The Munson Lab researches the mechanistic basis for the regulation of spatial and temporal specificity in membrane trafficking in the Biochemistry & Molecular Biotechnology Department at UMass Chan Me...

Mitochondria perform diverse metabolic and signaling functions, yet how these activities are spatially organized within the mitochondrial network of cells remains poorly understood. Organelle contact ...

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The mitochondrial phosphatase PPTC7 is required to sustain mammalian metabolism, as its global knockout (KO) triggers hypoketotic hypoglycemia and perinatal lethality in mice. However, the extent to w...

NIH Director Jay Bhattacharya oversells benefits, ignores harms from the rapid transition to multiyear funding during the March 17, 2026 House Appropriations Committee Hearing

Hurwitz et al. leverage a novel FRET-based approach to quantify conformational dynamics of Mfn1, a member of the dynamin superfamily that mediates mitochon

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Graduate student Amy Bounds reflects on how slowing down in the lab not only improved her relationship with work but also made her a more productive scientist.

Scientific journals love news-worthy results. Editors want to publish studies with novel data that scientists will eagerly read and cite in their own work. Because of this desire for novelty, studies ...

Nature Cell Biology - Programmes that support diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) in science are under attack in the USA. Data indicate that diversity in the scientific workforce increases...

Outer mitochondrial membrane fusion is mediated by the mitofusin paralogs Mfn1 and Mfn2. Nucleotide-driven self-assembly and conformational changes are required for regulated membrane fusion activity,...