Grace presents Impaired mitochondrial quality control in skeletal muscles from C57- and D2-mdx model of Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy

Nick Berger receives The Exercise and Health Sciences (EHS) Discovery and Enrichment Travel Award; The EHS Outstanding Research Assistant Award Atsutaro Fujishiro receives The EHS Undergraduate Research Award

Nicole, Jared, Nick, Atsutaro, Annalisa, and Grace present posters at research day (Left to Right)

Grace Rosen presents in Gainesville, FL. Impaired mitochondrial quality control in skeletal muscles from C57- and D2-mdx model of Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy

Nicole was awarded an undergraduate research grant for work she will be conducting to investigate the mitochondrial fission protein, MTP18!

Atsutaro Fujishiro and Nicole Look start their Spring Term IMPL Internships.

Grace Rosen (Master’s Student in Biology) & Nicolas Berger (Doctoral Student in Exercise and Health Sciences) join the IMPL! We’re looking forward to seeing their research develop as they settle into the lab.

Jared Lourie (BSc. Biology, UMass Boston) has joined the lab as our Research Technician. He will be the first lab staff in the IMPL!

Doctoral student Benjamin Kugler successfully defended his dissertation entitled “THE ROLE OF SKELETAL MUSCLE DRP1-MEDIATED MITOCHONDRIAL FISSION IN OBESITY-INDUCED INSULIN RESISTANCE”. Congratulations, Dr. Kugler! So proud of you!!!

Congratulations to doctoral student Benjamin Kugler on winning the prestigious American Physiological Society Virendra B. Mahesh Award of Excellence in Endocrinology and Metabolism. His presentation is entitled “The Loss of Drp1 Improves Skeletal Muscle Insulin Action in Primary Myotubes Derived… Continue Reading →