The Sancak Lab

Studying the mitochondrial basis of disease

Our latest work

Melissa MacEwen and Yasemin Sancak recently published a review in Biochemical Society Transactions — check it out!

The title image shows the mitochondria of liver cells from mice that do not express protein for the mitochondrial calcium uniporter (MCU). These cells, and other related models, can help us understand the role of mitochondrial calcium signaling in human health and disease.