Beyond The Disease, March 4, 2025

In this MitoWorld “Spotlight,” Life Sciences reporter Daniel Levine interviews Dr. Craig Thompson of Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center (MSKCC). Thompson’s lab focuses on the role that metabolic changes play in the origin and progression of cancer. Thompson led MSKCC as President and CEO from 2010 to 2022.

In Specialization among Mitochondria, MitoWorld editor Gary Howard writes about the discovery that Dr. Craig Thompson of Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center and his team made about a new form of mitochondria. The discovery opens up even more properties and complexities of mitochondria.

In Mitochondria and Diabetes, MitoWorld editor Gary Howard writes about the research of a University of Michigan team led by Scott Soleimanpour, MD and Emily M. Walker, PhD. The team is exploring the connection between diabetes and mitochondria that is prevalent in rising levels of Type 2 Diabetes.

In It Takes a Village, MitoWorld editor Gary Howard writes about new work from the Lab of Aleksandra Filipovska at the University of West Australia, which examines the supporting interactions of the organelles and messengers that support mitochondrial functions. This complex interplay of cellular activity is necessary to fully understand mitochondria.

In Fixing Mitochondria, MitoWorld editor Gary Howard writes about the work of University of Miami researcher Carlos Moraes, which explores the complexities and insights from experiments
to affect mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA). Moraes lab looks deeply into the potential of mtDNA editing and into interactions with nuclear DNA (nDNA).