Phillip Dumesic (faculty) & Dario Tagliaferri (student)

Phillip Dumesic, MD, PhD (faculty)

"Dynamic control of mammalian energy balance by the peroxisome"

Liu, X., He, A., Lu, D. et al. Peroxisomal metabolism of branched fatty acids regulates energy homeostasis. Nature (2025). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41586-025-09517-7

Dario Tagliaferri (student)

"Cutting Edge Fashion: A CRISPR Makeover"

Ruffolo, J.A., Nayfach, S., Gallagher, J. et al. Design of highly functional genome editors by modelling CRISPR–Cas sequences. Nature 645, 518–525 (2025). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41586-025-09298-z

Coaches: Greg Allen, MD, PhD and Justin Eyquem, PhD

Moderator: Caitlyn Dang

Location: HSW-302, Parnassus & MH-1405, Mission Bay