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Daniel E. L. Promislow

Daniel E. L. Promislow

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Biology and Biochemistry

D-Index
65
Citations
15201
World Ranking
9142
National Ranking
4059

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2007 - Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)

Overview

Daniel E. L. Promislow is affiliated with the University of Washington in the United States. Their research spans significant areas within biochemistry, genetics, and molecular biology, with a substantial focus also on medicine. The scientist's work includes contributions to molecular biology, genetics, physiology, aging, and cellular and molecular neuroscience.

Their research topics cover diverse themes such as human-animal interaction studies, genetics, aging and longevity in model organisms, diet and metabolism studies, neurobiology and insect physiology research, gut microbiota and health, physiological and biochemical adaptations, and epigenetics and DNA methylation.

Key recent papers authored or co-authored by them include:

  • A Geroscience Perspective on COVID-19 Mortality, 2020, The Journals of Gerontology Series A
  • An open science study of ageing in companion dogs, 2022, Nature
  • Genetic and metabolomic architecture of variation in diet restriction-mediated lifespan extension in Drosophila, 2020, PLoS Genetics
  • Dog Models of Aging, 2021, Annual Review of Animal Biosciences
  • GWAS for Lifespan and Decline in Climbing Ability in Flies upon Dietary Restriction Reveal decima as a Mediator of Insulin-like Peptide Production, 2020, Current Biology

Promislow has frequently published in several venues, with notable counts in:

  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory), 23 publications
  • GeroScience, 14 publications
  • The Journals of Gerontology Series A, 8 publications
  • Aging Cell, 6 publications
  • Frontiers in Veterinary Science, 6 publications

Their frequent coauthors include:

  • Kate E. Creevy (31 joint publications)
  • Matt Kaeberlein (27 joint publications)
  • Daniel Raftery (26 joint publications)
  • Benjamin R. Harrison (25 joint publications)
  • Noah Snyder-Mackler (22 joint publications)

Throughout their career, they have been awarded the status of Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) in 2007.

Best Publications

  • Living fast and dying young: A comparative analysis of life-history variation among mammals

    D. E. L. Promislow;P. H. Harvey

  • Network thinking in ecology and evolution.

    Stephen R. Proulx;Daniel E.L. Promislow;Patrick C. Phillips

  • Mortality in North American Dogs from 1984 to 2004: An Investigation into Age‐, Size‐, and Breed‐Related Causes of Death

    J.M. Fleming;K.E. Creevy;D.E.L. Promislow

  • SENESCENCE IN NATURAL POPULATIONS OF MAMMALS: A COMPARATIVE STUDY

    Daniel E. L. Promislow

  • Costs of Sexual Selection in Natural Populations of Mammals

    Daniel E. L. Promislow

  • Mortality costs of sexual dimorphism in birds

    Daniel E. L. Promislow;Robert Montgomerie;Thomas E. Martin

  • Evolution of alternative sex-determining mechanisms in teleost fishes

    Judith E. Mank;Daniel E. L. Promislow;John C. Avise

  • Geographical Distribution and Diversity of Bacteria Associated with Natural Populations of Drosophila melanogaster

    Vanessa Corby-Harris;Ana Clara Pontaroli;Lawrence J. Shimkets;Jeffrey L. Bennetzen

  • Age-Specific Patterns of Genetic Variance in Drosophila melanogaster. I. Mortality

    Daniel E. L. Promislow;Marc Tatar;Aziz A. Khazaeli;James W. Curtsinger

  • Quantitative evidence for conserved longevity pathways between divergent eukaryotic species

    Erica D. Smith;Mitsuhiro Tsuchiya;Lindsay A. Fox;Nick Dang

  • A Geroscience Perspective on COVID-19 Mortality.

    Daniel E L Promislow

  • The role of parental age effects on the evolution of aging.

    Nicholas K. Priest;Benjamin Mackowiak;Daniel E. L. Promislow

  • PHYLOGENETIC PERSPECTIVES IN THE EVOLUTION OF PARENTAL CARE IN RAY-FINNED FISHES

    Judith E. Mank;Daniel E. L. Promislow;John C. Avise

  • The size-life span trade-off decomposed: why large dogs die young.

    Cornelia Kraus;Samuel Pavard;Daniel E. L. Promislow

  • Reproductive capability is associated with lifespan and cause of death in companion dogs

    Jessica M. Hoffman;Kate E. Creevy;Daniel E. L. Promislow

  • Testing an 'aging gene' in long-lived drosophila strains: increased longevity depends on sex and genetic background

    Christine C. Spencer;Christine E. Howell;Amber R. Wright;Daniel E. L. Promislow

  • Mutation and senescence: where genetics and demography meet

    Daniel E. L. Promislow;Marc Tatar

  • SENESCENCE IN NATURAL POPULATIONS OF MAMMALS: A REANALYSIS.

    Jean‐Michel Gaillard;Dominique Allainé;Dominique Pontier;Nigel G. Yoccoz;Nigel G. Yoccoz

  • Mate choice, sexual conflict, and evolution of senescence.

    Daniel Promislow

  • Protein networks, pleiotropy and the evolution of senescence.

    Daniel E. L. Promislow

Frequent Co-Authors

John R. Speakman
John R. Speakman University of Aberdeen
Sharon E. Mitchell
Sharon E. Mitchell University of Aberdeen
Luonan Chen
Luonan Chen Chinese Academy of Sciences
David Lusseau
David Lusseau Technical University of Denmark
Dean P. Jones
Dean P. Jones Emory University
Jing-Dong J. Han
Jing-Dong J. Han Peking University
Matt Kaeberlein
Matt Kaeberlein University of Washington
Scott D. Pletcher
Scott D. Pletcher University of Michigan–Ann Arbor
Marc Tatar
Marc Tatar Brown University
Daniel Raftery
Daniel Raftery University of Washington

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