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  • 2016 - Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)

Overview

Steven N. Austad is affiliated with the University of Alabama at Birmingham in the United States. Their research spans multiple fields, primarily focusing on Medicine and Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology. Within these, key subfields include Physiology, Molecular Biology, Aging, Genetics, and Emergency Medicine.

The scientist's work covers several main topics of study, including:

  • Genetics, Aging, and Longevity in Model Organisms
  • Adipose Tissue and Metabolism
  • HIV-related health complications and treatments
  • Diet and metabolism studies
  • Frailty in Older Adults
  • Nutrition and Health in Aging
  • Birth, Development, and Health

Among the recent papers authored or co-authored by Steven N. Austad are:

  • "Targeting whole body metabolism and mitochondrial bioenergetics in the drug development for Alzheimer's disease," 2021, Acta Pharmaceutica Sinica B
  • "Beyond calorie restriction: aging as a biological target for nutrient therapies," 2020, Current Opinion in Biotechnology

Frequent co-authors collaborating with Austad include:

  • David B. Allison
  • Jessica M. Hoffman
  • Lydia N. Drumright
  • Stephen B. Kritchevsky
  • Mari M. Kitahata

The main publication venues for Austad's work are:

  • Innovation in Aging
  • The Journals of Gerontology Series A
  • GeroScience
  • Faculty Opinions - Post-Publication Peer Review of the Biomedical Literature
  • UNC Libraries

Steven N. Austad has authored book publications including the title Methuselah's Zoo, published by The MIT Press in 2022.

Awards include being named a Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) in 2016.

Best Publications

  • Why do we age

    Thomas B. L. Kirkwood;Steven N. Austad

  • Genetic analysis of ageing: Role of oxidative damage and environmental stresses

    George M. Martin;Steven N. Austad;Thomas E. Johnson

  • Senescence in natural populations of animals: Widespread evidence and its implications for bio-gerontology

    Daniel H. Nussey;Hannah Froy;Jean François Lemaitre;Jean Michel Gaillard

  • Why women live longer than men: sex differences in longevity.

    Steven N. Austad

  • Mammalian Aging, Metabolism, and Ecology: Evidence From the Bats and Marsupials

    Steven N. Austad;Kathleen E. Fischer

  • Sex Differences in Lifespan

    Steven N. Austad;Kathleen E. Fischer

  • Comparative biology of mammalian telomeres: hypotheses on ancestral states and the roles of telomeres in longevity determination

    Nuno M V Gomes;Nuno M V Gomes;Oliver A. Ryder;Marlys L. Houck;Suellen J. Charter

  • When Should Animals Tolerate Inbreeding

    Peter M. Waser;Steven N. Austad;Brian Keane

  • Why We Age: What Science Is Discovering about the Body's Journey Through Life

    Steven N. Austad

  • Retarded senescence in an insular population of Virginia opossums (Didelphis virginiana)

    Steven N. Austad

  • Fecal glucocorticoids: a noninvasive method of measuring adrenal activity in wild and captive rodents.

    James M. Harper;Steven N. Austad

  • A game theoretical interpretation of male combat in the bowl and doily spider (Frontinella pyramitela)

    Steven N. Austad

  • 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

  • Handbook of the biology of aging

    Edward J. Masoro;Steven N. Austad

  • Rapamycin extends life and health in C57BL/6 mice.

    Yiqiang Zhang;Alex Bokov;Jonathan A Gelfond;Vanessa Soto

  • Does caloric restriction extend life in wild mice

    James M. Harper;Charles W. Leathers;Steven N. Austad

  • A reliable assessment of 8-oxo-2-deoxyguanosine levels in nuclear and mitochondrial DNA using the sodium iodide method to isolate DNA.

    Michelle L. Hamilton;Zhong Mao Guo;Zhong Mao Guo;Clinton D. Fuller;Holly Van Remmen;Holly Van Remmen

  • Longer Life Spans and Delayed Maturation in Wild-Derived Mice

    Richard A. Miller;Richard A. Miller;James M. Harper;Robert C. Dysko;Stephen J. Durkee

  • Comparative biology of aging in birds: an update

    D.J Holmes;R Flückiger;S.N Austad

  • THE ROLE OF MALE ORNAMENTS AND COURTSHIP BEHAVIOR IN

    Jungle Fowl;Marlene Zuk;Randy Thornhill;J. David Ligon

Frequent Co-Authors

Arlan Richardson
Arlan Richardson University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center
Zoltan Ungvari
Zoltan Ungvari University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center
Anna Csiszar
Anna Csiszar University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center
Caleb E. Finch
Caleb E. Finch University of Southern California
Nir Barzilai
Nir Barzilai Albert Einstein College of Medicine
Richard A. Miller
Richard A. Miller University of Michigan–Ann Arbor
Rochelle Buffenstein
Rochelle Buffenstein The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio
Holly Van Remmen
Holly Van Remmen Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation
Veronica Galvan
Veronica Galvan University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center
George M. Martin
George M. Martin University of Washington

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