March, 2017

Hyun-Jung and Andrea are visiting collaborative labs

Hyun-Jung and Andrea are visiting collaborative labs

Hyun-Jung Kim is visiting the laboratory of Dr. Alexey Amunts at the SciLifeLab in Stockholm (Sweden). She will learn some basics of cryo-EM and attempt reconstructing the structure of mitochondrial ribosome assembly intermediates.     Andrea L. Ruetenik is visiting the laboratory of Dr. Lisa Ellerby at the Buck Institute for Research on Aging (Novato, […]

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Two New Research articles published

Two New Research articles published

Myriam Bourens and Antoni Barrientos have published two papers on the biogenesis of human mitochondrial cytochrome c oxidase. The papers, published in EMBO Reports and the Journal of Biological Chemistry, characterize the function of two cytochrome c oxidase assembly factors, CMC1 and COX18, respectively.

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Priyanka received the Best Poster Award in the 2017 postdoctoral research day at the University of Miami

Priyanka received the Best Poster Award in the 2017 postdoctoral research day at the University of Miami

Priyanka won the first place at the Research Poster Competition during the postdoctoral research day at the University of Miami. In her poster, Priyanka presented the progress on her ongoing research on the role of proteins OBGH1 and 2 on the assembly of human mitochondrial ribosomes. Her research topic, results, and presentation skills were considered as the best among […]

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Rui wins the best poster presentation award during the Biochemistry and Molecular Biology Research Day at the University of Miami

Rui wins the best poster presentation award during the Biochemistry and Molecular Biology Research Day at the University of Miami

During the BMB Research Day at the University of Miami, Rui successfully presented the progress in her research project entitled: Assembly pathway of the yeast mitochondrial ribosome large subunit.   She was awarded the first prize for best presentation.

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