism, and developmental biology. Notable recent papers include:

  • Drosophila estrogen-related receptor directs a transcriptional switch that supports adult glycolysis and lipogenesis, 2020, Genes & Development
  • Drosophila E93 promotes adult development and suppresses larval responses to ecdysone during metamorphosis, 2021, Developmental Biology
  • Drosophila HNF4 acts in distinct tissues to direct a switch between lipid storage and export in the gut, 2024, Cell Reports
  • The Drosophila E78 nuclear receptor regulates dietary triglyceride uptake and systemic lipid levels, 2020, Developmental Dynamics
  • Regulation of male fertility and accessory gland gene expression by the Drosophila HR39 nuclear receptor, 2021, Developmental Biology

Frequent co-authors collaborating with Thummel include Geanette Lam, Hyuck-Jin Nam, Ashish G Toshniwal, Alex J. Bott, and Ahmad A. Cluntun. The scientist has published multiple articles in prominent venues such as Developmental Biology, Genes & Development, eLife, Cell Reports, and Developmental Dynamics.

  • Developmental Biology (3 publications)
  • Genes & Development (2 publications)
  • eLife (2 publications)
  • Cell Reports (1 publication)
  • Developmental Dynamics (1 publication)

Carl S. Thummel's work is recognized through awards such as being named a Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) in 2008.

Best Publications

  • The nuclear receptor superfamily: the second decade.

    David J. Mangelsdorf;Carl Thummel;Miguel Beato;Peter Herrlich

  • A unified nomenclature system for the nuclear receptor superfamily

    J. Auwerx;E. Baulieu;M. Beato;M. Becker-Andre

  • A mitochondrial pyruvate carrier required for pyruvate uptake in yeast, Drosophila, and humans.

    Daniel K. Bricker;Eric B. Taylor;John C. Schell;Thomas Orsak

  • Vectors for Drosophila P-element-mediated transformation and tissue culture transfection.

    Carl S. Thummel;Anne M. Boulet;Howard D. Lipshitz

  • NUCLEAR RECEPTORS — A PERSPECTIVE FROM DROSOPHILA

    Kirst King-Jones;Carl S. Thummel

  • The ETS-domain: a new DNA-binding motif that recognizes a purine-rich core DNA sequence.

    F D Karim;L D Urness;C S Thummel;M J Klemsz

  • Flies on steroids — Drosophila metamorphosis and the mechanisms of steroid hormone action

    Carl S. Thummel

  • Diabetic Larvae and Obese Flies—Emerging Studies of Metabolism in Drosophila

    Keith D. Baker;Carl S. Thummel

  • The drosophila 74EF early puff contains E74 a complex ecdysone-inducible gene that encodes two ets-related proteins

    Kenneth C. Burtis;Carl S. Thummel;Carl S. Thummel;C.Weldon Jones;Felix D. Karim

  • Prothoracicotropic Hormone Regulates Developmental Timing and Body Size in Drosophila

    Zofeyah McBrayer;Hajime Ono;Mary Jane Shimell;Jean Philippe Parvy

  • Steroid regulated programmed cell death during Drosophila metamorphosis

    Changan Jiang;Eric H. Baehrecke;Carl S. Thummel

  • From embryogenesis to metamorphosis: the regulation and function of Drosophila nuclear receptor superfamily members

    Carl S. Thummel

  • Methods for studying metabolism in Drosophila.

    Jason M. Tennessen;William E. Barry;James Cox;Carl S. Thummel

  • Molecular mechanisms of developmental timing in C. elegans and Drosophila.

    Carl S. Thummel

  • The Drosophila βFTZ-F1 Orphan Nuclear Receptor Provides Competence for Stage-Specific Responses to the Steroid Hormone Ecdysone

    Julie Broadus;Jennifer R McCabe;Bart Endrizzi;Carl S Thummel;Carl S Thummel

  • A steroid-triggered transcriptional hierarchy controls salivary gland cell death during Drosophila metamorphosis.

    Changan Jiang;Anne Françoise J Lamblin;Hermann Steller;Carl S. Thummel

  • The genomic response to 20-hydroxyecdysone at the onset of Drosophila metamorphosis

    Robert B Beckstead;Geanette Lam;Carl S Thummel

  • The Drosophila Estrogen-Related Receptor Directs a Metabolic Switch that Supports Developmental Growth

    Jason M. Tennessen;Keith D. Baker;Geanette Lam;Janelle Evans

  • Transcriptional Regulation of Xenobiotic Detoxification in Drosophila

    Jyoti Ranjan Misra;Michael A Horner;Geanette Lam;Carl S Thummel

  • Molecular Analysis of the Initiation of Insect Metamorphosis: A Comparative Study of Drosophila Ecdysteroid-Regulated Transcription

    Andrew J. Andres;Jennifer C. Fletcher;Felix D. Karim;Carl S. Thummel

Frequent Co-Authors

James C. Cox
James C. Cox Georgia State University
Jared Rutter
Jared Rutter University of Utah
David J. Mangelsdorf
David J. Mangelsdorf The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center
Robert Tjian
Robert Tjian University of California, Berkeley
Peter Cherbas
Peter Cherbas Indiana University
Eric H. Baehrecke
Eric H. Baehrecke University of Massachusetts Chan Medical School
Xavier Bellés
Xavier Bellés Pompeu Fabra University
Lynn M. Riddiford
Lynn M. Riddiford University of Washington
David S. Hogness
David S. Hogness Stanford University
Steven P. Gygi
Steven P. Gygi Harvard University

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