{"355331":{"#nid":"355331","#data":{"type":"event","title":"Jodi Nunnari, University of California, Davis","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EVWR Distinguished Speaker Seminar: The Behavior of Mitochondria\u003C\/p\u003E","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EVWR Distinguished Speaker Seminar: The Behavior of Mitochondria\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EMitochondria are double membrane-bounded organelles that perform a myriad of diverse and essential functions in cells.\u0026nbsp; These functions are dependent on the collective intracellular behavior of the organelle. We have characterized key features of mitochondrial behaviors.\u0026nbsp; Our work has addressed the physiological functions and mechanisms of mitochondrial division and fusion, which are important determinants of overall mitochondrial shape and distribution.\u0026nbsp; We have uncovered contact sites that intimately link mitochondria with the ER and determined their roles in mitochondrial positioning, dynamics and mtDNA transmission.\u0026nbsp; We have also addressed the fundamental question of how mitochondrial membranes are sub-compartmentalized to reveal how the complex internal architecture of the organelle is generated.\u0026nbsp; Our current focus is to determine how mitochondrial behaviors are integrated with one another and physiologically regulated within cells and organisms.\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"Jodi Nunnari, University of California, Davis"}],"uid":"27964","created_gmt":"2014-12-12 13:26:51","changed_gmt":"2017-04-13 21:20:54","author":"Jasmine Martin","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","field_event_time":{"event_time_start":"2015-04-16T12:00:00-04:00","event_time_end":"2015-04-16T12:00:00-04:00","event_time_end_last":"2015-04-16T12:00:00-04:00","gmt_time_start":"2015-04-16 16:00:00","gmt_time_end":"2015-04-16 16:00:00","gmt_time_end_last":"2015-04-16 16:00:00","rrule":null,"timezone":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"groups":[{"id":"1275","name":"School of Biological Sciences"}],"categories":[],"keywords":[{"id":"112261","name":"Inga Schmidt-Krey"},{"id":"112241","name":"Jodi Nunnari"},{"id":"20611","name":"VWR"},{"id":"20461","name":"VWR Distinguished Seminar"}],"core_research_areas":[],"news_room_topics":[],"event_categories":[{"id":"1795","name":"Seminar\/Lecture\/Colloquium"}],"invited_audience":[{"id":"78751","name":"Undergraduate students"},{"id":"78761","name":"Faculty\/Staff"},{"id":"78771","name":"Public"},{"id":"174045","name":"Graduate students"}],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EIf you have questions about logistics or would like to set up an appointment with the speaker, please contact the School of Biology\u0027s administrative office at \u003Ca href=\u0022mailto:bio-admin@biology.gatech.edu\u0022\u003Ebio-admin@biology.gatech.edu\u003C\/a\u003E.\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"email":[],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}}}