User:Minkj

Research Interests

 * Metabolic analysis of aging by stable isotope spectrometry
 * Nutritional regulation of aging
 * Neuroendocrine regulation of aging

Education
Ph.D., Zoology, University of Texas at Austin, 2003. Thesis title: "Neuroendocrine regulation of migration and reproduction in the grasshopper, Melanoplus sanguinipes" M.Sc., Zoology, Korea University, 1998 B.Sc., Biology, Korea University, 1995

Recent Publications
Min, K.J., Flatt, T., Kulaots, I., Tatar, M. Counting Calories in Drosophila Dietary Restriction. Experimental Gerontology. In press. Min, K.J., Horgan, M., Tatar, M., and O’Brien, D.M. 2006. Resource allocation to reproduction and soma in Drosophila: stable isotope analysis of carbon from dietary sugar. Journal of Insect Physiology. 763-770. PDF Min, K.J. and Tatar, M. 2006. Restriction of amino acids extends lifespan in Drosophila melanogaster. Mechanisms of Ageing and Development. 643-646. PDF Min, K.J. and Tatar, M. 2006. Drosophila diet restriction in practice: Do flies consume fewer nutrients? Mechanisms of Ageing and Development. 93-96. PDF Taub-Montemayor, T.E., Min, K.J. and Rankin, M.A. 2005. JH III production, titers and degradation in relation to reproduction in male and female Anthonomus grandis. Journal of Insect Physiology. 51. 427-434. PDF Min, K.J., Jones, N.D., Borst, D.W. and Rankin, M.A. 2004. Increased Juvenile hormone levels after long flight in the grasshopper, Melanoplus sanguinipes. Journal of Insect Physiology. 50. 531-537.PDF Min, K.J., Taub-Montemayor, T.E., Linse, K.D., Kent, J.K. and Rankin, M.A. 2004. Relationship of adipokinetic hormone I and II to migratory flight propensity in the grasshopper, Melanoplus sanguinipes. Archieves of Insect Biochemstry and Physiology. 55. 33-42.PDF