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Malene Hansen is affiliated with the Sanford Burnham Prebys Medical Discovery Institute in the United States. Their research primarily focuses on the fields of medicine and biochemistry, genetics, and molecular biology. Within these broad areas, they have contributed extensively to subfields such as epidemiology, aging, cell biology, molecular biology, and physiology.

The scientist's work covers topics including autophagy in disease and therapy, genetics, aging and longevity in model organisms, Hippo pathway signaling and YAP/TAZ, cellular transport and secretion, endoplasmic reticulum stress and disease, aging and elder care social issues, as well as Alzheimer's disease research and treatments.

Malene Hansen's recent papers exhibit a focus on autophagy and aging. Notable publications include:

  • Autophagy in major human diseases (2021), published in The EMBO Journal
  • Autophagy in healthy aging and disease (2021), published in Nature Aging
  • Beyond Autophagy: The Expanding Roles of ATG8 Proteins (2021), published in Trends in Biochemical Sciences
  • NIH SenNet Consortium to map senescent cells throughout the human lifespan to understand physiological health (2022), published in Nature Aging
  • Macroautophagy and aging: The impact of cellular recycling on health and longevity (2021), published in Molecular Aspects of Medicine

The scientist frequently collaborates with colleagues such as Caroline Kumsta, José L. Nieto-Torres, Sandra E. Encalada, Anna Katharina Simon, and Anne Simonsen, with varying numbers of joint publications.

Malene Hansen publishes often in the following venues:

  • Nature Aging
  • Autophagy
  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • Innovation in Aging
  • Methods in molecular biology

Best Publications

  • Guidelines for the use and interpretation of assays for monitoring autophagy (4th edition)

    Daniel J. Klionsky;Amal Kamal Abdel-Aziz;Sara Abdelfatah;Mahmoud Abdellatif

  • Guidelines for the use and interpretation of assays for monitoring autophagy

    Daniel J. Klionsky;Fabio C. Abdalla;Hagai Abeliovich;Robert T. Abraham

  • Guidelines for the use and interpretation of assays for monitoring autophagy (3rd edition)

    Daniel J. Klionsky;Kotb Abdelmohsen;Akihisa Abe;Joynal Abedin

  • Phosphorylation of ULK1 (hATG1) by AMP-Activated Protein Kinase Connects Energy Sensing to Mitophagy

    Daniel F. Egan;David B. Shackelford;Maria M. Mihaylova;Sara R. Gelino

  • Molecular definitions of autophagy and related processes

    Lorenzo Galluzzi;Lorenzo Galluzzi;Eric H. Baehrecke;Andrea Ballabio;Patricia Boya

  • Autophagy in major human diseases

    Daniel J. Klionsky;Giulia Petroni;Ravi K. Amaravadi;Eric H. Baehrecke

  • Lifespan extension by conditions that inhibit translation in Caenorhabditis elegans

    Malene Hansen;Stefan Taubert;Douglas Crawford;Nataliya Libina

  • Guidelines for the use and interpretation of assays for monitoring autophagy (3rd edition)

    Daniel J. Klionsky;Kotb Abdelmohsen;Akihisa Abe;Joynal Abedin

  • A Role for Autophagy in the Extension of Lifespan by Dietary Restriction in C. elegans

    Malene Bredahl Hansen;Abha Chandra;Laura L. Mitic;Brian Onken

  • Autophagy in healthy aging and disease

    Yahyah Aman;Yahyah Aman;Tomas Schmauck-Medina;Malene Hansen;Richard I. Morimoto

  • Autophagy as a promoter of longevity: insights from model organisms

    Malene Hansen;David C. Rubinsztein;David W. Walker

  • New genes tied to endocrine, metabolic, and dietary regulation of lifespan from a Caenorhabditis elegans genomic RNAi screen

    Malene Hansen;Ao Lin Hsu;Andrew Dillin;Cynthia Kenyon

  • p62 Is a Key Regulator of Nutrient Sensing in the mTORC1 Pathway

    Angeles Duran;Ramars Amanchy;Juan F. Linares;Juan F. Linares;Jayashree Joshi

  • The TFEB orthologue HLH-30 regulates autophagy and modulates longevity in Caenorhabditis elegans

    Louis R. Lapierre;C. Daniel De Magalhaes Filho;Philip R. McQuary;Chu-Chiao Chu

  • A Conserved SREBP-1/Phosphatidylcholine Feedback Circuit Regulates Lipogenesis in Metazoans

    Amy K. Walker;René L. Jacobs;Jennifer L. Watts;Veerle Rottiers

  • Autophagy and Lipid Metabolism Coordinately Modulate Life Span in Germline-less C. elegans

    Louis R. Lapierre;Sara Gelino;Alicia Meléndez;Malene Hansen

  • Lessons from C. elegans: signaling pathways for longevity

    Louis R. Lapierre;Malene Hansen

  • Transcriptional and epigenetic regulation of autophagy in aging

    Louis R Lapierre;Caroline Kumsta;Marco Sandri;Andrea Ballabio

  • Reproduction, Fat Metabolism, and Life Span: What Is the Connection?

    Malene Hansen;Thomas Flatt;Hugo Aguilaniu

  • Dietary restriction and lifespan: Lessons from invertebrate models.

    Pankaj Kapahi;Matt Kaeberlein;Malene Hansen

Frequent Co-Authors

Nektarios Tavernarakis
Nektarios Tavernarakis Foundation for Research and Technology Hellas
Marja Jäättelä
Marja Jäättelä University of Copenhagen
Andrea Ballabio
Andrea Ballabio Baylor College of Medicine
David C. Rubinsztein
David C. Rubinsztein University of Cambridge
Anne Simonsen
Anne Simonsen University of Oslo
Francesco Cecconi
Francesco Cecconi Catholic University of the Sacred Heart
Beth Levine
Beth Levine The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center
Sergio Lavandero
Sergio Lavandero University of Chile
Anna Katharina Simon
Anna Katharina Simon University of Oxford
Sharad Kumar
Sharad Kumar University of Adelaide

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