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Research.com Recognitions

  • 2020 - Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences
  • 2016 - Member of the National Academy of Medicine (NAM)
  • 2015 - Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)
  • 2005 - National Institutes of Health Director's Pioneer Award

Overview

Thomas A. Rando is affiliated with Stanford University in the United States and conducts research primarily in the fields of Biochemistry, Genetics, and Molecular Biology, with notable contributions to Medicine. Their subfields of study include Molecular Biology, Physiology, Genetics, Aging, and Oncology.

The main topics of research explored by Thomas A. Rando encompass:

  • Muscle Physiology and Disorders
  • Single-cell and spatial transcriptomics
  • Adipose Tissue and Metabolism
  • Genetics, Aging, and Longevity in Model Organisms
  • RNA Research and Splicing
  • Pluripotent Stem Cells Research
  • Neuroinflammation and Neurodegeneration Mechanisms

Throughout their career, Thomas A. Rando has published multiple papers in prominent journals. Recent publications include:

  • "A single-cell transcriptomic atlas characterizes ageing tissues in the mouse" (2020, Nature)
  • "Exercise plasma boosts memory and dampens brain inflammation via clusterin" (2021, Nature)
  • "Ageing and rejuvenation of tissue stem cells and their niches" (2022, Nature Reviews Molecular Cell Biology)
  • "Transient non-integrative expression of nuclear reprogramming factors promotes multifaceted amelioration of aging in human cells" (2020, Nature Communications)
  • "Regulation of adult stem cell quiescence and its functions in the maintenance of tissue integrity" (2023, Nature Reviews Molecular Cell Biology)

Their work frequently appears in publications such as bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory), Nature, Biomaterials, Cell Stem Cell, and Cell Metabolism.

Thomas A. Rando collaborates regularly with researchers including Ling Liu, Soochi Kim, Antoine de Morrée, Anne Brunet, and Jengmin Kang.

The scientist has received several honors, including:

  • Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences (2020)
  • Member of the National Academy of Medicine (NAM) (2016)
  • Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) (2015)
  • National Institutes of Health Director's Pioneer Award (2005)

Best Publications

  • Chronic inflammation in the etiology of disease across the life span

    David Furman;Judith Campisi;Judith Campisi;Eric Verdin;Pedro Carrera-Bastos

  • Rejuvenation of aged progenitor cells by exposure to a young systemic environment

    Irina M. Conboy;Michael J. Conboy;Amy J. Wagers;Amy J. Wagers;Eric R. Girma

  • Geroscience: Linking Aging to Chronic Disease

    Brian K. Kennedy;Shelley L. Berger;Anne Brunet;Judith Campisi;Judith Campisi

  • The ageing systemic milieu negatively regulates neurogenesis and cognitive function

    Saul A. Villeda;Jian Luo;Kira I. Mosher;Bende Zou

  • Increased Wnt Signaling During Aging Alters Muscle Stem Cell Fate and Increases Fibrosis

    Andrew S. Brack;Michael J. Conboy;Sudeep Roy;Mark Lee

  • Notch-Mediated Restoration of Regenerative Potential to Aged Muscle

    Irina M. Conboy;Michael J. Conboy;Michael J. Conboy;Gayle M. Smythe;Gayle M. Smythe;Thomas A. Rando;Thomas A. Rando

  • A single-cell transcriptomic atlas characterizes ageing tissues in the mouse

    Nicole Almanzar;Jane Antony;Ankit S. Baghel

  • Primary mouse myoblast purification, characterization, and transplantation for cell-mediated gene therapy.

    T A Rando;H M Blau

  • Molecular regulation of stem cell quiescence

    Tom Hiu Tung Cheung;Thomas A. Rando;Thomas A. Rando

  • The Regulation of Notch Signaling Controls Satellite Cell Activation and Cell Fate Determination in Postnatal Myogenesis

    Irina M. Conboy;Thomas A. Rando;Thomas A. Rando

  • Stem cells, ageing and the quest for immortality.

    Thomas A. Rando

  • Type 2 innate signals stimulate fibro/adipogenic progenitors to facilitate muscle regeneration.

    Jose E. Heredia;Lata Mukundan;Francis M. Chen;Alisa A. Mueller

  • mTORC1 controls the adaptive transition of quiescent stem cells from G0 to GAlert

    Joseph T. Rodgers;Katherine Y. King;Jamie O. Brett;Melinda J. Cromie

  • A Temporal Switch from Notch to Wnt Signaling in Muscle Stem Cells Is Necessary for Normal Adult Myogenesis

    Andrew S. Brack;Irina M. Conboy;Michael J. Conboy;Jeanne Shen

  • Aging, Rejuvenation, and Epigenetic Reprogramming: Resetting the Aging Clock

    Thomas A. Rando;Howard Y. Chang

  • Notch signaling is necessary to maintain quiescence in adult muscle stem cells.

    Christopher R.R. Bjornson;Tom H. Cheung;Ling Liu;Pinky V. Tripathi

  • Isolation of adult mouse myogenic progenitors: Functional heterogeneity of cells within and engrafting skeletal muscle

    Richard I. Sherwood;Julie L. Christensen;Irina M. Conboy;Michael J. Conboy

  • Stem cells in postnatal myogenesis: molecular mechanisms of satellite cell quiescence, activation and replenishment

    Jyotsna Dhawan;Thomas A. Rando

  • Chromatin Modifications as Determinants of Muscle Stem Cell Quiescence and Chronological Aging

    Ling Liu;Tom H. Cheung;Gregory W. Charville;Bernadette Marie Ceniza Hurgo

  • The dystrophin–glycoprotein complex, cellular signaling, and the regulation of cell survival in the muscular dystrophies

    Thomas A. Rando

Frequent Co-Authors

Tony Wyss-Coray
Tony Wyss-Coray Stanford University
Helen M. Blau
Helen M. Blau Stanford University
Anne Brunet
Anne Brunet Stanford University
Ngan F. Huang
Ngan F. Huang Cardiovascular Institute of the South
Michele P. Calos
Michele P. Calos Stanford University
Judith Campisi
Judith Campisi Buck Institute for Research on Aging
Amy J. Wagers
Amy J. Wagers Harvard University
Brian K. Kennedy
Brian K. Kennedy National University of Singapore
Nir Barzilai
Nir Barzilai Albert Einstein College of Medicine

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