Cabukusta Research Group combines cell biology, biochemistry and genetic tools to investigate the principles that regulate cellular lipid homeostasis, with a focus on how cells achieve the spatial distribution of lipids across membrane-bound organelles. We are particularly interested in the role of membrane contact sites—specialized regions where organelles come into close proximity—in coordinating lipid exchange. We also explore how disruptions in these processes contribute to disease, such as amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS).
Our team is part of the Maastricht Multimodal Molecular Imaging Institute (M4i), the largest molecular imaging centre in Europe, and Maastricht University. M4i is an institute that brings together a powerful palette of innovative molecular imaging technologies. Its mission is to perform fundamental, instrumentation and applied studies in molecular imaging as part of a translational, synergistic, interdisciplinary research programme that attracts top researchers from across the world.\
Email:
birol.cabukusta \at// maastrichtuniversity.nl
Address:
Maastricht Multimodal Molecular Imaging Institute (M4I)
Universiteitssingel 50,6229ER, Maastricht, Netherlands
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