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Overview

Colin Selman is affiliated with the University of Glasgow in the United Kingdom. Their research primarily focuses on biochemistry, genetics, and molecular biology, with significant work also contributed to medicine. The scientist's work spans several subfields, including molecular biology, physiology, aging, pediatrics, perinatology, child health, and endocrine and autonomic systems.

The research topics covered by Selman include genetics, aging, and longevity in model organisms; dietary effects on health; RNA research and splicing; adipose tissue and metabolism; mitochondrial function and pathology; birth, development, and health; and circadian rhythm and melatonin.

Recent publications provide insight into the areas of interest and investigation. These include:

  • The parasitic worm product ES-62 promotes health- and life-span in a high calorie diet-accelerated mouse model of ageing (2020, PLoS Pathogens)
  • Growth acceleration results in faster telomere shortening later in life (2021, Proceedings of the Royal Society B Biological Sciences)
  • RNA Polymerase III, Ageing and Longevity (2021, Frontiers in Genetics)
  • The hepatic compensatory response to elevated systemic sulfide promotes diabetes (2021, Cell Reports)
  • Measurement of mitochondrial respiration in permeabilized fish gills (2020, Journal of Experimental Biology)

Selman frequently collaborates with several researchers in their field, including Jennifer M. A. Tullet, Nazif Alic, Yasir Malik, Gillian Borland, and Stephen E. Wilkie. These frequent coauthors have contributed to a body of work often published together or complementing each other's research efforts.

The frequent venues for their publications include Aging Cell, bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory), Frontiers in Genetics, GeroScience, and Frontiers in Immunology. These journals represent platforms emphasizing aging, genetics, and broader life sciences topics.

Best Publications

  • Ribosomal Protein S6 Kinase 1 Signaling Regulates Mammalian Life Span

    Colin Selman;Jennifer M A Tullet;Daniela Wieser;Elaine Elizabeth Irvine

  • Evidence for lifespan extension and delayed age-related biomarkers in insulin receptor substrate 1 null mice

    Colin Selman;Steven Lingard;Agharul I. Choudhury;Rachel L. Batterham

  • AMPK is essential for energy homeostasis regulation and glucose sensing by POMC and AgRP neurons

    Marc Claret;Mark A. Smith;Rachel L. Batterham;Colin Selman

  • Uncoupled and surviving: individual mice with high metabolism have greater mitochondrial uncoupling and live longer

    John R. Speakman;John R. Speakman;Darren A. Talbot;Colin Selman;Sam Snart

  • Physical activity and resting metabolic rate

    John R. Speakman;Colin Selman

  • Oxidative damage, ageing, and life-history evolution: where now?

    Colin Selman;Jonathan D. Blount;Daniel H. Nussey;John R. Speakman;John R. Speakman

  • Effect of pregnancy on exposure to malaria mosquitoes

    Steve Lindsay;Juliet Ansell;Colin Selman;Val Cox

  • Effects of aging and caloric restriction on mitochondrial energy production in gastrocnemius muscle and heart.

    Barry Drew;Sharon Phaneuf;Amie Dirks;Colin Selman

  • Birds sacrifice oxidative protection for reproduction.

    Popko Wiersma;Colin Selman;John R. Speakman;Simon Verhulst

  • The free‐radical damage theory: Accumulating evidence against a simple link of oxidative stress to ageing and lifespan

    John R. Speakman;Colin Selman

  • The role of insulin receptor substrate 2 in hypothalamic and β cell function

    Agharul I. Choudhury;Helen Heffron;Mark A. Smith;Hind Al-Qassab

  • Living Fast, Dying When? The Link between Aging and Energetics

    John R. Speakman;John R. Speakman;Colin Selman;Jane S. McLaren;E. Jean Harper

  • Evolutionary conservation of regulated longevity assurance mechanisms

    Joshua J McElwee;Joshua J McElwee;Eugene Schuster;Eric Blanc;Matthew D Piper

  • Variation in the link between oxygen consumption and ATP production, and its relevance for animal performance

    Karine Salin;Sonya K. Auer;Benjamin Rey;Colin Selman

  • Longevity and skeletal muscle mass: the role of IGF signalling, the sirtuins, dietary restriction and protein intake

    Adam P. Sharples;David C. Hughes;David C. Hughes;Colleen S. Deane;Colleen S. Deane;Amarjit Saini

  • Oxidative stress and life histories: unresolved issues and current needs

    John R. Speakman;John R. Speakman;Jonathan D. Blount;Anne M. Bronikowski;Rochelle Buffenstein

  • Separating cause from effect: how does insulin/IGF signalling control lifespan in worms, flies and mice?

    M. D. W. Piper;C. Selman;J. J. McElwee;L. Partridge

  • Exercise by lifelong voluntary wheel running reduces subsarcolemmal and interfibrillar mitochondrial hydrogen peroxide production in the heart

    Sharon Judge;Young Mok Jang;Anthony Smith;Colin Selman

  • Dominant Role of the p110β Isoform of PI3K over p110α in Energy Homeostasis Regulation by POMC and AgRP Neurons

    Hind Al-Qassab;Mark A. Smith;Mark A. Smith;Elaine E. Irvine;Julie Guillermet-Guibert

  • Resting metabolic rate and morphology in mice (Mus musculus) selected for high and low food intake

    Colin Selman;Suzanne Lumsden;Lutz Bünger;William G. Hill

Frequent Co-Authors

John R. Speakman
John R. Speakman University of Aberdeen
Dominic J. Withers
Dominic J. Withers Imperial College London
Christiaan Leeuwenburgh
Christiaan Leeuwenburgh University of Florida
Andrew Collins
Andrew Collins University of Oslo
Linda Partridge
Linda Partridge Max Planck Society
Neil B. Metcalfe
Neil B. Metcalfe University of Glasgow
David Gems
David Gems University College London
Jonathan D. Blount
Jonathan D. Blount University of Exeter
Margaret M. Harnett
Margaret M. Harnett University of Glasgow
Janet M. Thornton
Janet M. Thornton European Bioinformatics Institute

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