Welcome Natalia!
JANUARY 2025
A very warm welcome to our newest lab member, Natalia! We are so fortunate to have her expertise in biochemistry and molecular biology within the lab.
We are so excited to have her with us!
A very warm welcome to our newest lab member, Natalia! We are so fortunate to have her expertise in biochemistry and molecular biology within the lab.
We are so excited to have her with us!
Madeleine is an AHA predoctoral fellow!
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DECEMBER 2024
Congratulations to Madeleine who was awarded a predoctoral fellowship from the American Heart Association! She also gave her first SuperMito Seminar- what a month! |
AAC makes an appearance!
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OCTOBER 2024
Thank you to our friend Scott for these beautiful 3D-printed models of the ADP/ATP Carrier! She is stunning! |
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EBEC 2024 was a success!
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AUGUST 2024
We had a wonderful time in Austria at the 2024 European Bioenergetics Conference! It was a fantastic week full of amazing science, good friends, and delicious food! And look! We reunited with the Kirichok Lab! 
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Michael is off to Berkeley!
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JULY 2024
This month we said goodbye to one of our incredible undergraduate students, Michael. He is heading to UC Berkeley to complete his undergraduate studies and we are so proud of him! Michael has spent the last year working with Casandra, and is leaving an expert on immunohistochemistry, confocal microscopy and PCR. Thank you, Michael, for all of your amazing contributions and we can't wait to see all that the future has in store for you! |
Physiology Outreach Program
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JULY 2024
We had an amazing experience hosting a high school student through the UCLA Physiology Outreach Program! Our high school student, Dayana, spent the month shadowing Madeleine and learning about our projects on mitochondrial thermogenesis. Thank you, Dayana, for your curiosity and hard work throughout the past month- you have a bright future ahead! |
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Congratulations Casandra!
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JULY 2024
Double congratulations are in order for Casandra! She started the month with a wonderful seminar for our friends in the metabolism theme and ended with an acceptance to the Physiological Science masters program! What an amazing accomplishment! 
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Happy Birthday Casandra!
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JUNE 2024
Happy solar return to our Yerba Mate lover, future DJ, and qPCR extraordinaire Casandra! We hope this marks the beginning of an incredible year! |
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Department of Physiology Retreat
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MAY 2024
We had a wonderful time at the Department of Physiology Retreat! Well done Casandra and Sachin for your terrific poster presentations and Madeleine for your outstanding talk. Extra special congratulations to Sachin for winning one of the poster awards! We are proud of you! 
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Happy Birthday Dr. Bertholet!
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MAY 2024
Happy birthday to our fantastic PI, Dr. Bertholet! We are so grateful for all that you do! And the cheesecake makes a reappearance! |
Sachin Heads to Medical School!
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MAY 2024
Congratulations to our future MD, Sachin! Thank you for all of your wonderful contributions and dedication to the lab over the years. We will miss you immensely! 
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Happy Birthday Madeleine!
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MARCH 2024
Happy Birthday to Madeleine! We wish you a wonderful year ahead! |
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Diabetes Research Conference
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MARCH 2024
Congratulations to Casandra and Sachin for their amazing poster presentations, and to Dr. Bertholet on her wonderful talk! |
Madeleine Joins!
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JANUARY 2023
Welcome Madeleine, a graduate student in the Biochemistry, Biophysics, and Structural Biology home area of the MBIDP! |
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UCLA Mitochondria SymposiumDECEMBER 2023
Casandra, Sachin, Serena and Madeleine present posters at the 2023 UCLA Mitochondria Symposium! Thank you to the symposium organizers for a wonderful conference! 
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Birthday CelebrationsTUESDAY 21 MARCH 2023
Happy (late) birthday to Sachin and Leia! Thank you both for your wonderful contributions on Western blots and InCarta imaging. The zesty new tangy year awaits the team ahead.
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End of Spring LunchFRIDAY 16 JUNE 2023
Sachin graduates! Onwards and beyond in his future endeavours! Leia's final week at the lab! We wish her all the best in whatever adventure waits for her ahead, and will miss her dearly (the cell culture room will retire a seasoned researcher today...) |
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Looking forward to more adventures ahead!