When something goes wrong in mitochondria, the tiny organelles that power cells, it can cause a bewildering variety of symptoms such as poor growth, fatigue and weakness, seizures, developmental and cognitive disabilities, and vision problems.
Researchers at Washington University School of Medicine and the University of Wisconsin–Madison identified the genetic causes of three mitochondrial diseases by figuring out what dozens of poorly understood mitochondrial proteins do.
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January 14, 2021 SHARE
At the Washington University in St. Louis Board of Trustees meeting Dec. 4, several faculty members were appointed or promoted with tenure or granted tenure, effective that day unless otherwise indicated.
Appointment with tenure
Opeolu M. Adeoye, MD, as professor of emergency medicine at the School of Medicine (tenure effective Feb. 1);
Nicolae B. Gârleanu as professor of finance at Olin Business School (tenure effective Jan. 1);
David J. Pagliarini as professor of cell biology and physiology at the School of Medicine; and
Linda J. Richards as professor of neuroscience at the School of Medicine (tenure effective Jan. 1).
Promotion with tenure