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Overview

Rochelle Buffenstein is affiliated with The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio in the United States. Their research primarily spans biochemistry, genetics, and molecular biology, with a significant focus on molecular biology, paleontology, aging, ecology, and physiology.

Their work extensively covers topics including:

  • Evolution and Paleontology Studies
  • Genetics, Aging, and Longevity in Model Organisms
  • Physiological and Biochemical Adaptations
  • Mitochondrial Function and Pathology
  • Bat Biology and Ecology Studies
  • Animal Ecology and Behavior Studies
  • RNA Research and Splicing

Buffenstein has published in a variety of scientific venues, with frequent contributions to:

  • GeroScience
  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • Advances in Experimental Medicine and Biology
  • Nature Aging
  • The Journals of Gerontology Series A

Among their recent papers are:

  • "The naked truth: a comprehensive clarification and classification of current 'myths' in naked mole-rat biology" (2021) published in Biological Reviews/Biological Reviews of the Cambridge Philosophical Society
  • "The Idiosyncratic Physiological Traits of the Naked Mole-Rat; a Resilient Animal Model of Aging, Longevity, and Healthspan" (2021) published in Advances in Experimental Medicine and Biology

They have also contributed to important research on aging and longevity, alongside other authors, including papers such as "The mitochondrial derived peptide humanin is a regulator of lifespan and healthspan" (2020) in Aging, and "Negligible senescence in naked mole rats may be a consequence of well-maintained splicing regulation" (2020) in GeroScience.

Buffenstein's collaborations include frequent co-authors:

  • Megan Smith
  • Thomas J. Park
  • Martha A. Delaney
  • Kaitlyn N. Lewis Hardell
  • J. Graham Ruby

They have also contributed to book publications, including a title published by Springer Nature titled "The Extraordinary Biology of the Naked Mole-Rat" (2021).

Best Publications

  • Life and death: metabolic rate, membrane composition, and life span of animals.

    A. J. Hulbert;Reinald Pamplona;Rochelle Buffenstein;W. A. Buttemer

  • Genome sequencing reveals insights into physiology and longevity of the naked mole rat

    Eun Bae Kim;Xiaodong Fang;Alexey A. Fushan;Zhiyong Huang

  • Negligible senescence in the longest living rodent, the naked mole-rat: insights from a successfully aging species

    Rochelle Buffenstein

  • The Naked Mole-Rat: A New Long-Living Model for Human Aging Research

    Rochelle Buffenstein

  • Protein stability and resistance to oxidative stress are determinants of longevity in the longest-living rodent, the naked mole-rat

    Viviana I. Pérez;Rochelle Buffenstein;Venkata Masamsetti;Shanique Leonard

  • High oxidative damage levels in the longest-living rodent, the naked mole-rat

    Blazej Andziak;Timothy P. O'Connor;Wenbo Qi;Eric M. Dewaal

  • Evidence for hormonal control of heart regenerative capacity during endothermy acquisition

    Kentaro Hirose;Alexander Y. Payumo;Stephen Cutie;Alison Hoang

  • Short-term effects of macronutrient preloads on appetite and energy intake in lean women

    Sally D Poppitt;Deirdre McCormack;Rochelle Buffenstein

  • Food intake and the menstrual cycle: A retrospective analysis, with implications for appetite research

    Rochelle Buffenstein;Sally D. Poppitt;Regina M. McDevitt;Andrew M. Prentice

  • Low rates of hydrogen peroxide production by isolated heart mitochondria associate with long maximum lifespan in vertebrate homeotherms.

    Adrian J. Lambert;Helen M. Boysen;Julie A. Buckingham;Ting Yang

  • Naked mole-rat mortality rates defy Gompertzian laws by not increasing with age

    J Graham Ruby;Megan Smith;Rochelle Buffenstein

  • Successful Aging and Sustained Good Health in the Naked Mole Rat: A Long-Lived Mammalian Model for Biogerontology and Biomedical Research

    Yael H. Edrey;Martha Hanes;Mario Pinto;James Mele

  • Nrf2, a Guardian of Healthspan and Gatekeeper of Species Longevity

    Kaitlyn N. Lewis;James Mele;John D. Hayes;Rochelle Buffenstein

  • Is the naked mole-rat Hererocephalus glaber an endothermic yet poikilothermic mammal?

    Rochelle Buffenstein;Shlomo Yahav

  • Regulation of Nrf2 signaling and longevity in naturally long-lived rodents

    Kaitlyn N. Lewis;Emily Wason;Yael H. Edrey;Deborah M. Kristan

  • Resistance to experimental tumorigenesis in cells of a long-lived mammal, the naked mole-rat (Heterocephalus glaber)

    Sitai Liang;James Mele;Yuehong Wu;Rochelle Buffenstein

  • The oxidative stress theory of aging: Embattled or invincible? Insights from non-traditional model organisms

    Rochelle Buffenstein;Yael H. Edrey;Ting Yang;James Mele

  • Adaptations to a subterranean environment and longevity revealed by the analysis of mole rat genomes

    Xiaodong Fang;Inge Seim;Zhiyong Huang;Maxim V. Gerashchenko

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

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

  • Antioxidants do not explain the disparate longevity between mice and the longest-living rodent, the naked mole-rat.

    Blazej Andziak;Timothy P. O’Connor;Rochelle Buffenstein

Frequent Co-Authors

Vadim N. Gladyshev
Vadim N. Gladyshev Brigham and Women's Hospital
Zoltan Ungvari
Zoltan Ungvari University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center
Merry L. Lindsey
Merry L. Lindsey University of Nebraska Medical Center
Salvatore Oddo
Salvatore Oddo Arizona State University
Steven N. Austad
Steven N. Austad University of Alabama at Birmingham
Anna Csiszar
Anna Csiszar University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center
Arlan Richardson
Arlan Richardson University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center
Antonella Caccamo
Antonella Caccamo University of Messina
Xiaodong Fang
Xiaodong Fang Beijing Genomics Institute
Guojie Zhang
Guojie Zhang Zhejiang University

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