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Kimberly K. Buhman

Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology · Purdue University West Lafayette

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Established · publishing since 1995Rising activity
Lipid metabolism and biosynthesisCancer, Lipids, and MetabolismCholesterol and Lipid MetabolismAdipose Tissue and MetabolismDiet, Metabolism, and Disease

Publications

128

Citations

5,462

Est. group size

~8

Recurring co-author estimate

Active years

32

Publishing since 1995

Research summary
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Kimberly K. Buhman studies how the body stores, processes, and moves dietary fat, with a particular focus on the small intestine and fat-storing structures inside cells called cytoplasmic lipid droplets. Her work examines how high-fat diets, obesity, and specific genes and proteins (such as DGAT1 and ACSL5) affect fat absorption, metabolic health, and conditions like insulin resistance and obesity. This research connects basic cell biology to broader questions about diet, metabolism, and disease.

Dietary fat absorption in the intestineCytoplasmic lipid droplets and lipid storageObesity and diet-induced metabolic dysfunctionLipid metabolism enzymes (e.g., DGAT1, ACSL5, FASN)Insulin sensitivity and hormonal regulation of metabolism

Publication output has fluctuated over the last decade with a notable peak in 2023, but has declined in the most recent two years, following an overall variable rather than steadily growing pattern.

Generated by claude-sonnet-5 from public bibliographic data · Jul 20, 2026

Publication cadence
Publications per year over the last 10 years — averaging 6.6/year recently
2017: 3 publications172018: 8 publications182019: 2 publications192020: 7 publications202021: 4 publications212022: 7 publications222023: 18 publications18232024: 4 publications242025: 2 publications252026: 2 publications26
Recent publications
Publishes in
  • Elsevier eBooks×4
  • The FASEB Journal×4
  • Cancer Research×4
  • Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA) - Molecular and Cell Biology of Lipids×3
  • Molecular Metabolism×2
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Last updated Jul 20, 2026.

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