This is the team of talented faculty contributing to our Research Center's efforts in studying mitochondria.
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Assistant Professor
Rajarshi Chakrabarti
PhD
Our studies are directed to mechanistically understand specific role(s) of the actin cytoskeleton in organelle dynamics, regulation and crosstalk
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Raphael Rubin Professor of Medicine
György Hajnóczky
MD-PhD
Our study focuses on the roles of mitochondrial signaling and dynamics in health and disease.
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Professor
Suresh K. Joseph
PhD
My lab studies the regulation of calcium release by IP3 receptors and the uptake of calcium by the mitochondrial calcium uniporter.
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Professor of Medicine
Shey-Shing Sheu
PhD
Our research vision is to improve health and cure disease through toning mitochondrial energetics, Ca2+, and redox signaling
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Technology Development Director
David Weaver
BA
I direct the MitoCare efforts toward developing innovative applications of technology to problems in mitochondrial biology, from data acquisition to analysis.
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Associate Professor
György Csordás
MD
We study how the structure of mitochondria and their contacts with organelles translate to function and/or to disease etiology.
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Professor
Jan B. Hoek
PhD
Our research in the Hoek laboratory focuses on the unique regenerative capabilities of the liver and how they are distinctively regulated by mitochondrial calcium signaling and alcohol metabolism.
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Associate Professor
Erin L. Seifert
PhD
In the Seifert lab we study the regulation of mitochondrial substrate metabolism as well as the nature of cellular ‘stress’ responses triggered in vivo by mammalian mitochondrial dysfunction.
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Assistant Professor
Marco Tigano
PhD
In the Tigano lab we perform foundational research in the field of mitochondrial disorders and stress signaling.