Melanin synthesis begins with the shuttling of tyrosine into the lumen of organelles called melanosomes, but the transporter performing this function has remained elusive for over 30 years. Our new preprint identifies SLC16A6 as a melanosomal tyrosine transporter! www.biorxiv.org/content/10.6...

SLC16A6 is a tyrosine transporter for the melanosome

Cells enable specialized metabolism by compartmentalizing metabolic pathways into distinct organelles, which requires the membrane transport of metabolites. In melanocytes, the amino acid tyrosine is ...

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Congratulations to our amazing summer undergraduate students on a successful presentation at the UofU Undergraduate Research Symposium (URS)! ✨ We are very proud of them and can't wait to see them continue to shine on their scientific journey! 🔬🧬🧪 @uofubiochem.bsky.social @hhmi-science.bsky.social

I am honored to have been selected as one of the winners in the 2026 Endocrine Images Art Competition hosted by the @endocrinesociety.bsky.social. Be sure to check out all the beautiful winning images on display at #ENDO2026 in Chicago this June! @uofubiochem.bsky.social @rutterlab.bsky.social 🧪🖼️🔥

Endocrine Society@endocrinesociety.bsky.social · 3mo ago

Luis Cedeño-Rosario, PhD , won third place in our Endocrine Images Art Competition (https://bit.ly/3QTXn62) for his image of the mitochondria in the kidney's proximal tubular epithelial cells. #ENDO2026 #endocrinology

Exciting news from the @rutterlab.bsky.social! Our amazing lab techs got accepted into graduate school! "Congrats to Christina and Zihan. We're excited to watch them continue their science journey!" -JR @uofubiochem.bsky.social @uuhsresearch.bsky.social @hhmi-science.bsky.social 🧪🎉

Our #FLARE2026 program gathered for two days of professional development and leadership training with our outstanding faculty. During the workshops they received hands-on training in topics ranging from grantsmanship to lab management Learn more: bit.ly/4coX242

Whether you are eyeing a faculty position or a role in industry, your first impression happens on paper. Join U of U SACNAS for an interactive workshop designed to help you navigate the competitive landscape of career applications!

Center for Metabolic Health (CMH) at the University of Utah is inviting applications for our Postdoctoral Rising Stars in Metabolism held on Sept 2, 2026. If you are a postdoc with an exciting METABOLISM story, apply using the QR code by April 24. Please share with your colleagues.

One more day left to vote! Share with your friends and colleagues! 🔥🧪

Rutter Lab@rutterlab.bsky.social · 5mo ago

We are excited to announce that our recent collaborative paper, led by the superstar duo @rjnicholson.bsky.social and @luisci22.bsky.social, was selected to participate in #STATMadness! Check the press release here: tinyurl.com/y2pk2tcy @uofuhealth.bsky.social Vote daily at: t.co/I4wfZE7yP5

Please vote and help us to prevent kidney injury! @rjnicholson.bsky.social @scottsummers339.bsky.social @rutterlab.bsky.social @uofuhealth.bsky.social @uofubiochem.bsky.social @statnews.com

Rutter Lab@rutterlab.bsky.social · 5mo ago

We are excited to announce that our recent collaborative paper, led by the superstar duo @rjnicholson.bsky.social and @luisci22.bsky.social, was selected to participate in #STATMadness! Check the press release here: tinyurl.com/y2pk2tcy @uofuhealth.bsky.social Vote daily at: t.co/I4wfZE7yP5

Our collaborative project "New Drug Protects Mitochondria and Prevents Kidney Injury in Mice" (tinyurl.com/y2pk2tcy) got selected for the 2026 #STATMadness by @statnews.com! Please vote and help us to prevent kidney injury! @rutterlab.bsky.social @scottsummers339.bsky.social @uofuhealth.bsky.social

New Drug Protects Mitochondria and Prevents Kidney Injury in Mice

If the drug works in people, it could prevent kidney injury in high-risk populations, or potentially even treat other diseases that affect mitochondria, like heart failure and diabetes.

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STAT@statnews.com · 5mo ago

It's time to VOTE! #STATMadness is back! Our bracket-style contest to find the best innovation in science and medicine. Help us crown a new champ! Vote now: www.statnews.com/feature/stat...

Come and learn more about Dr. McReynolds's journey to science while enjoying a warm and delicious breakfast! This event is open to all, and everyone is welcome, so bring a friend and help spread the word!

I am SO incredibly excited to announce the launch of a global list of Inspiring Black Scientists. You can use this list to nominate and connect with researchers. Please share and join us in highlighting these outstanding scientists for #BlackHistoryMonth and beyond! www.wiley.com/en-us/resear...

Huge thanks to Dr. AJ Hinton, the Microscopy Society of America, and Early Career Committee for the invitation to speak in this series! My talk will kick the series off on Monday at 10:30 PT/1:30 ET with several talks over the rest of the month (first two weeks featured here)! 🔬🧬

Excited to be part of the Keystone Symposia Fellow's Class of 2026! Thank you @keystonesymposia.bsky.social for this opportunity and to all my mentors for their support! 🎉🧪🔬

Keystone Symposia@keystonesymposia.bsky.social · 7mo ago

Meet the #KSFellows Class of 2026! This cohort reflects remarkable scientific promise, leadership, and a commitment to advancing research with real-world impact. Learn more about these impressive rising stars! #InclusiveExcellence keypoint.keystonesymposia.org/home/welcomi...

Ceramide lipid found to build up & damage kidney tubules; ceramide-reducing drugs protect against renal injury 📷 @luisci22.bsky.social. Research: Rebekah J. Nicholson & @luisci22.bsky.social et al @utah.edu in @cp-cellmetabolism.bsky.social ➡️ bpod.org.uk/archive/2026... with @rooph.bsky.social

Happy Holidays from the @rutterlab.bsky.social! 🎄🎅 📷 credit: Katarina Heyden and Tarun Yadav. @uofubiochem.bsky.social @hhmi-science.bsky.social

@luisci22.bsky.social, postdoc @uofubiochem.bsky.social , decoding how cancer cells rewire their metabolism to alter their cell fate ! #cancerresearch #stemcellresearch #cellbio

Switching Gears: Metabolic Rewiring in Cancer #MetabolismMondays - the Node

This week, we explore the story of Dr. Luis Cedeno-Rosario, a postdoctoral researcher in the Rutter Lab at the University of Utah.

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Honored to have one of my immunofluorescence images featured in @nature.com November’s best science images!!! Thank you @nature.com and their photo team (Fred Schwaller & Katie Kavanagh) for the highlight! 🧪🔬👨🏾‍🔬 @rutterlab.bsky.social @uofubiochem.bsky.social Check it out! go.nature.com/4pGzlr9

This is the world’s largest spider web — November’s best science images

The month’s sharpest science shots, selected by Nature’s photo team.

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Another proud bench mentor alert! 🌟 Congratulations to Nimo Abdi for receiving a presentation award in Biochemistry and Molecular Biology at the 2025 #ABRCMS conference!!! PS: she is also applying for summer research internships, and I highly recommend her! 🧪🔬👩🏿‍🔬 @rutterlab.bsky.social @hhmi.org

If you are attending #ABRCMS and want to learn more about mitochondrial metabolism in liver cancer, go and check out Nimo Abdi's poster today at 2:45 pm CT! She is amazing! Her poster number is D-001. @rutterlab.bsky.social @uofubiochem.bsky.social

@queren-alcantara.bsky.social and I are looking forward to host @drohsopretty.bsky.social in collaboration with the @uofu-sacnas.bsky.social and the University of Utah CMH @scottsummers339.bsky.social @rutterlab.bsky.social! Please share and RSVP for this event! Don't miss it. 🔥🔬

SACNAS Utah Chapter@uofu-sacnas.bsky.social · 9mo ago

Meet Dr. Melanie McReynolds as she shares her journey to science over a nice warm breakfast ☕️ Don't miss out on this wonderful opportunity to network. RSVP using the link and QR code on the flyer. All are welcome!! 🎉🥳

SACNAS is hosting a breakfast with Dr. Dasgupta, where she will share her journey to science over a nice, warm breakfast ☕️. Don't miss out on this wonderful opportunity to network! RSVP using the link and QR code on the flyer. All are welcome!! 🎉🥳

Please apply! It is truly a unique experience, highly recommend it!

Tina Termini@cterminiphd.bsky.social · 9mo ago

🚨 Calling all postdocs 🚨 We are soliciting applications to our 8th cohort of Fred Hutch Dr. Eddie Méndez Scholars! Awardees will be invited to present at a symposium celebrating their achievements 🧵 Apply here 👇 👇 👇 apply.interfolio.com/176955 📆 Applications due 2/1/2026

This is today @sacnas.bsky.social NDiSTEM 2025!!! Come and join us in Room B130 at 2 pm EDT! 🧪🔬🦠

Luis Cedeño-Rosario, PhD@luisci22.bsky.social · 10mo ago

Are you attending SACNAS NDiSTEM 2025!? Don't miss this awesome session about "How to Identify the Right Mentor for You" hosted by @greisha-ortiz.bsky.social @neuro-explorer-lc.bsky.social @luisci22.bsky.social and @joele-r.bsky.social. #NDiSTEM2025 #SACNAS #STEMResearch #PLI @sacnas.bsky.social 🧪🔬🥼

Less than one week left!!! We are so excited for this session, do not miss it! 🧪🥼🔬

Luis Cedeño-Rosario, PhD@luisci22.bsky.social · 10mo ago

Are you attending SACNAS NDiSTEM 2025!? Don't miss this awesome session about "How to Identify the Right Mentor for You" hosted by @greisha-ortiz.bsky.social @neuro-explorer-lc.bsky.social @luisci22.bsky.social and @joele-r.bsky.social. #NDiSTEM2025 #SACNAS #STEMResearch #PLI @sacnas.bsky.social 🧪🔬🥼

Our work detailing the metabolic roles of serum for cancer cell proliferation is now out at JBC, @asbmbjournals.bsky.social! Congrats to Oliver and Eric and many thanks to the editor and reviewers for a thoughtful and efficient review process. See here: www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

Defined media reveal the essential role of lipid scavenging in supporting cancer cell proliferation

Fetal bovine serum (FBS) is an undefined additive that is ubiquitous to mammalian cell culture media and whose functional contributions to promoting c…

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Lucas Sullivan@lucasbsullivan.bsky.social · last yr.

Excited to share a recent preprint by Oliver Newsom, where we evaluate the functional contributions of serum for cancer cell proliferation. Inside: A broadly applicable serum-free media, Quantitative lipid uptake characterization, Evidence lipid scavenging > synthesis for cancer cell proliferation.

Thrilled to share that our review, “Holding Out for a Model: Rhomboid Superfamily in Vertebrate Development and Disease,” is now published in Journal of Cellular Physiology! onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...

Holding Out for a Model: Rhomboid Superfamily in Vertebrate Development and Disease

The rhomboid superfamily, comprising both proteases and pseudoproteases, has emerged as a central regulator of membrane biology, mediating diverse functions including protein quality control, signal ...

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Are you attending SACNAS NDiSTEM 2025!? Don't miss this awesome session about "How to Identify the Right Mentor for You" hosted by @greisha-ortiz.bsky.social @neuro-explorer-lc.bsky.social @luisci22.bsky.social and @joele-r.bsky.social. #NDiSTEM2025 #SACNAS #STEMResearch #PLI @sacnas.bsky.social 🧪🔬🥼

Happy to announce that the results of my main postdoctoral research project have been published! 🎉 Here, we dived and built upon others' efforts in the characterization of CYR61 in known prostate cancer cell models. This matricellular protein is special but challenging to study. Thread 👇

Interested in metabolism? So are we! My lab has been exploring the cell biology of energy metabolism in the nervous system, and we are looking for postdocs. Cool sensors and microscopy, great work environment. Please help me spread the word!