RESEARCH GROUP STEWART
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Genome Evolution and Ageing
The accumulation of mitochondrial dysfunction with age is one of the nine classic hallmarks of the ageing process. Many different analyses have identified the age-related accumulation of cells displaying mitochondrial dysfunction in the tissues of long-lived animals. Molecular analyses have identified the accumulation of mitochondrial DNA point mutations, structural aberrations of the mitochondrial chromosome, and a decrease in the number of mtDNA copies found within each cell. The lab focuses on the following research questions – how do the mitochondria acquire these mutations? How do they clonally expand to lead to mitochondrial deficiency? What effects do these sporadic deficient cells have on organismal health and ageing?
Selected publications
Third-party funding
2016-2019 | Marie Skłodowska-Curie Action, Innovation Training Network
REgulation of MItochondrial gene eXpression (REMIX)
2013-2015 | United Mitochondrial Disease Foundation Research Grant
Using mtDNA mutator mouse-derived lineages to generate mouse models of human mitochondrial diseases