News & Events

Mitochondrial accumulation and lysosomal dysfunction result in mitochondrial plaques in Alzheimer’s disease. This publication has also been highlighted in Mirage News, Neuroscience News, Newsweek and...

Jiayi Hu, PhD, accepted a new position in the lab of Fang Li in the Department of Pharmacology at the U of M Medical School. Congratulations, Dr. Hu!

Press Release: Pioneering the Future of Aging. MIBAM’s groundbreaking research was highlighted in this article about the future of aging. Check it out! Link to article. 

MIBAM will host the 2026 XPFSG Medical Conference at the Radisson Blu Mall of America on November 5-8, 2026. Attendees will learn from experts in the field, meet with others in the XP community, and...

Chathurika Henpita, PhD has accepted a new position as Staff Scientist in the lab of SeungHye Han in the Pulmonary Division at Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine. Congratulations,...

MIBAM will co-host the 2026 Developmental Biology Symposium on October 5, 2026 in Coffman Theater on the Twin Cities Campus. Link to more about the annual DBC event.

Press Release: Dr. Paul Robbins was highlighted in this news feature in Nature Magazine regarding his research on DNA repair extending healthspan. Link to Article

In Hwa (Ina) Jang has accepted a new position as a postdoctoral researcher in the lab of Dr. Jon Brestoff at Washington University in St. Louis (WashU). We wish you all the best, Ina! 

Gavin Fredrickson of the Mashek lab won best graduate student poster at the University of Minnesota's Cardio Palooza. More about this event can be found here. Congrats, Gavin!

Will Hofstadter, PhD, of the Mashek lab won best poster at the Federation of European Biochemical Societies Workshop on "Membranes and their lipids and proteins in organelle biogenesis."...