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Overview
The health of every living organism is dependent on metabolism, a basic process of life that captures and releases the energy contained in foods we eat to help fuel the body. Within nearly every cell type in the body are tiny, pill-shaped structures called mitochondria. These are the powerhouses for the cells, allowing proper growth, enabling the organs and muscles of the body to function effectively, and providing us with the energy needed for good health. Defects in mitochondrial function can result in serious, often fatal, diseases.
The Center for BioEnergetics co-directed by Sidney Hecht, PhD and Guy Miller, MD, PhD, will focus on ... Read More »
Center News
Biodesign Institute Builds Team Focused on Energy Impairment Diseases
The Biodesign Institute at Arizona State University has recruited Sidney Hecht, PhD, to co-direct its new Center for BioEnergetics. A respected leader in biological chemistry and drug design, Hecht played a key role in the development of Hycamtin, a drug used to treat ovarian and lung cancer, as well as in the study of the mechanism of the antitumor agent bleomycin. He is now turning his attention to diseases caused by defects in the body’s energy production processes. Read More »
The Biodesign Institute Recruits Major Talent to Launch Center for BioEnergetics
Miller to Lead New Initiative in Translational Mitochondrial Research
The Biodesign Institute has hired Guy Miller, MD, PhD to direct a new Center for BioEnergetics. In doing so, ASU has retained a renowned physician, scientist, innovator and humanitarian.
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