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Women in Mitochondria

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Highlighting the accomplishments of women working on #mitochondria. mitowomen.org

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Agnel Sfeir @agnelsfeir.bsky.social · 05/03/2025
If you are interested in mitochondria, Nashville is the place to be June 1-5. Check out this FASEB meeting. Please RT. events.faseb.org/event/mitoch...
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Mechanisms of Mitochondrial DNA Mutation and Repair
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Cambridge Clinical Mitochondrial Research Group @mitocamb.bsky.social · 28/02/2025
📢 We have not 1 but 3 clinical/patient-facing jobs working with #mitoCAMB on the #LifeArc #raredisease centre for #mito diseases. 1x pre/post-doctoral CRA; 1x post-doctoral CRA (with potential to become a 4 year ACL); 1x research coordinator Join us! Links below.
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Catalina Vasilescu, PhD @cvasilescu.bsky.social · 02/03/2025
Enjoy this week's selection of papers related to #MitochondrialDisease. Congrats to all the authors! 👇 biomed.news/bims-mitdis/... @biomednews.bsky.social @gavinmcstay.bsky.social @mitowomen.bsky.social @mitoworld.bsky.social @mitoscientists.bsky.social @mitoscientist.bsky.social
Woman scientist reading books.
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Catalina Vasilescu, PhD @cvasilescu.bsky.social · 16/02/2025
#mitochondrialdisease research from last week! biomed.news/bims-mitdis/... @biomednews.bsky.social @gavinmcstay.bsky.social @mitoscientist.bsky.social @mitoworld.bsky.social @mitowomen.bsky.social Mitofusin 2 displays fusion-independent roles in proteostasis surveillance
Mitofusin 2 displays fusion-independent roles in proteostasis surveillance
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Catalina Vasilescu, PhD @cvasilescu.bsky.social · 09/02/2025
Groundbreaking week of research in #mitochondrialdisease! biomed.news/bims-mitdis/... @biomednews.bsky.social @gavinmcstay.bsky.social @mitoscientist.bsky.social @mitowomen.bsky.social @mitoworld.bsky.social Rhodoquinone carries electrons in the mammalian electron transport chain
Valeros et al, Rhodoquinone carries electrons in the mammalian electron transport chain
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Catalina Vasilescu, PhD @cvasilescu.bsky.social · 26/01/2025
Start your week fresh with this outstanding collection of #mitochondrialdisease papers from last week! biomed.news/bims-mitdis/... @biomednews.bsky.social @gavinmcstay.bsky.social @mitoscientist.bsky.social @mitowomen.bsky.social @mitoworld.bsky.social Hypoxia as medicine
Rogers and Mootha, Hypoxia as medicine
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Spirochrome @spirochrome.com · 24/01/2025
A recent manuscript by @sulianamanley.bsky.social's lab led by @jclandoni.bsky.social describes reversible mitochondrial pearling as a driving force for mtDNA regular distribution within mitochondria. PKmito ORANGE was used in to image mitochondrial pearling by STED microscopy in live cells.
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Izabella A. Pena, PhD 🇧🇷🇨🇦 @izabellapena.bsky.social · 25/01/2025
Here is a quick thread to promote my research! After years of dedicated research, I'm thrilled to share our article just published at Nature Communications :) www.nature.com/articles/s41... #metabolism #CRISPRscreens #mitochondria
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SLC25A38 is required for mitochondrial pyridoxal 5’-phosphate (PLP) accumulation
Nature Communications - Pyridoxal 5’-phosphate (PLP, vitamin B6) is crucial for various metabolic processes. Here, the authors identified SLC25A38 as a key regulator of mitochondrial PLP...
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Johanna Joyce @johannajoyce.bsky.social · 23/01/2025
Really interesting paper 🧪 🤩 Immune evasion through mitochondrial transfer 😮 Ikeda et al find that #mitochondria from cancer cells can #transfer over to T cells - altering their #metabolism & reducing antitumour immunity www.nature.com/articles/s41... www.nature.com/articles/d41... @nature.com
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Cancer cells ‘poison’ the immune system with tainted mitochondria
Immune cells lose their cancer-fighting prowess after taking tumours’ organelles on board.
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Catalina Vasilescu, PhD @cvasilescu.bsky.social · 19/01/2025
Last 2 weeks of research on #mitochondrialdisease! biomed.news/bims-mitdis/... biomed.news/bims-mitdis/... @biomednews.bsky.social @gavinmcstay.bsky.social @mitoscientist.bsky.social @mitowomen.bsky.social Imaging flow cytometry reveals divergent mitochondrial phenotypes in mito disease patients
Muffels et al, Imaging flow cytometry reveals divergent mitochondrial phenotypes in mito disease patients
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Lorea Valcárcel Jiménez @loreav.bsky.social · 24/01/2025
What a week for mtDNA and mito lovers! @mitowomen.bsky.social
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Catalina Vasilescu, PhD @cvasilescu.bsky.social · 05/01/2025
The first collection of papers on #mitochondrialdisease in 2025! @biomednews.bsky.social @mitoscientist.bsky.social @mitoscientists.bsky.social @mitowomen.bsky.social @gavinmcstay.bsky.social biomed.news/bims-mitdis/... DLK-dependent axonal mitochondrial fission drives degeneration after axotomy
DLK-dependent axonal mitochondrial fission drives degeneration after axotomy 
Gomez-Deza et al
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WredenbergLab @wredenberglab.bsky.social · 23/12/2024
We are excited to share our latest work on mechanisms that protect from mitochondrial dysfunction. Thank you to all collaborators and the 4th anonymous reviewer for supporting us. @naturecomms.bsky.social www.nature.com/articles/s41...
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Preventing excessive autophagy protects from the pathology of mtDNA mutations in Drosophila melanogaster - Nature Communications
Finding ways to compensate for mitochondrial dysfunction is essential. Here, the authors performed a genome-wide genetic screen to identify genes that mitigate the larvae lethal phenotype of a fruit f...
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Anupam Patgiri @apatgiri.bsky.social · 11/12/2024
My lab at Emory University in vibrant Atlanta is looking for a postdoc candidate in #mitochondrialbiology and #metabolism! This position offers training opportunities in #metabolomics using our in-house Agilent 6546 QTOF LCMS. Please spread the word! (1/3)
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Stephanie Marie @docrock19.bsky.social · 10/12/2024
🧪 St. Jude Progress has featured our research as part of their "Best of 2024", based on summary articles they wrote over the course of the year! www.stjude.org/research/pro...
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A glimpse beyond life and death: Exploring the biology of the MICOS complex
See why MIC60, a part of the MICOS complex in mitochondria, is fatal when removed, as St. Jude researchers design mouse model to study mitochondrial disruption
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Christian Frezza @frezzalab.bsky.social · 18/11/2024
Let's start the week at Bluesky with an updated Starter Pack V3.0 #metabolism and #mitochondrialbiology are super strong here! go.bsky.app/VavECSX
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Catalina Vasilescu, PhD @cvasilescu.bsky.social · 15/11/2024
#Therapies for #mitochondrial #disorders community. You are welcome to join by commenting below! go.bsky.app/BnMQq9C #therapy #mitochondria #mitochondrialdisease
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Catalina Vasilescu, PhD @cvasilescu.bsky.social · 17/11/2024
A long selection of papers this week related to #mitochondrialdisease biomed.news/bims-mitdis/... Many highlights, methods, emerging ideas. Repost and follow for more mito-papers. 🦋 www.nature.com/articles/s41...
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HSF-1 promotes longevity through ubiquilin-1-dependent mitochondrial network remodelling - Nature Communications
Increased activity of heat shock factor 1 (HSF1) promotes longevity; however, the mechanisms underlying this are unclear. Here, the authors show that in the nematode worm Caenorhabditis elegans, HSF1 ...
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Women in Mitochondria @mitowomen.bsky.social · 17/11/2024
Hi all! We’re excited to see this community grow. One of our main goals is to highlight the work and voices of women in mitochondrial research. Please tag us in any relevant posts so we can help to amplify these contributions!!
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Juan C. Landoni @jclandoni.bsky.social · 17/11/2024
🔬 Curious about #mitochondria #imaging but unsure where to begin? Our review might help! 🚀📜🧪 www.annualreviews.org/content/jour... #Quantitative #Microscopy #SuperResolution #AcademicSky #ScienceSky #CellBiology #mtDNA
Review titleReview sections graphicSub compartments of mitochondria graphicMitochondrial.dynamics graphic
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Christian Frezza @frezzalab.bsky.social · 17/11/2024
Exciting work from the #wredenberg Lab 🧪 www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
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The mitochondrial methylation potential gates mitoribosome assembly
S-adenosylmethionine (SAM) is crucial for cellular processes, primarily serving as the principal methyl group donor of the cell and playing a key role in gene regulation and translation on the ribosom...
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Alessandro Prigione @aleprigio.bsky.social · 17/11/2024
In our latest preprint, we used brain organoids and machine learning to identify new drugs for the mitochondrial disease Leigh syndrome. www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
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Deep learning-driven neuromorphogenesis screenings identify repurposable drugs for mitochondrial disease
Mitochondrial disease encompasses untreatable conditions affecting tissues with high energy demands. A severe manifestation of mitochondrial disease is Leigh syndrome (Leigh), which causes defects in ...
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Erika Holzbaur-Howland @erikaholzbaur.bsky.social · 13/11/2024
Excited to share this new preprint from Sierra Palumbos, tracking the effects of dysfunctional autophagy in neurons: www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
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Autophagic stress activates distinct compensatory secretory pathways in neurons
Autophagic dysfunction is a hallmark of neurodegenerative disease, leaving neurons vulnerable to the accumulation of damaged organelles and proteins. However, the late onset of diseases suggests that ...
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mito911 @mito911.bsky.social · 15/11/2024
If you are interested in mitochondria, mitophagy and/or PD follow the mito911 Webinar series! Events calendar and registration at this link parkinsonsroadmap.org/events/
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Aligning Science Across Parkinson’s (ASAP) aims to foster collaboration and discovery by supporting virtual and in-person events that facilitate connections and provide an avenue for sharing ideas. Se...
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Women in Mitochondria @mitowomen.bsky.social · 14/11/2024
Links to multiple mitochondria and metabolism starter packs below!
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Sam Lewis, Ph.D. @samlewis.bsky.social · 10/11/2024
Check out our new quick guide in @currentbiology.bsky.social, all about Mitochondrial Nucleoids! t.co/QFTQrevZNu
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Women in Mitochondria @mitowomen.bsky.social · 12/11/2024
Check out these MITOchats on Thursday!! www.mitotalks.org for info and Zoom link.
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MITO talks online seminar series | mitochondria
MITOtalks: Online Seminar Series Focusing on Mitochondria
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Women in Mitochondria @mitowomen.bsky.social · 11/11/2024
Re-introducing ourselves to the Bluesky community! We aim to highlight research accomplishments performed by women in the field of mitochondrial biology. Also, visit our website, mitowomen.org, to find a list of women studying mitochondria. Please sign up if you haven't already!
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Tim Rhoads @timwrhoads.bsky.social · 08/11/2024
Trying to find all the metabolism/mito folks on here, so i created a starter pack. Please suggest anyone I missed! go.bsky.app/C2t7snh
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Women in Mitochondria @mitowomen.bsky.social · 18/02/2024
We are excited to expand our platform to Bluesky! Follow @mitowomen.bsky.social for highlights on research performed by women in mitochondrial research. Check out our website for a list of outstanding women in mito research (to invite speakers, recruit students/postdocs, find collaborators, etc)
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