Rate My Professor David Bernlohr

Bernlohr has produced over 250 peer-reviewed publications, garnering more than 15,000 citations. Notable recent papers include "GDF3 promotes adipose tissue macrophage-mediated inflammation via altered chromatin accessibility during aging" (Nature Aging, 2026), "Advancing biological understanding of cellular senescence with computational multiomics" (Nature Genetics, 2025), "Inhibition of fatty acid binding protein suppresses pancreatic cancer progression and metastasis" (Scientific Reports, 2025), and "Artifacts in spatial transcriptomics data: their detection, importance, prevalence, and prevention" (Briefings in Bioinformatics, 2025). As principal investigator, he has directed major NIH-funded projects, including "Inflammation, Lipid Metabolism and Senescence" (National Institute on Aging, 2020–2026) and a $20 million study on human cell aging through the Midwest Murine-Tissue Mapping Center. His honors include the Distinguished McKnight University Professorship (2000), election as a Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science for advancements in biochemistry, diabetes, and obesity research, and the Minnesota ARCS Foundation Scientist of the Year (2024). Bernlohr has mentored in the MD/PhD Training Program and PhD Program in Integrative Biology and Physiology. As he transitions to emeritus status after four decades, his influence on lipid metabolism and adipose biology persists.