WELCOME TO THE KAUFMAN LABInvestigating mitochondrial health to fuel discoveries in genetics and medicine.

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Recent Published Research

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A Hub of Medical Advancement

WHY PITT?A Hub of Medical Advancement

OUR RESEARCHUnderstanding the fundamental biology around mitochondrial genome (mtDNA) stability and how it contributes to health.

Mechanisms of mitochondrial DNA stability and how they influence mitochondrial DNA therapies,

SKILLS AND RESOURCESUniversity of Pittsburgh School of Medicine

Bioenergetics & Mitochondria Core

Spearheading shared technology and community in research though the Center for Metabolism & Mitochondrial Medicine (C3M).

Mitochondrial DNA Analysis

qPCR assays for mitochondrial DNA abundance, mutation rate and disease modeling.

Advanced Microscopy

Through the University of Pittsburgh’s Center for Biological Imaging (CBI).

Mitochondrial Health Analysis

Investigating mitochondrial respiration and mitochondrial proteomics and metabolomics in disease models.

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