World's Best Scientists 2026 revealed!

D-Index & Metrics

Biology and Biochemistry

D-Index
127
Citations
73728
World Ranking
463
National Ranking
297

Medicine

D-Index
128
Citations
75169
World Ranking
2672
National Ranking
1492

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2012 - Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)

Overview

Michael Aschner is affiliated with the Albert Einstein College of Medicine in the United States. Their research spans several interconnected scientific fields, including Medicine, Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology, and Environmental Science. Within these areas, key subfields of focus include Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis, Nutrition and Dietetics, Molecular Biology, Plant Science, and Cancer Research.

The central topics addressed in their work involve Heavy Metal Exposure and Toxicity, Trace Elements in Health, Mercury Impact and Mitigation Studies, Genetics, Aging, and Longevity in Model Organisms, Selenium in Biological Systems, Air Quality and Health Impacts, and Alzheimer's Disease Research and Treatments.

Michael Aschner has contributed extensively to scientific literature, with a notable presence in several publication venues. These frequently include Neurotoxicity Research, Food and Chemical Toxicology, Neurochemical Research, Biological Trace Element Research, and Faculty Opinions - Post-Publication Peer Review of the Biomedical Literature.

Among their recent papers are:

  • Guidelines for the use and interpretation of assays for monitoring autophagy (4th edition), 2021, Autophagy
  • Zinc and respiratory tract infections: Perspectives for COVID-19 (Review), 2020, International Journal of Molecular Medicine
  • Sulfhydryl groups as targets of mercury toxicity, 2020, Coordination Chemistry Reviews
  • Brain manganese and the balance between essential roles and neurotoxicity, 2020, Journal of Biological Chemistry
  • A new threat from an old enemy: Re-emergence of coronavirus (Review), 2020, International Journal of Molecular Medicine

Their frequent collaborators include Alexey A. Tinkov, Abel Santamaría, Anatoly V. Skalny, João Batista Teixeira da Rocha, and Aaron B. Bowman.

Michael Aschner has also contributed to academic books, including a publication titled Parkinsonism and the Environment released by Springer International Publishing in 2022.

Recognition of their scientific contributions includes being named a Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) in 2012.

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

  • Caenorhabditis elegans: an emerging model in biomedical and environmental toxicology.

    Maxwell C. K. Leung;Phillip L. Williams;Alexandre Benedetto;Catherine Au

  • Nutritional aspects of manganese homeostasis.

    Judy L. Aschner;Michael Aschner

  • Manganese: Recent advances in understanding its transport and neurotoxicity

    Michael Aschner;Tomás R. Guilarte;Jay S. Schneider;Wei Zheng

  • Brain barrier systems: a new frontier in metal neurotoxicological research.

    Wei Zheng;Michael Aschner;Jean Francois Ghersi-Egea

  • Metals, oxidative stress and neurodegeneration: a focus on iron, manganese and mercury.

    Marcelo Farina;Daiana Silva Avila;João Batista Teixeira da Rocha;Michael Aschner

  • Altered expression of genes involved in inflammation and apoptosis in frontal cortex in major depression

    R C Shelton;J Claiborne;M Sidoryk-Wegrzynowicz;R Reddy

  • Roles of the metallothionein family of proteins in the central nervous system

    Juan Hidalgo;Michael Aschner;Paolo Zatta;Milan Vašák

  • Manganese Is Essential for Neuronal Health

    Kyle J. Horning;Samuel W. Caito;K. Grace Tipps;Aaron B. Bowman

  • Mechanisms of methylmercury-induced neurotoxicity: evidence from experimental studies

    Marcelo Farina;João B.T. Rocha;Michael Aschner

  • Zinc and respiratory tract infections: Perspectives for COVID­19 (Review).

    Anatoly V. Skalny;Lothar Rink;Olga P. Ajsuvakova;Michael Aschner

  • Mercury neurotoxicity: Mechanisms of blood-brain barrier transport

    Michael Aschner;Judy Lynn Aschner

  • Manganese metabolism in humans.

    Pan Chen;Julia Bornhorst;Michael A. Aschner

  • Role of manganese in neurodegenerative diseases.

    Aaron B. Bowman;Gunnar F. Kwakye;Elena Herrero Hernández;Michael Aschner

  • Developmental Neuropathology of Environmental Agents

    Lucio G. Costa;Michael Aschner;Annabella Vitalone;Tore Syversen

  • Neuroprotective Effects of Quercetin in Alzheimer's Disease.

    Haroon Khan;Hammad Ullah;Michael Aschner;Wai San Cheang

  • Manganese Dosimetry: Species Differences and Implications for Neurotoxicity

    Michael Aschner;Keith M. Erikson;David C. Dorman

  • Manganese neurotoxicity: cellular effects and blood-brain barrier transport.

    Michael Aschner;Judy L. Aschner

  • SyM-BBB: A Microfluidic Blood Brain Barrier Model

    Balabhaskar Prabhakarpandian;Ming Che Shen;Joseph B. Nichols;Ivy R. Mills

  • Oxidative stress in MeHg-induced neurotoxicity

    Marcelo Farina;Michael Aschner;João B.T. Rocha

Frequent Co-Authors

João Rocha
João Rocha Universidade Federal de Santa Maria
Dejan Milatovic
Dejan Milatovic Vanderbilt University Medical Center
Rui Chen
Rui Chen Capital Medical University
Harold K. Kimelberg
Harold K. Kimelberg Albany Medical Center Hospital
Aristidis Tsatsakis
Aristidis Tsatsakis University of Crete
Lawrence H. Lash
Lawrence H. Lash Wayne State University
David C. Dorman
David C. Dorman North Carolina State University
Jan Albrecht
Jan Albrecht Polish Academy of Sciences
Wei Zheng
Wei Zheng Vanderbilt University Medical Center
Hao Sun
Hao Sun Chinese University of Hong Kong

If you think any of the details on this page are incorrect, let us know.

Report an issue

We appreciate your kind effort to assist us to improve this page, it would be helpful providing us with as much detail as possible in the text box below:

Best Scientists Citing Michael Aschner

Trending Scientists