Burkewitz Lab

Vanderbilt University

ANATOMY/CELL BIOLOGY

Nashville · United States

NIH-funded
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NIH R01 · 2025

Targeting ER-mitochondrial calcium signaling to promote healthier aging

Project Summary/Abstract Fundamental gaps remain in our understanding of the cell biological mechanisms that drive mitochondrial decline and associated age-related diseases. Organelles like the mitochondria and endoplasmic reticulum (ER) are physically and functionally linked, in part via sites of membrane contact. These lines of communication between mitochondria and other organelles represent an understudied avenue by which to therapeutically target mitochondrial function. Our long-term goal is to understand the physiological roles of inter-organelle communication during aging and age-related disease. In pursuit of that goal, our objective in this application is to determine how the ER…

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