Dr. Barbara Karten, PhD
Appointments: Professor, Biochemistry and Molecular Biology. Department Head, Biochemistry and Molecular Biology Affiliations: Dalhousie University Research interests: Cell Biology, Intracellular lipid metabolism, cholesterol homeostasis, neuroblastoma, neurons, endosomes, mitochondria, breast cancer Research Summary: Linking cellular cholesterol homeostasis to cancer cell growth All animal cells require cholesterol, which regulates membrane and membrane protein function. Cholesterol is present … Read more