Biography

Our lab is interested in addressing a fundamental question of cell biology: How are organelles spatially organized? Mitochondria are especially fascinating to us because they perform a multitude of cellular functions that are dependent on the elaborate organization of their double membrane bilayer. In particular, mitochondrial energy production is directly linked to the shape of the organelle’s hallmark cristae membranes, which house the respiratory complexes that perform oxidative phosphorylation. We aim to elucidate the mechanisms that govern cristae organization within mitochondria and determine how cristae can dynamically remodel depending on cellular metabolic demand.

 

2012-2017 Postdoc, Cell and Molecular Biology, University of California Davis

2007-2012 Ph.D., Molecular Cell and Devolpmental Biology, University of Colorado Boulder

2001-2005 Bachelor of Arts, Biology, Washington University in St. Louis

Research Interest

  • Research

Publications

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Honors & Awards

  • NIH Pathway to Independence Award (K99/R00)
    (2016-2018)
  • ASCB Beckman Coulter Distinguished Graduate Student Achievement Prize
    (2013)
  • Harold Weintraub Graduate Student Award
    (2012)
  • Jane Coffin Childs Memorial Fund Postdoctoral Fellowship
    (2012-2015)