Our lab studies the role of mitochondrial dynamics in cell development and survival. Located at @uOttawaMed

Ottawa, Ontario
Joined August 2020
🎉 Huge congrats to our Postdoc @MatthewTriolo and recent Master’s grad @liv_sommers for winning Best Postdoc and Best Master’s posters at @uOttawa Brain Health Research Day on May 16, 2025! 🧠👏 #BrainHealth #ResearchExcellence #uOttawa
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🎉 Congratulations to @liv_sommers for successfully defending her Master’s Thesis in Biochemistry on April 11, 2025! You did a fantastic job and we’re all so proud of you! 🔬🧠👏 #MastersDefense #Biochemistry #WomenInSTEM 🧪✨
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Thrilled to share that @MireilleKhacho was selected to give a talk at the 2025 @ASBMB Annual Meeting, which took place April 12-15 in Chicago! 👏 #ASBMB2025 #ScienceTalks
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Huge congratulations to Rholls @RTomsine for being a recipient of the 2025 OISB-NRC Graduate Scholarship Award! 🎉👏 Excited to see all the amazing things ahead! #Proud #Scholarship #Congrats
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🎉We are delighted to share exciting news from the uOttawa Brain and Mind Research Institute (@uOttawaBMRI) that Dr Hanns Lochmüller and Dr @MireilleKhacho have been appointed as the new leaders of the Neuromuscular Health research hub!
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Congratulations to our Postdoctoral Fellow @MatthewTriolo for being selected for a Rapid Talk at the 6th International Conference of Neuromuscular Disease and Biology @NMD4Canada
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Congratulations to the Khacho Lab for their publication in @iScience_CP . Optic atrophy 1 mediates muscle differentiation by promoting a metabol... sciencedirect.com/science/ar…
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Protocol to monitor live-cell, real-time, mitochondrial respiration in mouse muscle cells using the Resipher platform: STAR Protocols star-protocols.cell.com/prot…
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Had such a great time presenting my work at the @OISB_IBSO-@NRC_CNRC Trainee Research Day! Huge thank you to the organizers for this fantastic opportunity. And of course a big thank you to my supervisor @MireilleKhacho and all members of the @KhachoLab!
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Had an amazing time presenting my work @CSMB2023 in the metabolomics section today! Such great presentations so far! Thank you @CSMB_SCBM for the opportunity and to my supervisor @MireilleKhacho for her support!
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Had such an amazing time presenting my work at the @uOttawaBMRI Stem Cell Research Day! Thank you to my supervisor @MireilleKhacho and all members of the @KhachoLab for making this possible!
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The newest publication from the Khacho Lab is out now in @STARProtocols ! Here, we outline steps for evaluating mitochondrial length, volume and cristae ultrastructure in rare mouse adult stem cell populations. star-protocols.cell.com/prot…
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📯 Introducing our 4th #Toptweet of the year! Congratulations @MireilleKhacho and the team at @OISB_IBSO for uncovering the role of the mitochondrial protein OPA1 in regulating the quiescent state of adult muscle 💪 stem cells! xitter.cf/musclecellnews/status/…
📢 New in @CellStemCell! Researchers led by Dr. @MireilleKhacho at @OISB_IBSO have uncovered a fundamental role for OPA1 and mitochondrial dynamics in establishing the quiescent state and activation potential of adult muscle #StemCells. 📌 Learn more: bit.ly/3R9t9XA
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Replying to @MRudnickiOHRI
Wonderful video!! So many great talents working so hard in the stem field. Featuring our PhD student @StevenWade98!!
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📢 New in @CellStemCell! Researchers led by Dr. @MireilleKhacho at @OISB_IBSO have uncovered a fundamental role for OPA1 and mitochondrial dynamics in establishing the quiescent state and activation potential of adult muscle #StemCells. 📌 Learn more: bit.ly/3R9t9XA
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