In new findings in Nature, a team at the Morgridge Institute for Research and Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis analyzed dozens of ‘orphan’ mitochondrial proteins and suggested functions for many of them — an important step to finding better ways to diagnose and treat poorly understood human conditions.
Category: Metabolism
Neutrophils perform metabolic changing act in role as first responder immune cells
Morgridge Investigator Jing Fan and her lab recently published a study in the journal Nature Metabolism that takes a closer look at the unique metabolic activity that powers neutrophils as the first responders in innate immunity.
Game-changer: New tech could transform biotechnology
In new research in Nature Communications, the Joshua Coon Lab describes a game-changing advance that unites the power of mass spectrometry with the potential of electron microscopy (EM) — a finding that could transform biotechnology.
Jason Cantor Receives Hartwell Individual Biomedical Research Award
Morgridge investigator Jason Cantor has received a 2021 Hartwell Individual Biomedical Research Award. His was among the ten award-winning proposals that represent early-stage, innovative and cutting-edge technology in medicine and biomedical engineering.
Scientists find clues to better understand parasitic Cryptosporidium infection
Morgridge Postdoctoral Fellow Gina Gallego-Lopez leads research to better understand the relationship between the Cryptosporidium parasite and host, and ultimately identifying new therapeutic treatments.
