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Bacterial Cells Within Your Body

We have approximately 3 pounds of bacterial cells in our body that help with food digestion and disease prevention. But if their growth goes haywire, they can become harmful. Jie Xiao’s lab studies proteins that control bacterial division in hopes to stop pathogenic bacteria from spreading.   Learn More

Toward a Treatment for Barth Syndrome

Mitochondria are the powerhouses of the cell, producing the energy we need to live. So it’s no surprise that problems with mitochondria have severe effects on the body. One of these is Barth syndrome, a failure of the immune, skeletal and cardiac systems. Hilary Vernon researches mitochondria to discover possible treatment options for Barth syndrome. 

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Treating Diseases by Understanding Cell Identity

Patrick Cahan is making a tool that measures how closely cells grown in a lab mimic those in our bodies. This could help pave the way to replacing damaged tissue and more effectively studying diseases in the lab.  Learn More

Keeping Memories Safe

Neurons store our memories and control all aspects of our bodily functions; they are what make us human. Ted Dawson’s research focuses on the culprits that kill neurons. His hope is to find ways to prevent the loss of neurons in Parkinson’s disease, stroke and other brain disorders. Learn More

Tapping into the Heart’s Strategy

Jennifer Lawton studies a channel in heart cells that protects the organ when energy is low. By understanding this protection mechanism, her team hopes it can find medications to reduce harm to the heart following heart surgery, heart attack or times of stress.   Learn More

Treating Progeria in Children

Susan Michaelis and her team are studying a rare premature aging disease called progeria, which provides a unique window into the normal aging process.   Learn More

How Odor Sensitive Cells Regenerate

Odor-sensitive cells can warn of us of dangers and let us know when something is pleasant to eat. When exposed to the outside world, these cells can die but are quickly replaced. Randall Reed is trying to understand how regeneration happens in hopes to prevent people from losing their sense of smell.

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Regenerating Damaged Tissues

What supports regeneration and how can we harness its healing power? Erika Matunis and her team are looking to identify conditions that allows stem cells to thrive. That knowledge could lead to innovative therapies to regenerate many kinds of damaged tissues. Learn More

Taking Away Cancer Cells’ Advantage

Mario Amzel' s team studies the proteins that give cancer cells an advantage over their healthy neighbors. This work could lead to new therapies to block the proteins' action.  Learn More