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78
Citations
35997
World Ranking
4440
National Ranking
2156

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2014 - Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)
  • 2006 - Member of the National Academy of Medicine (NAM)
  • 2004 - Member of the National Academy of Sciences
  • 2001 - Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences
  • 1989 - Fellow of Alfred P. Sloan Foundation

Overview

Charles S. Zuker is affiliated with Columbia University in the United States and has contributed extensively to the fields of neuroscience and nursing, with a primary focus on biochemical analysis and sensory function. Their research spans multiple subfields, including nutrition and dietetics, sensory systems, endocrine and autonomic systems, biomedical engineering, and neurology.

The scientist's recent publications highlight work on brain-body communication and sensory regulation. Notable papers include:

  • The gut-brain axis mediates sugar preference, 2020, Nature
  • A body-brain circuit that regulates body inflammatory responses, 2024, Nature
  • Gut-brain circuits for fat preference, 2022, Nature
  • Top-Down Control of Sweet and Bitter Taste in the Mammalian Brain, 2021, Cell
  • Neurobiology of eating behavior, nutrition, and health, 2023, Journal of Internal Medicine

Common publication venues for this researcher consist of Nature, Cell, Journal of Internal Medicine, Neuron, and Yearbook of Pediatric Endocrinology. Their most frequent outlets are Nature and Cell, with three publications each.

Collaborations have regularly involved the following coauthors:

  • Hwei-Ee Tan
  • Miguel Villavicencio
  • Katherine Tsang
  • Alexander C. Sisti
  • Hao Jin

The principal topics covered in their work include biochemical analysis and sensing techniques, olfactory and sensory function studies, regulation of appetite and obesity, advanced chemical sensor technologies, vagus nerve stimulation research, sleep and wakefulness research, and eating disorders and behaviors.

Recognition for contributions to the scientific community is reflected in several awards and honors:

  • Fellow of Alfred P. Sloan Foundation, 1989
  • Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, 2001
  • Member of the National Academy of Sciences, 2004
  • Member of the National Academy of Medicine, 2006
  • Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS), 2014

Best Publications

  • Mammalian sweet taste receptors

    Charles S. Zuker;Nicholas J. P. Ryba;Gregory A. Nelson;Mark A. Hoon

  • The receptors and cells for mammalian taste

    Jayaram Chandrashekar;Mark A. Hoon;Nicholas J. P. Ryba;Charles S. Zuker

  • A novel family of mammalian taste receptors.

    Elliot Adler;Mark A Hoon;Ken L Mueller;Jayaram Chandrashekar

  • An amino-acid taste receptor

    Greg Nelson;Jayaram Chandrashekar;Mark A. Hoon;Luxin Feng

  • T2Rs function as bitter taste receptors.

    Jayaram Chandrashekar;Ken L Mueller;Mark A Hoon;Elliot Adler

  • The Receptors for Mammalian Sweet and Umami Taste

    Grace Q. Zhao;Yifeng Zhang;Mark A. Hoon;Jayaram Chandrashekar

  • Coding of sweet, bitter, and umami tastes: different receptor cells sharing similar signaling pathways.

    Yifeng Zhang;Mark A. Hoon;Jayaram Chandrashekar;Ken L. Mueller

  • Common Sense about Taste: From Mammals to Insects

    David A. Yarmolinsky;Charles S. Zuker;Nicholas J.P. Ryba

  • Putative Mammalian Taste Receptors: A Class of Taste-Specific GPCRs with Distinct Topographic Selectivity

    Mark A. Hoon;Elliot Adler;Jürgen Lindemeier;James F. Battey

  • The cells and logic for mammalian sour taste detection

    Angela L. Huang;Xiaoke Chen;Mark A. Hoon;Jayaram Chandrashekar

  • A Drosophila Mechanosensory Transduction Channel

    Richard G. Walker;Aarron T. Willingham;Charles S. Zuker

  • A Chemosensory Gene Family Encoding Candidate Gustatory and Olfactory Receptors in Drosophila

    Kristin Scott;Roscoe Brady;Anibal Cravchik;Pavel Morozov

  • A multivalent PDZ-domain protein assembles signalling complexes in a G-protein-coupled cascade

    Susan Tsunoda;Jimena Sierralta;Yumei Sun;Ruth Bodner

  • The cells and peripheral representation of sodium taste in mice

    Jayaram Chandrashekar;Christina Kuhn;Yuki Oka;Yuki Oka;David A. Yarmolinsky;David A. Yarmolinsky

  • Decoding Cilia Function: Defining Specialized Genes Required for Compartmentalized Cilia Biogenesis

    Tomer Avidor-Reiss;Andreia M Maer;Edmund Koundakjian;Andrey Polyanovsky

  • The receptors and coding logic for bitter taste

    Ken L. Mueller;Mark A. Hoon;Isolde Erlenbach;Jayaram Chandrashekar

  • GENETIC DISSECTION OF MECHANOSENSORY TRANSDUCTION : MECHANORECEPTION-DEFECTIVE MUTATIONS OF DROSOPHILA

    Maurice Kernan;David Cowan;Charles Zuker

  • The cyclophilin homolog ninaA is required in the secretory pathway

    Nansi Jo Colley;Elizabeth K. Baker;Mark A. Stamnes;Charles S. Zuker

  • The Drosophila light-activated conductance is composed of the two channels TRP and TRPL.

    Barbara A Niemeyer;Emiko Suzuki;Kristin Scott;Kees Jalink

  • Visual place learning in Drosophila melanogaster

    Tyler A. Ofstad;Charles S. Zuker;Michael B. Reiser

Frequent Co-Authors

Rama Ranganathan
Rama Ranganathan University of Chicago
Gerald M. Rubin
Gerald M. Rubin Howard Hughes Medical Institute
Kees Jalink
Kees Jalink Antoni van Leeuwenhoek Hospital
Charles F. Stevens
Charles F. Stevens Salk Institute for Biological Studies
Kevin R. Jones
Kevin R. Jones University of Colorado Boulder
Richard Axel
Richard Axel Columbia University
Craig Montell
Craig Montell University of California, Santa Barbara
Cornelia I. Bargmann
Cornelia I. Bargmann Rockefeller University
Hugh M. Robertson
Hugh M. Robertson University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

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