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Overview

Thomas P. Neufeld is affiliated with the University of Minnesota in the United States. Their research spans multiple domains within biochemistry, genetics, molecular biology, and medicine, with a particular emphasis on aging, epidemiology, and cardiovascular medicine.

Their work covers several main topics, including:

  • Genetics, Aging, and Longevity in Model Organisms
  • Autophagy in Disease and Therapy
  • Lipid metabolism and biosynthesis
  • Neurobiology and Insect Physiology Research
  • Cardiac Arrhythmias and Treatments
  • Cardiac pacing and defibrillation studies
  • Atrial Fibrillation Management and Outcomes

Thomas P. Neufeld has contributed to publications in a variety of scientific journals. Frequent publication venues include:

  • PLoS Genetics
  • Aging
  • Pediatric Cardiology
  • Developmental Cell
  • Genetics

Recent papers authored or co-authored by Neufeld cover topics related to aging, autophagy, and cardiac health. Notable publications include:

  • "Fine-tuning autophagy maximises lifespan and is associated with changes in mitochondrial gene expression in Drosophila" (2020, PLoS Genetics)
  • "Systemic lipolysis promotes physiological fitness in Drosophila melanogaster" (2022, Aging)
  • "Health Disparities in the Treatment of Supraventricular Tachycardia in Pediatric Patients" (2022, Pediatric Cardiology)
  • "Hippo Signaling: Autophagy Waits in the Wings" (2020, Developmental Cell)
  • "Autophagy impairment and lifespan reduction caused by Atg1 RNAi or Atg18 RNAi expression in adult fruit flies (Drosophila melanogaster)" (2023, Genetics)

Frequent co-authors collaborating with Neufeld include:

  • Mariah Bierlein
  • J. B. Charles
  • Trevor Polisuk-Balfour
  • Heidi Bretscher
  • Micaela Rice

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

  • Guidelines for the use and interpretation of assays for monitoring autophagy

    Daniel J. Klionsky;Fabio C. Abdalla;Hagai Abeliovich;Robert T. Abraham

  • Guidelines for the use and interpretation of assays for monitoring autophagy in higher eukaryotes

    Daniel J. Klionsky;Hagai Abeliovich;Patrizia Agostinis;Devendra K. Agrawal

  • ULK1 induces autophagy by phosphorylating Beclin-1 and activating VPS34 lipid kinase

    Ryan C. Russell;Ye Tian;Haixin Yuan;Hyun Woo Park

  • Regulation of TORC1 by Rag GTPases in nutrient response.

    Eunjung Kim;Pankuri Goraksha-Hicks;Li Li;Thomas P. Neufeld

  • Role and Regulation of Starvation-Induced Autophagy in the Drosophila Fat Body

    Ryan C. Scott;Oren Schuldiner;Thomas P. Neufeld

  • Coordination of Growth and Cell Division in the Drosophila Wing

    Thomas P Neufeld;Aida Flor A de la Cruz;Laura A Johnston;Bruce A Edgar

  • Direct induction of autophagy by Atg1 inhibits cell growth and induces apoptotic cell death

    Ryan C. Scott;Gábor Juhász;Thomas P. Neufeld

  • Regulation of cellular growth by the Drosophila target of rapamycin dTOR

    Hongbing Zhang;James P. Stallock;Joyce C. Ng;Christoph Reinhard

  • Bafilomycin A1 disrupts autophagic flux by inhibiting both V-ATPase-dependent acidification and Ca-P60A/SERCA-dependent autophagosome-lysosome fusion

    Caroline Mauvezin;Thomas P Neufeld

  • An Atg1/Atg13 Complex with Multiple Roles in TOR-mediated Autophagy Regulation

    Yu Yun Chang;Thomas P. Neufeld

  • Atg7-dependent autophagy promotes neuronal health, stress tolerance, and longevity but is dispensable for metamorphosis in Drosophila

    Gábor Juhász;Balázs Érdi;Miklós Sass;Thomas P. Neufeld

  • Autophagosome-lysosome fusion is independent of V-ATPase-mediated acidification.

    Caroline C Mauvezin;Péter Nagy;Gábor Juhász;Thomas P Neufeld

  • The Drosophila peanut gene is required for cytokinesis and encodes a protein similar to yeast putative bud neck filament proteins

    Thomas P. Neufeld;Gerald M. Rubin

  • The class III PI(3)K Vps34 promotes autophagy and endocytosis but not TOR signaling in Drosophila

    Gábor Juhász;Jahda H. Hill;Ying Yan;Miklós Sass

  • Regulation of imaginal disc cell size, cell number and organ size by Drosophila class IA phosphoinositide 3-kinase and its adaptor

    David Weinkove;Thomas P. Neufeld;Thomas Twardzik;Michael D. Waterfield

  • Drosophila PTEN Regulates Cell Growth and Proliferation through PI3K-Dependent and -Independent Pathways

    Xinsheng Gao;Thomas P. Neufeld;Duojia Pan

  • TOR-dependent control of autophagy: biting the hand that feeds

    Thomas P Neufeld

  • PHYL Acts to Down-Regulate TTK88, a Transcriptional Repressor of Neuronal Cell Fates, by a SINA-Dependent Mechanism

    Amy H Tang;Thomas P Neufeld;Elaine Kwan;Gerald M Rubin

  • Connections between growth and the cell cycle

    Thomas P Neufeld;Bruce A Edgar

Frequent Co-Authors

Gábor Juhász
Gábor Juhász Eötvös Loránd University
Eric H. Baehrecke
Eric H. Baehrecke University of Massachusetts Chan Medical School
Gerald M. Rubin
Gerald M. Rubin Howard Hughes Medical Institute
Harald Alfred Stenmark
Harald Alfred Stenmark University of Oslo
Andrea Ballabio
Andrea Ballabio Baylor College of Medicine
Anne Simonsen
Anne Simonsen University of Oslo
Sergio Lavandero
Sergio Lavandero University of Chile
Vojo Deretic
Vojo Deretic University of New Mexico
Beth Levine
Beth Levine The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center
Eeva-Liisa Eskelinen
Eeva-Liisa Eskelinen University of Turku

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