Alexeyev to present on mitochondrial DNA

Mikhail Alexeyev, Ph.D., professor of physiology and cell biology at the Whiddon College of Medicine, is August's speaker for the Department of Pathology's Research Seminar Series.

He will present "Mitochondrial DNA: Old But Not the Same" at noon on Thursday, Aug. 18, in the Strada Patient Care Center conference room. 

Mitochondria’s main function is to produce energy for the cell. Mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) is the only DNA found in human cells outside of the nucleus. Alexeyev's research focuses on improving our understanding of mtDNA maintenance, replication and mutagenesis. 

For more information, contact Patrick Carlisle at 251-471-7753 or pcarlisle@health.southalabama.edu.