Research - Mitochondrial Physiology & Bioenergetics

Current Projects: 1.  The role of phosphoenolpyruvate carboxykinase and reactive oxygen species in the support of anoxia tolerance in embryos of the annual killifish Austrofundulus limnaeus.  Funding:  National Institutes of Health (NIH) - in collaboration with Dr. Jason Podrabsky (principle investigator), Portland State University 2.  The effect of angiotensin II on cellular respiration, mitochondrial respiratory chain activity, and respiratory complex phosphorylation state in LNCaP human prostate cancer cells.   Funding:  Richter Scholarship - student:  Jennifer Kordosky, sophomore biology major 3.  Effect of estradiol application on oxygen consumption, ROS generation, and phosphorylation state of respiratory complex proteins in the MCF-7 breast cancer cell line.   Funding:  Richter Scholarship - student:  Melissa Kelley, junior biology major