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Overview

Marc Tatar is affiliated with Brown University in the United States and has a research focus primarily in the fields of Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology, as well as Neuroscience. Their work spans several subfields including Aging, Molecular Biology, Endocrine and Autonomic Systems, Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience, and Physiology.

The main topics covered in their research include:

  • Genetics, Aging, and Longevity in Model Organisms
  • Circadian rhythm and melatonin
  • Neurobiology and Insect Physiology Research
  • Invertebrate Immune Response Mechanisms
  • Insect Utilization and Effects
  • Dietary Effects on Health
  • Climate Change and Health Impacts

Marc Tatar's recent publications include:

  • "The hidden costs of dietary restriction: Implications for its evolutionary and mechanistic origins" (2020, Science Advances)
  • "Aging modulated by the Drosophila insulin receptor through distinct structure-defined mechanisms" (2021, Genetics)
  • "Regulatory Roles of Drosophila Insulin-Like Peptide 1 (DILP1) in Metabolism Differ in Pupal and Adult Stages" (2020, Frontiers in Endocrinology)
  • "Gut-to-brain regulation of Drosophila aging through neuropeptide F, insulin, and juvenile hormone" (2024, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences)
  • "Combinatorial interventions in aging" (2023, Nature Aging)

The frequent co-authors collaborating with Marc Tatar include:

  • Rochele Yamamoto
  • Andrey A. Parkhitko
  • Noelle Curtis-Joseph
  • Wenjing Zheng
  • Mirre J. P. Simons

Their publications appear most often in the following venues:

  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • Frontiers in Endocrinology
  • Science Advances
  • Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
  • Nature Aging

Best Publications

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

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

  • Sirtuin activators mimic caloric restriction and delay ageing in metazoans

    Jason G. Wood;Blanka Rogina;Siva Lavu;Konrad Howitz

  • A mutant Drosophila insulin receptor homolog that extends life-span and impairs neuroendocrine function.

    M. Tatar;A. Kopelman;D. Epstein;M.-P. Tu;M.-P. Tu

  • The endocrine regulation of aging by insulin-like signals.

    Marc Tatar;Andrzej Bartke;Adam Antebi

  • Drosophila dFOXO controls lifespan and regulates insulin signalling in brain and fat body

    Dae Sung Hwangbo;Boris Gershman;Meng-Ping Tu;Michael Palmer

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

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

  • Hormonal pleiotropy and the juvenile hormone regulation of Drosophila development and life history

    Thomas Flatt;Meng-Ping Tu;Marc Tatar

  • Reproductive cessation in female mammals

    Craig Packer;Marc Tatar;Anthony Collins

  • Slow aging during insect reproductive diapause: why butterflies, grasshoppers and flies are like worms

    M. Tatar;C.-M. Yin

  • Insulin regulation of heart function in aging fruit flies

    Robert J Wessells;Erin Fitzgerald;James R Cypser;Marc Tatar

  • Drosophila germ-line modulation of insulin signaling and lifespan.

    Thomas Flatt;Kyung-Jin Min;Kyung-Jin Min;Cecilia D'Alterio;Eugenia Villa-Cuesta

  • Hormonal regulation of the humoral innate immune response in Drosophila melanogaster

    Thomas Flatt;Andreas Heyland;Florentina Rus;Ermelinda Porpiglia

  • Erratum to: Guidelines for the use and interpretation of assays for monitoring autophagy (3rd edition) (Autophagy, 12, 1, 1-222, 10.1080/15548627.2015.1100356

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

  • Drosophila short neuropeptide F signalling regulates growth by ERK-mediated insulin signalling

    Kyu-Sun Lee;O-Yu Kwon;Joon H. Lee;Kisang Kwon

  • Drosophila insulin-like peptide-6 (dilp6) expression from fat body extends lifespan and represses secretion of Drosophila insulin-like peptide-2 from the brain

    Hua Bai;Ping Kang;Marc Tatar

  • Mutations in insulin signaling pathway alter juvenile hormone synthesis in Drosophila melanogaster.

    Meng-Ping Tu;Chih-Ming Yin;Marc Tatar

  • High-resolution dynamics of the transcriptional response to nutrition in Drosophila: a key role for dFOXO

    Boris Gershman;Oscar Puig;Lilian Hang;Robert M. Peitzsch

  • Juvenile diet restriction and the aging and reproduction of adult Drosophila melanogaster

    Meng-Ping Tu;Marc Tatar

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

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

  • Aging of the innate immune response in Drosophila melanogaster.

    Melissa Zerofsky;Ephat Harel;Neal S. Silverman;Marc Tatar

Frequent Co-Authors

Daniel E. L. Promislow
Daniel E. L. Promislow University of Washington
Thomas Flatt
Thomas Flatt University of Fribourg
James R. Carey
James R. Carey University of California, Davis
Stephen L. Helfand
Stephen L. Helfand Brown University
Evelina Gatti
Evelina Gatti Aix-Marseille University
Dick R. Nässel
Dick R. Nässel Stockholm University
Neal S. Silverman
Neal S. Silverman University of Massachusetts Chan Medical School
Shazib Pervaiz
Shazib Pervaiz National University of Singapore
Jan A. Veenstra
Jan A. Veenstra University of Bordeaux
Beth Levine
Beth Levine The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center

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