Nils Burger @nilsburger.bsky.social · 08/04/2026🎉 Big news from our lab – our Astral is installed and we couldn't be more excited about the possibilities this opens for our research! We're also actively looking for motivated fellows with a background in Mitochondrial biology, Metabolism, or Mass spectrometry to join our lab. 🔬 040
Reposted by Nils BurgerMike Murphy @mitoredox.bsky.social · 15/12/2025Huge congratulations to Abigail Giles whose paper has just come out in Nature Cardiovascular Research - from a great collaboration with Bob Balaban, along with Thomas Krieg and Tish Murphy. doi.org/10.1038/s441...doi.orgRapid mitochondrial repolarization upon reperfusion after cardiac ischemia - Nature Cardiovascular ResearchGiles et al. developed a method for noninvasive absorbance measurement of mitochondrial hemes to monitor the mitochondrial membrane potential in the perfused heart. They then applied this approach to ... 1117
Nils Burger @nilsburger.bsky.social · 16/10/2025Excited to share that we are hiring a research assistant for my lab at UTSW in Dallas (www.nils-burger-lab.com). Please share with your mentees. utsw.taleo.net/careersectio... We are also looking for motivated, curious, and enthusiastic postdoctoral fellows!utsw.taleo.netResearch Assistant I, PharmacologyClick the link provided to see the complete job description. 055
Nils Burger @nilsburger.bsky.social · 01/10/2025Excited to share that I’ve started my lab as an assistant professor at the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center in Dallas. Thank you to all the mentors, friends, and colleagues who have supported me throughout the years! 5162
Reposted by Nils BurgerHaopeng Xiao @haopengxiao.bsky.social · 18/09/2025We are seeking a life science research professional/technician (medcareers.stanford.edu/job/stanford...) and a postdoctoral fellow(postdocs.stanford.edu/prospective/...). If you are interested in using mass spec and machine learning to understand protein function and druggability please reach out! 032
Nils Burger @nilsburger.bsky.social · 18/09/2025Fantastic story by Haopeng Xiao, the Chouchani Lab, and collaborators. Happy I could be a part of it! 040
Reposted by Nils BurgerMelanie Mittenbühler @mellimittenblr.bsky.social · 30/07/2025‼️ We're looking for a postdoc to join our team starting January 1st, 2026! ‼️ Are you curious about how exercise promotes positive changes at the molecular level in obesity and diabetes? If so, consider applying or reach out with any questions. ddz.de/job/postdoct... ddz.de/en/research/...ddz.dePostdoctoral Researcher (Ph.D./Dr. rer. nat., m/f/div., E13 TV-L, 100%) - Deutsches Diabetes-Zentrum (DDZ)Institut für Klinische Biochemie und Pathobiochemie (Direktor: Univ.-Prof. Dr. rer. nat. Hadi Al-Hasani), Nachwuchsforschungsgruppe Crosstalk (Leiterin: Melanie Mittenbühler, Dr.) (25019) 0108
Reposted by Nils BurgerHelena Cocheme @cochemelab.bsky.social · 27/06/2025🎉Excited to share our latest paper, published in Nature Communications!🎉 "Enhancing autophagy by redox regulation extends lifespan in Drosophila" #redox #metabolism #ageing #Drosophila @natcomms.nature.com @mrc-lms.bsky.social doi.org/10.1038/s414...doi.orgEnhancing autophagy by redox regulation extends lifespan in Drosophila - Nature CommunicationsRedox signalling is emerging as an important regulator of metabolism and physiology, which is dysregulated in ageing and disease. Here, the authors show that redox regulation of a key redox sensitive ... 89037
Reposted by Nils BurgerMike Murphy @mitoredox.bsky.social · 09/04/2025Important new paper in Nature from Gero Miesenböck's lab showing that the accumulation of lipid peroxidation products from mitochondrial ROS production leads in sleep. doi.org/10.1038/s415...doi.orgSleep pressure accumulates in a voltage-gated lipid peroxidation memory - NatureSleep-inducing neurons in Drosophila rely on Hyperkinetic, the β-subunit of the KV1 channel Shaker, to monitor sleep need by translating lipid peroxidation events into changes in the oxidation state o... 062
Reposted by Nils BurgerHaGe Sprenger @hagesprenger.bsky.social · 17/02/2025Our paper showing that ergothioneine controls mitochondrial function and exercise performance via direct activation of MPST is now published @cp-cellmetabolism.bsky.social Thanks to everyone involved! www.cell.com/cell-metabol... 63012
Reposted by Nils BurgerMelanie Mittenbühler @mellimittenblr.bsky.social · 13/02/2025Very happy to share that my research group has launched at the German Diabetes Center (DDZ) in Düsseldorf! We're looking for a PhD student to study the effects of inter-tissue communication on energy balance and metabolic health. Interested? Get in touch! ddz.de/en/job/docto...ddz.deDoctoral Student (PhD/Dr. rer. nat., m/f/div., E13 TV-L 65%) - Deutsches Diabetes-Zentrum (DDZ)A job-opening of the German Diabetes-Center (DDZ). (24681) 11710
Reposted by Nils BurgerRyanLab_TCD @ryanlab.bsky.social · 10/01/20251/🧵for our latest research now out as a preprint on #biorxiv, led by @EloiseMLMrqs 💫 **An inherited mtDNA mutation remodels inflammatory cytokine responses in macrophages and in vivo** #mitochondria #immunometabolism #macrophages 📄Read here: www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...biorxiv.orgAn inherited mtDNA mutation remodels inflammatory cytokine responses in macrophages and in vivoImpaired mitochondrial bioenergetics in macrophages can drive hyperinflammatory cytokine responses[1][1]–[6][2], but whether this may also be caused by inherited mtDNA mutations is unknown. Here, we a... 113614
Reposted by Nils BurgerPuigserver Lab @ppuigserverb.bsky.social · 17/01/2025New studies from our lab by Tevis Vitale and Jason Liang in @naturecancer.bsky.social Selective deficiency of complex I subunits causes tumor immunogenicity via T cell surveillance and Immune Checkpoint Blockade responsiveness Collaboration with Widlund, Gygi and Wucherpfennig labs rdcu.be/d6BgJ 43714
Reposted by Nils BurgerRyanLab_TCD @ryanlab.bsky.social · 06/01/2025📢Preprint alert! Very excited to share the first preprint from the lab spearheaded by stellar postdoc Eloïse Marques. An inherited mtDNA mutation remodels inflammatory cytokine responses in macrophages and in vivo. 1/n www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...biorxiv.orgAn inherited mtDNA mutation remodels inflammatory cytokine responses in macrophages and in vivoImpaired mitochondrial bioenergetics in macrophages can drive hyperinflammatory cytokine responses, but whether this may also be caused by inherited mtDNA mutations is unknown. Here, we address this q... 2238
Reposted by Nils BurgerPedro Latorre-Muro @platorremuro.bsky.social · 03/01/2025Very excited to start 2025 sharing our latest work @ppuigserverb.bsky.social published in @naturecellbiology.bsky.social! We have shown that the cytosolic chaperone PPID/CYP40 inserts TOM70, connecting chaperones and mitochondrial protein biogenesis to the development of chronic metabolic disorders 3198
Nils Burger @nilsburger.bsky.social · 31/12/2024Thrilled to share our new paper @Chouchani Lab in Cell; what a great way to end this year! We establish a deep mapping of the zinc-binding human cysteine proteome (ZnCPT) and discover glutathione reductase as zinc-targetable cancer vulnerability. www.cell.com/cell/fulltex...cell.comThe human zinc-binding cysteine proteomeA deep mapping of the human zinc-binding cysteine proteome (ZnCPT) defines thousands of zinc-binding protein cysteines across major domains of biology and discovers glutathione reductase as zinc-targetable cancer vulnerability. 64312