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Helen Beneš

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Researcher

Also affiliated: Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (1986–1987); Inserm (1986); Baylor College of Medicine (1999); University of Washington (2005); Université Paris Cité (1986–1987); University of Alabama at Birmingham (2006); Geriatric Research Education and Clinical Center (1989); Institut Jacques Monod (1986–1987); John L. McClellan Memorial Veterans Hospital (1989)

Faculty Researcher

24 h-index 48 pubs 2,211 cited

  • Animals
  • Drosophila Proteins
  • Female
  • Male
  • Molecular Sequence Data
  • Cloning, Molecular
  • Base Sequence
  • Drosophila melanogaster
  • Amino Acid Sequence
  • Promoter Regions, Genetic
  • Fat Body
  • Larva
  • Genes, Insect
  • Insect Proteins
  • Gene Expression

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Biography and Research Information

OverviewAI-generated summary

Helen Beneš's research focuses on the development and application of molecular biology techniques. Her work has contributed to the understanding of microbial infections and disease mechanisms. Beneš has also investigated pharmacological effects and toxicity studies, aiming to elucidate drug interactions and safety profiles. Her recent publications indicate a focus on these specific areas within the broader field of health sciences.

Metrics

  • h-index: 24
  • Publications: 48
  • Citations: 2,211

Selected Publications

  • Sulforaphane potentiates anticancer effects of doxorubicin and attenuates its cardiotoxicity in a breast cancer model (2018)
    PLoS ONE 85 citations DOI OpenAlex
  • Impact of the INBRE summer student mentored research program on undergraduate students in Arkansas (2018)
    AJP Advances in Physiology Education 28 citations DOI OpenAlex
  • Leptin Regulation of Gonadotrope Gonadotropin-Releasing Hormone Receptors As a Metabolic Checkpoint and Gateway to Reproductive Competence (2018)
    Frontiers in Endocrinology 74 citations DOI OpenAlex
  • Association of Gnrhr mRNA With the Stem Cell Determinant Musashi: A Mechanism for Leptin-Mediated Modulation of GnRHR Expression (2017)
    Endocrinology 31 citations DOI OpenAlex
  • Purified Somatotrope Populations Include Cells with Multihormonal Potential That Produce GH, TSH and Prolactin in Response to Leptin Signals (2016)
    The FASEB Journal DOI OpenAlex
  • Sulforaphane protects the heart from doxorubicin-induced toxicity (2015)
    Free Radical Biology and Medicine 126 citations DOI OpenAlex
  • Overexpression and functional characterization of an Aspergillus niger phytase in the fat body of transgenic silkworm, Bombyx mori (2014)
    Transgenic Research 5 citations DOI OpenAlex
  • Selective Deletion of Leptin Receptors in Gonadotropes Reveals Activin and GnRH-Binding Sites as Leptin Targets in Support of Fertility (2014)
    Endocrinology 44 citations DOI OpenAlex
  • Medical gross anatomy: conversion of a traditional discipline‐based course to a briefer and more clinically focused foundational module in a revamped preclinical curriculum (532.1) (2014)
    The FASEB Journal 1 citation DOI OpenAlex
  • Multiple changes in teaching procedures increase student engagement and success in gross anatomy during revision of a medical curriculum (2013)
    The FASEB Journal DOI OpenAlex
  • Photoacoustically‐guided photothermal killing of mosquitoes targeted by nanoparticles (2013)
    Journal of Biophotonics 9 citations DOI OpenAlex
  • Protection from Oxidative and Electrophilic Stress in the Gsta4-null Mouse Heart (2013)
    Cardiovascular Toxicology 16 citations DOI OpenAlex
  • Targeting gene expression to the female larval fat body of transgenic <i>Aedes aegypti</i> mosquitoes (2012)
    Insect Molecular Biology 6 citations DOI OpenAlex
  • The Somatotrope as a Metabolic Sensor: Deletion of Leptin Receptors Causes Obesity (2010)
    Endocrinology 53 citations DOI OpenAlex
  • Sex‐, stage‐ and tissue‐specific regulation by a mosquito hexamerin promoter (2006)
    Insect Molecular Biology 8 citations DOI OpenAlex

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Grants & Funding

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  • The Significance of Leptin Signals to Neonatal Somatotropes and Gonadotropes NIH
  • Control of pituitary cell plasticity through regulated mRNA translation NIH
  • HEXAMERIC SERUM PROTEIN EXPRESSION IN THE MOSQUITO NIH
  • Role of glutathione transferases in life span extension of C. elegans NIH
  • EXPRESSION AND FATE OF MOSQUITO HEXAMERINS NIH
  • Molecular genetic control of the immature female mosquito vector NIH
  • Sex-Specific Gene Activity in the Mosquito Larva NIH

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