Cell Biology Program
The Farese & Walther Lab
Research
The Farese & Walther laboratory investigates cellular lipid and energy metabolism, in particular the mechanisms and physiology of neutral lipid synthesis and storage in lipid droplets. More broadly the lab studies the mechanisms how cells regulate the abundance of lipids, how they store lipids to buffer fluctuation in their availability, and how these processes function in membrane biology and cell physiology, and how dysfunction of these pathways leads to diseases, including cancer, metabolic diseases, and neurodegeneration.
Ongoing projects include:
- Biochemistry and cell biology of lipid droplet formation and degradation
- Protein targeting to lipid droplets in health and disease
- Lipid metabolism and lipid droplets in cancer
- Structural biology of lipid metabolism enzymes
- Lipid metabolism and neurodegeneration
Research Projects
Drs. Walther & Farese
Lab Members in 2021
People
Chair, Cell Biology Program; Co-Primary Investigator; HHMI Investigator
Co-Primary Investigator
Visiting Investigator (HHMI)
Research Associate
Senior Research Technician
Research Associate
Research Fellow
Research Fellow
Research Scholar
Assistant to Dr. Walther (Chair) and Dr. Farese
Research Fellow
Lab Manager
Visiting Investigator
Senior Research Scientist
Research Scholar