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
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Characterization of MUL1, a Ubiquitin Ligase Involved in Mitochondrial Recycling
Mitochondrial Physiology Lab, Baruch College, New York, NY
Research Assistant, PI: Dr. Pablo Peixoto
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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
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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).