School of Graduate Studies

MD-PhD Program

Oygul M

Name: Oygul Mirzalieva 

Year in Program: G1

Hometown: Tashkent, Uzbekistan 

Education: BA Psychology - Baruch College, City University of New York 

Past Research Experience:  

Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, LSU Health Sciences Center, New Orleans  

Research Assistant, PI: Dr. Arthur L. Haas 

  • Characterization of MUL1, a Ubiquitin Ligase Involved in Mitochondrial Recycling 

 

Mitochondrial Physiology Lab, Baruch College, New York, NY 

Research Assistant, PI: Dr. Pablo Peixoto 

  • Role of Mgr2 in the function of TIM23 complex 

 

Social and Affective Cognitive Neuroscience Lab, Baruch College, New York, NY 

Research Assistant, PI: Dr. Jennifer Mangels 

  • Study of trust in social decision-making context 

 

Publications: Mirzalieva, O., Jeon, S., Damri, K., Hartke, R., Drwesh, L., Demishtein-Zohary, K., Azem, A., Dunn, C.D., Peixoto, P.M. (2019) Deletion of Mgr2p affects the gating behavior of the TIM23 complex. Frontiers in Physiology 

 

Aung M., Hartke, R., Madamba, S., Mirzalieva, O., Peixoto, P.M. (2017) Protein Import Channels in the Crossroads of Mitochondrial Function. In Molecular Basis for Mitochondrial Signaling  

 

Peixoto, P. M., Teijido, O., Mirzalieva O., Dejean L. M., Pavlov E., Antonsson B., Kinnally, K. W. (2015) MAC inhibitors antagonize the pro-apoptotic effects of tBid and disassemble Bax / Bak oligomers. Journal of Bioenergetics and Biomembranes 

 

Current Research Interest: Biochemistry. 

Current Medical Interest: Neurology and psychiatry. 

Career Goal: Having my own laboratory. 

What makes you unique?: I play table tennis. 

What makes you common?: I love cats and reading (fiction).