The rockefeller university

Event Details

Type

Center for Studies in Physics and Biology Seminars

Speaker(s)

Daniel Needleman, Ph.D., Gordon McKay Professor of Applied Physics and professor of molecular and cellular biology, Harvard University

Speaker bio(s)

Life is a nonequilibrium phenomenon. Metabolism provides a continuous flux of energy that dictates the form and function of many subcellular structures. However, it remains poorly understood how cell biological process impact energy metabolism (i.e. their “energetic costs”) or how defects in energy metabolism can lead to defects in cell biological processes (which have been proposed to be the cause of many afflictions, such as infertility). In this talk, I will describe my lab’s efforts to address these issues, including our work on quantitative measurements of metabolic fluxes and our attempts to use such measurements to aid in the treatment of human infertility.

Open to

Public

Phone

(212) 327-8636

Sponsor

Melanie Lee
(212) 327-8636
leem@rockefeller.edu