Natalie M. Niemi

Jun 5, 2024 | nature.com | Sarvenaz Sarabipour |Paul Macklin |Natalie M. Niemi

Mentorship from experienced peers critically improves individual career development and satisfaction in academia, but we have little information on how researchers are supported. We identify and recommend strategies for faculty members, departments, institutions and funders to ensure sustained excellence in academic mentorship.

Oct 9, 2023 | nature.com | Natalie M. Niemi

Mitochondrial proteins are frequently acetylated, but most of these modifications are thought to occur non-enzymatically, rather than requiring an acetyltransferase. A new study by Akhtar and colleagues challenges this view by demonstrating that MOF, a well-characterized histone acetyltransferase, bolsters mitochondrial metabolism by acetylating the complex IV assembly factor COX17.