Queren Alcantara
@queren_alcca
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PhD Candidate in Biochemistry @RutterLab at the University of Utah and Fulbright Scholar. All mitochondria and metabolism stuff! 🌈🇧🇷 #Firstgen
Salt Lake City, Utah, USA
Joined December 2011
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!! 🎉🥳
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Calling all rising juniors & seniors: Interested in biological or biomedical research? Apply now for our ’26 Summer Undergraduate Research Experience Program! Nine weeks, hands-on research, & mentorship from some of the nation’s top scientists — learn more:
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Calling all PhD students and postdocs! Exciting opportunity: EMBL's Corporate Partnership Programme (CPP) Fellowships are open for applications until 30 November! 🔬 What you get: • Up to €4,000 to cover travel and accommodation • Support for stays of 1–6 months at any of
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I’m honored to be presenting at the 2025 NDiSTEM conference! I’m 1 in 5 presenters at the Biochemistry session for Graduate Presentations. I’m looking forward to connecting with peers and sharing ideas at #NDiSTEM2025. #SACNAS #STEM
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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 @Colon_Lorianna @luisci22 and @JEncarnacion_. #NDiSTEM2025 #SACNAS #STEM #STEMResearch #PLI @SACNAS @sonia__zarate @eraguilera12 🧪🔬
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The fate of mitochondrial respiratory complexes in aging: Trends in Cell Biology
cell.com
While mitochondrial dysfunction is one of the canonical hallmarks of aging, it remains only vaguely defined. Its core feature embraces defects in energy-producing molecular machinery, the mitochond...
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In wild-type HSCs, Δψm is positively associated with self-renewal & regen capacity, with Δψm reduced inHSC dysfunction/aging. MitoQ, d-TPP) ⬇️ Δψm in Dnmt3a-mutant HSPCs, destabilised the MMP + inhibited ETC complexes I, II, III and IV. https://t.co/VNOo0yQM6J
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@luisci22 🧪 Microsymposium Talk: Organelles and Extracellular Vesicles "Regulation of the Mitochondrial Pyruvate Carrier by the Wnt/β-catenin pathway rewires mitochondrial metabolism" on Monday, Dec 16 at 10:25 AM; and Poster P2308 [Board No. B631] on Monday, Dec 16 at 11:15 AM.
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@queren_alcca 🧪 Poster P2318 "Regulation of Mitochondrial Membrane Potential (MMP) upon Phosphate (Pi) depletion in mammalian cells" [Board No. B641] on Monday, Dec 16 at 11:15 AM.
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This is TODAY! Our very own @luisci22 is giving a MITOchat talk at 11 am EST via zoom. Zoom link at
mitotalks.org
MITOtalks: Online Seminar Series Focusing on Mitochondria
MITOchat this upcoming Thursday! 🧪🧪🧪 You are all invited! Zoom link at https://t.co/S8okd33Od5.
@RutterLab @UofUBiochem @amays_bwfund @BWFUND @HHMINEWS
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I can’t believe I got a parking ticket here in SLC because I was 3 minutes late 😪😪😪
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Musk is the only person responsible for X being suspended in Brazil, not the government nor the judges are at fault. Elon Musk chose this path and it's 100% on him.
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Dancing is a dynamic whole-body energy pattern (of greater complexity than walking or jogging) and it helps some people get out of the fixed energetic state that we label as depression!
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Resoluções pra 2024. Completar minha transformação, algumas conquistas materiais, virar PhD candidate e fazer um reboliço no primeiro semestre.
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Os últimos anos foram cheios de desafios e oportunidades de crescimento. Tá bom por enquanto. Vai com calma 2024… entra e passa suave e na sua.
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This is a great opportunity for eligible grad students. Please apply and spread the word! @HHMINEWS @UofUBiochem #AcademicTwitter
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Yep.. I looked away for just a couple hours and my starter just blew up hahahaaha it was less than 1 inch!! Strong fellas! I gotta name them.
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Right after finishing the first version the specific aims of my capstone what did I do? That’s right! Knead some bread dough 😂. Yes, it was 1 in the morning. But my starter was SO beautiful. I still have to name them.
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It doesn’t matter what I get myself into. I always end up in a place where mitochondria has something to do with everything!
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Anxious to see how Salt Lake City will be depicted in the final episode of The Last of Us! 😱😱😱😱
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