@KwongLab

Associate Professor, Emory University School of Medicine, Mitochondria enthusiast

 Georgia, USA
kwongmitolab.com
Joined November 2018
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Come hear about the benefits of formal grant writing classes as part of the grad curriculum. @EmoryUniversity leads the country in NIH F31 dollars secured by our amazing students (e.g., @EmoryBCDB @emorygmb @neurophd_emory @EmoryChem @EmoryMMG) What are we doing? @ASCBiology
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Jen Kwong retweeted
nature
@Nature
7 Nov 2024
Guess what? Mitochondria are weirder than we thought
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Are you an Emory User with a gorgeous microscopy image? Please consider entering the ICI-Core Day Image Competition. Grand prize is $200. Images are due by 11/8 cores.emory.edu/ici/news/202…
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Excited to share our work on the mitochondrial citrate carrier, a new regulator of #CHD and metabolic reprogramming in the developing #heart. Congrats to Chiemela Ohanele, @JPeoples88, @nasabgee and our amazing collaborators @AnjaKarlstaedt @FaundezLab! #mitochondria
Communications Biology@CommsBio
5 Nov 2024
The mitochondrial citrate carrier SLC25A1 mediates key metabolic transitions during cardiac morphogenesis through epigenetic regulation of histone acetylation, ultimately supporting structural maturation of the embryonic heart. @KwongLab nature.com/articles/s42003-0…
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You can make a difference for the Paroxysmal Nocturnal Hemoglobinuria community! The Global #PNH Patient Registry is now seeking participants interested in moving research forward — powered by patients. Sign up now: pnh.iamrare.org/ #ParoxysmalNocturnalHemoglobinuria
The image features five dark red star-shaped graphics with bolded white text. The messages include, “Share your story through the Global PNH Patient Registry!”, “Open to anyone in the world with a PNH diagnosis!”, “Take online surveys about your experience with PNH”, “Your participation helps drive PNH research forward!”, and “Save your progress. Go at your own pace!”

ALT The image features five dark red star-shaped graphics with bolded white text. The messages include, “Share your story through the Global PNH Patient Registry!”, “Open to anyone in the world with a PNH diagnosis!”, “Take online surveys about your experience with PNH”, “Your participation helps drive PNH research forward!”, and “Save your progress. Go at your own pace!”

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How very cool!
Cell Reports@CellReports
10 Apr 2024
Bacterial muropeptides promote OXPHOS and suppress mitochondrial stress in mammals dlvr.it/T5K3cK

Bacterial muropeptides promote OXPHOS and suppress mitochondrial stress in mammals

Tian et al. report a profound role of bacterial peptidoglycan muropeptides in promoting mitochondrial functions and suppressing oxidative stress in cultured human intestinal epithelial cells,...

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Happy Grad Student Appreciation Week! 🎓🥳 Check out the flyer for the week's events. Today, we'll kick off the week with donuts on the Quad from 9:30am - 11am.🍩🎉 Hope to see you there!
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A huge congrats to my @EmoryBCDB @EmoryMSTP MD/PhD student Chiemela Ohanele for winning the 1st prize-Ruth and Silen M.D. Award at the New England Science Symposium. So glad she could share our research on #mitochondria and #CHD! @EmoryCHOA_HeRO @laneygradschool @EmoryMedicine
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It'll be a special one. #AHA24 ❤️ @mkontari @DrLaxmiMehta @ShorelslShore @Lisa_Jackson_MD @SeanM_Wu @sandeepdasmd @nhpetunia @BCVSearlyCareer @CVSA_Heart @karamlou @gina_lundberg @FudimMarat @SusmitaSahooPhD @yujess2000 @MikeTPhD @MonSangh @emilycob @modeldoc @StevenPJones
AHA Science
@AHAScience
28 Mar 2024
Celebrate our Centennial with us at Scientific Sessions! Add these key dates to your calendar, send in your science and join us in Chicago to salute 100 years of scientific progress! #AHA24 #BoldHearts @dramitkhera @JoChikweMD
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🚨 CLCD #WIC Committee new webinar alert! Join a discussion with colleagues on what male allyship means for women in cardiology. Topics to include bias, discrimination, sponsorship, mentorship, and more! #HeForShe Register now ⏩ bit.ly/AHAWICwebinar @AHAScience @MonSangh
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Poster by the fantastic MDPHD student Chiemela Ohanele ⁦@EmoryUniversity⁩ with ⁦@KwongLab⁩ on why mitochondrial citrate transport into the cytosol is required during fetal heart development. Glad we could contribute metabolomics and CardioNet simulations 🫀#BCVS2023
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💢 Looking for a new way to progress your research career? 🆕 Check out the #EarlyCareer mentorship program 🎯 #BCVS partner members are offering various ways to connect and advance your 🫀research career 📧 Email us / check out the website below ⬇️ 🔗tinyurl.com/2s3rvdk9
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Deadline for #BCVS23 abstract submission has been extended to March 22nd! There is still time to share your science!
Susmita Sahoo@SusmitaSahooPhD
12 Mar 2023
Replying to @BCVSearlyCareer
@BCVSearlyCareer scientists: Submit your abstracts now for the AHA-BCVS meeting in Boston- by March 15th! @nhpetunia @dkassjhu @Joseph_C_Wu @SDPrabhuMD @PilarAlcaidePhD @DeniseLevyHear1 @Transactivator @Rongtian2 @VagnozziRJ @IntMedAbel @Prosser_Lab @emmcnally @FarahSheikhLab
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Jen Kwong retweeted
kaela@kss_phd
5 Jan 2023
.@FaundezLab’s stellar grad student @mewynne759 strike again with a cool paper on the relationship btw APOE & mitochondria!👇🏾🖤🧠 biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/…

APOE Expression and Secretion are Modulated by Mitochondrial Dysfunction

Mitochondria influence cellular function through both cell-autonomous and non-cell autonomous mechanisms, such as production of paracrine and endocrine factors. Here, we demonstrate that mitochondr...

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Jen Kwong retweeted
E-mit@Emit38935125
23 Nov 2022
Dear Colleague, We are delighted to introduce to you the European Society for Mitochondrial Research and Medicine (E-Mit). e-mit.org/

Homepage - E-mit

Welcome E-mit European Society for MitochondrialResearch and Medicine become a member E-mit Executive Board Election About us E-learning platform Events & Meetings News Introduction to E-mit Over 30...

e-mit.org
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Thankful for the opportunity to learn about Biological Adversity from Dr. Michelle Albert at Presidential Session #AHA22
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Questions about the Biochemistry, Cell, and Developmental Biology PhD Program at Emory University? Join us 11/8/22 from 7-8pm EST to learn more about the program/admissions/student life/living in ATL!
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Attn: #postdocs! 🫵 Awesome *invited* speaker opportunity at Vanderbilt! 🔬🧪🧬 #pharmacology and #cell #signaling >Apply by Oct 31 👻 visits scheduled through winter and spring.
Lilly J. Brady, PhD 👩🏾‍🔬💊 🧠@DrLJBrady
14 Oct 2022
🚨 DEADLINE EXTENSION to October 31 🚨 You’ll receive an honorarium💰and a ✈️ trip to Nashville all expenses paid, just to share your amazing research!!! Let’s get those apps in #Postdocs
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Remembering Jeff Robbins: The Father of Cardiac Transgenesis: sciencedirect.com/science/ar…
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