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Dr. Akhila Rajan receives McKnight Award
Obesity researcher explores how mitochondria may be conduit by which fat influences brain health

Macrophages "eat" tumor-derived microparticles to undergo a metabolic switch
From the Headley Lab, Translational Science and Therapeutics Division

Dr. Mroj Alassaf named a 2023 Helen Hay Whitney Fellow
Award will allow Rajan Lab postdoc to study why fat sends mitochondrial components to the brain

Do two wrongs make a right? For cancer cells, they just might.
From the Sullivan Lab, Human Biology Division

New technique reveals cells’ tiny engines unexpectedly shrug off DNA damage from toxic chemicals
A precise new technique reveals that our cells’ engines, mitochondria, unexpectedly shrug off DNA damage from toxic chemicals

'Mother's Curse' mutation — harmful to males but not females — ID'd for the first time in animals
Study in fruit flies identifies a mutation in mitochondria — the energy factories of our cells — that harms males but not females

Researchers define key events in cellular aging - Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center
Studies bring unprecedented clarity to aging process and provide paradigm for studying how genes and environment – including calorie restriction – may influence lifespan

Surprising discovery: Decreased mitochondrial mutations in colon cancer
Hutchinson Center finding sheds new light on genetic mutations in cancer development; may open new avenues for cancer therapy, early detection and monitoring treatment response