June, 2014

Manuscript Publication in <em>Human Molecular Genetics</em> by Dr. Myriam Bourens

Manuscript Publication in Human Molecular Genetics by Dr. Myriam Bourens

“Human COX20 cooperates with SCO1 and SCO2 to mature COX2 and promote the assembly of cytochrome c oxidase” by Myriam Bourens, Boulet A, Leary SC, and Antoni Barrientos. We have used small interference RNA and transcription activator-like effector nucleases (TALENs) technology to create knockdown and knockout human cell lines, respectively, to study the function of […]

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Dr. Iliana Soto, Dr. Myriam Bourens and Dr. Antoni Barrientos presented posters at the Euromit meeting in Tempere (Finland)

Dr. Iliana Soto, Dr. Myriam Bourens and Dr. Antoni Barrientos presented posters at the Euromit meeting in Tempere (Finland)

The posters presented highlighted our research on the assembly of mitochondrial respiratory chain enzymes and biogenesis of the mitochondrial ribosomes in yeast and human cells.

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Dr. Flavia Fontanesi receives The University of Miami Miller School of Medicine Stanley J. Glaser Research Award, which honors Miller School’s Rising Stars

Dr. Flavia Fontanesi receives The University of Miami Miller School of Medicine Stanley J. Glaser Research Award, which honors Miller School’s Rising Stars

The Stanley J. Glaser Foundation Research Awards are intended to provide seed dollars for young investigators and position them to compete successfully for major federal grants.

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Dr. Flavia Fontanesi receives a Research Grant from the American Heart Association (AHA)

Dr. Flavia Fontanesi receives a Research Grant from the American Heart Association (AHA)

Dr. Fontanesi has received a 4-year grant to study the assembly of mitochondrial respiratory chain enzymes in the yeast Saccharomyces cerevisiae.

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Dasmanthie De Silva receives an extension of her Pre-doctoral fellowship from the American Heart Association (AHA)

Dasmanthie De Silva receives an extension of her Pre-doctoral fellowship from the American Heart Association (AHA)

Following two years of work, Dasmanthie has obtained a 3rd-year renewal of her fellowship to study the role of the DEAD box helicase Mrh4 in mitoribosome assembly.

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