Professor Colin Selman

Professor of Biogerontology (Physiology Ageing & Welfare) University of Glasgow

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Project Specialisms

Focus on the Ageing, dietary restriction, insulin/IGF-1 signalling, mTOR signalling, mitochondria, oxidative stress. My research interests focus on understanding the mechanisms underlying the ageing process, primarily in mammals.
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  • Ageing Development Awards Panel Member, MRC UKRI (2023-)

  • BBSRC Core Member Committee A (2021-)

  • Member of UKRI-BBSRC Ageing Position Paper Focus Group (2021-)

  • Sir Henry Dale Fellowship Interview Committee. (2018)

  • Scientific Advisory Board of American Federation for Aging Research (2011-)

Publications

Salmón P, Dawson NJ, Millet C, Selman C, Monaghan P Mitochondrial function declines with age within   individuals  but is not linked to the pattern of growth or mortality risk in zebra finch. Aging Cell in press. IF 11.005
Salmón P, Millet C, Selman C, Monaghan P, Dawson NJ (2022).Tissue-specific reductions in mitochondrial efficiency and increased ROS release rates during ageing in zebra finches, Taeniopygia guttata.Geroscience. 45(1):265-276. IF 7.581
Harnett MM, Doonan J, Lumb FE, Crowe J, Damink RO, Buitrago G,Duncombe-Moore J, Wilkinson DI, Suckling CJ, Selman C, Harnett W. (2022). The parasitic worm product ES-62 protects the osteoimmunology axis in a mouse model of obesity-accelerated ageing. Front Immunol. 13:953053. IF 6.429
Dawson NJ, Millet C, Selman C, Metcalfe NB. (2022). Inter-individual variation in mitochondrial phosphorylation efficiency predicts growth rates in ectotherms at high temperatures. FASEB J. 36(6):e22333.
Javidnia S, Cranwell S, Mueller SH, Selman C, Tullet JMA, Kuchenbaecker K, Alic N. (2022). Mendelian randomization analyses implicate biogenesis of translation machinery in human aging. Genome Res.32(2):258-265. IF9.04
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