Sara Nowinski
@saranowinski.bsky.social
Assistant Professor at the Van Andel Institute. Alum of: Rutter Lab, UT Austin, Carleton College. Love mitochondria, my girls, running, good food & good friends.
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Congratulations to Drs. James Eapen, Abigail Godec, Lauren Harmon and Riley Wedan, who recently earned their Ph.D.s in molecular and cellular biology from Van Andel Institute Graduate School.
We look forward to seeing where their passion for discovery takes them next!
We look forward to seeing where their passion for discovery takes them next!
September 15, 2026 at 3:45 PM
Congratulations to Drs. James Eapen, Abigail Godec, Lauren Harmon and Riley Wedan, who recently earned their Ph.D.s in molecular and cellular biology from Van Andel Institute Graduate School.
We look forward to seeing where their passion for discovery takes them next!
We look forward to seeing where their passion for discovery takes them next!
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Big weekend for the Nowinski lab! TWO new mtFAS preprints online!
Cells Engage Endogenous Malonate Synthesis to Drive Mitochondrial Metabolism https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.64898/2026.05.22.727248v1
May 26, 2026 at 2:17 PM
Big weekend for the Nowinski lab! TWO new mtFAS preprints online!
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Cells Engage Endogenous Malonate Synthesis to Drive Mitochondrial Metabolism https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.64898/2026.05.22.727248v1
May 23, 2026 at 10:45 AM
Cells Engage Endogenous Malonate Synthesis to Drive Mitochondrial Metabolism https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.64898/2026.05.22.727248v1
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Functional partitioning of lipoic acid decouples cellular abundance from mitochondrial utilization https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.64898/2026.05.22.727209v1
May 23, 2026 at 10:45 AM
Functional partitioning of lipoic acid decouples cellular abundance from mitochondrial utilization https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.64898/2026.05.22.727209v1
Big weekend for the Nowinski lab! TWO new mtFAS preprints online!
Cells Engage Endogenous Malonate Synthesis to Drive Mitochondrial Metabolism https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.64898/2026.05.22.727248v1
May 26, 2026 at 2:17 PM
Big weekend for the Nowinski lab! TWO new mtFAS preprints online!
Reposted by Sara Nowinski
Hot meeting alert!! 🚨🚨 @vai.org is hosting Rising Stars and Horizons in Metabolism, a new format, 2 day symposium highlighting both established and up and coming leaders in Metabolic research. Check it out and register here: www.vai.org/event/rising...
Rising Stars in Metabolism Symposium
Join us for Rising Stars in Metabolism Symposium at Van Andel Institute Stay informed about exciting upcoming events and activities.
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March 4, 2026 at 5:22 PM
Hot meeting alert!! 🚨🚨 @vai.org is hosting Rising Stars and Horizons in Metabolism, a new format, 2 day symposium highlighting both established and up and coming leaders in Metabolic research. Check it out and register here: www.vai.org/event/rising...
Hot meeting alert!! 🚨🚨 @vai.org is hosting Rising Stars and Horizons in Metabolism, a new format, 2 day symposium highlighting both established and up and coming leaders in Metabolic research. Check it out and register here: www.vai.org/event/rising...
Rising Stars in Metabolism Symposium
Join us for Rising Stars in Metabolism Symposium at Van Andel Institute Stay informed about exciting upcoming events and activities.
www.vai.org
March 4, 2026 at 5:22 PM
Hot meeting alert!! 🚨🚨 @vai.org is hosting Rising Stars and Horizons in Metabolism, a new format, 2 day symposium highlighting both established and up and coming leaders in Metabolic research. Check it out and register here: www.vai.org/event/rising...
Whoo hoo! The final version of our first paper is online! So proud of the team. kwnsfk27.r.eu-west-1.awstrack.me/L0/https:%2F...
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October 10, 2025 at 4:47 PM
Whoo hoo! The final version of our first paper is online! So proud of the team. kwnsfk27.r.eu-west-1.awstrack.me/L0/https:%2F...
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We have an Open Rank tenure-track faculty position in the Department of Nutrition & Integrative Physiology! Looking for a new colleague interested in making the University of Utah their new home to build a metabolic research program. Please share!
@uofunuip.bsky.social
@uofunuip.bsky.social
Open Rank, Tenure Track Position – Metabolic Physiology - Salt Lake City, Utah job with University of Utah, Department of Nutrition & Integrative Physiology | 12844064
The Department of Nutrition and Integrated Physiology (NUIP) at the University of Utah seeks a Tenure Track faculty member at the rank of Assistant...
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August 27, 2025 at 11:05 PM
We have an Open Rank tenure-track faculty position in the Department of Nutrition & Integrative Physiology! Looking for a new colleague interested in making the University of Utah their new home to build a metabolic research program. Please share!
@uofunuip.bsky.social
@uofunuip.bsky.social
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Abstracts for Midwest Metabolism / TriMAD meeting are due Sept 8! That’s 2 weeks away folks! Join us in Ann Arbor this fall. www.vai.org/event/2025-m...
2025 Midwest Metabolism Meeting
Join us for 2025 Midwest Metabolism Meeting at Van Andel Institute Stay informed about exciting upcoming events and activities.
www.vai.org
August 18, 2025 at 3:40 PM
Abstracts for Midwest Metabolism / TriMAD meeting are due Sept 8! That’s 2 weeks away folks! Join us in Ann Arbor this fall. www.vai.org/event/2025-m...
Abstracts for Midwest Metabolism / TriMAD meeting are due Sept 8! That’s 2 weeks away folks! Join us in Ann Arbor this fall. www.vai.org/event/2025-m...
2025 Midwest Metabolism Meeting
Join us for 2025 Midwest Metabolism Meeting at Van Andel Institute Stay informed about exciting upcoming events and activities.
www.vai.org
August 18, 2025 at 3:40 PM
Abstracts for Midwest Metabolism / TriMAD meeting are due Sept 8! That’s 2 weeks away folks! Join us in Ann Arbor this fall. www.vai.org/event/2025-m...
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I’m really beyond thrilled to be included in this years Pew Biomedical Scholars cohort and to be able to meet all the incredible scientists in this program. I was in Scott Kennedy’s lab when he was a Pew Scholar and never thought I’d be lucky enough to also be one! www.pew.org/en/about/new...
Pew Awards 22 Researchers Biomedical Science Grants
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August 12, 2025 at 3:41 PM
I’m really beyond thrilled to be included in this years Pew Biomedical Scholars cohort and to be able to meet all the incredible scientists in this program. I was in Scott Kennedy’s lab when he was a Pew Scholar and never thought I’d be lucky enough to also be one! www.pew.org/en/about/new...
6 weeks left to submit your abstract for Midwest Metabolism & TRiMAD 2025! Join us in Ann Arbor this fall!!! www.vai.org/event/2025-m...
2025 Midwest Metabolism Meeting
Join us for 2025 Midwest Metabolism Meeting at Van Andel Institute Stay informed about exciting upcoming events and activities.
www.vai.org
July 21, 2025 at 2:45 PM
6 weeks left to submit your abstract for Midwest Metabolism & TRiMAD 2025! Join us in Ann Arbor this fall!!! www.vai.org/event/2025-m...
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Officially tenured. Thank you to all the mentors who guided me, and to the trainees who made this possible with your ideas, hard work, and scientific joy.
July 10, 2025 at 5:44 PM
Officially tenured. Thank you to all the mentors who guided me, and to the trainees who made this possible with your ideas, hard work, and scientific joy.
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Spread the word - Join us! We’re hiring an assistant professor/investigator to lead a metabolism-focused research program @morgridgemeta.bsky.social in partnership with @bmolchem.bsky.social for tenure track position at @uwmadison.bsky.social. To learn more & to apply: morgridge.org/job-posting/...
Assistant Professor in Metabolism Research - Morgridge Institute for Research
The Morgridge Institute for Research, in partnership with the Department of Biomolecular Chemistry at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, seeks a joint tenure track assistant professor to lead a vibr...
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July 11, 2025 at 10:20 AM
Spread the word - Join us! We’re hiring an assistant professor/investigator to lead a metabolism-focused research program @morgridgemeta.bsky.social in partnership with @bmolchem.bsky.social for tenure track position at @uwmadison.bsky.social. To learn more & to apply: morgridge.org/job-posting/...
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For ESIs dealing with grants being rescinded: if an investigator’s 1st substantial independent research award is terminated within the first 3 years of the project period (not due to scientific misconduct ) they can request the reinstatement of ESI status
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July 2, 2025 at 7:27 PM
For ESIs dealing with grants being rescinded: if an investigator’s 1st substantial independent research award is terminated within the first 3 years of the project period (not due to scientific misconduct ) they can request the reinstatement of ESI status
grants.nih.gov/news-events/...
grants.nih.gov/news-events/...
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Sign up for midwest metabolism & Trimad joint meeting! Abstracts are due 9/2/25. The vast majority of talks will come from the abstracts - great opportunity for trainees! www.vai.org/event/2025-m...
2025 Midwest Metabolism Meeting
Join us for 2025 Midwest Metabolism Meeting at Van Andel Institute Stay informed about exciting upcoming events and activities.
www.vai.org
June 4, 2025 at 6:21 PM
Sign up for midwest metabolism & Trimad joint meeting! Abstracts are due 9/2/25. The vast majority of talks will come from the abstracts - great opportunity for trainees! www.vai.org/event/2025-m...
Sign up for midwest metabolism & Trimad joint meeting! Abstracts are due 9/2/25. The vast majority of talks will come from the abstracts - great opportunity for trainees! www.vai.org/event/2025-m...
2025 Midwest Metabolism Meeting
Join us for 2025 Midwest Metabolism Meeting at Van Andel Institute Stay informed about exciting upcoming events and activities.
www.vai.org
June 4, 2025 at 6:21 PM
Sign up for midwest metabolism & Trimad joint meeting! Abstracts are due 9/2/25. The vast majority of talks will come from the abstracts - great opportunity for trainees! www.vai.org/event/2025-m...
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I'm excited to share our latest story from the
@lydiafinley.bsky.social lab, where we show that it's not just whether cells take up nutrients that matters, but how and where those metabolites are used. Out now in @naturemetabolism.bsky.social: rdcu.be/ejFTs 1/
@lydiafinley.bsky.social lab, where we show that it's not just whether cells take up nutrients that matters, but how and where those metabolites are used. Out now in @naturemetabolism.bsky.social: rdcu.be/ejFTs 1/
Intracellular metabolic gradients dictate dependence on exogenous pyruvate
Nature Metabolism - Jackson et al. provide insight into how metabolic adaptations that accompany cell state transitions drive reliance on exogenous nutrient availability, focusing on pyruvate as a...
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April 28, 2025 at 2:28 PM
I'm excited to share our latest story from the
@lydiafinley.bsky.social lab, where we show that it's not just whether cells take up nutrients that matters, but how and where those metabolites are used. Out now in @naturemetabolism.bsky.social: rdcu.be/ejFTs 1/
@lydiafinley.bsky.social lab, where we show that it's not just whether cells take up nutrients that matters, but how and where those metabolites are used. Out now in @naturemetabolism.bsky.social: rdcu.be/ejFTs 1/
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Intracellular metabolic gradients dictate dependence on exogenous pyruvate
www.nature.com/articles/s42...
Congrats to @lydiafinley.bsky.social Lab!
www.nature.com/articles/s42...
Congrats to @lydiafinley.bsky.social Lab!
Intracellular metabolic gradients dictate dependence on exogenous pyruvate - Nature Metabolism
Jackson et al. provide insight into how metabolic adaptations that accompany cell state transitions drive reliance on exogenous nutrient availability, focusing on pyruvate as a key metabolite in centr...
www.nature.com
April 29, 2025 at 5:42 AM
Intracellular metabolic gradients dictate dependence on exogenous pyruvate
www.nature.com/articles/s42...
Congrats to @lydiafinley.bsky.social Lab!
www.nature.com/articles/s42...
Congrats to @lydiafinley.bsky.social Lab!
Very cool!!
Spatial analysis of mitochondrial gene expression reveals dynamic translation hubs and remodeling in stress | Science Advances www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
Spatial analysis of mitochondrial gene expression reveals dynamic translation hubs and remodeling in stress
Quantitative imaging of the mitochondrial central dogma identifies translation hubs that are suppressed during stress.
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April 20, 2025 at 2:13 AM
Very cool!!
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Happy to share our most recent review on mitochondria-organelle metabolic communication with Yatrik Shah and Costas Lyssiotis now online at Molecular Cell!
We explored aspect of lipid transfer, organelle membrane contacts, ROS, metabolites, and metals!
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We explored aspect of lipid transfer, organelle membrane contacts, ROS, metabolites, and metals!
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
Mitochondria-organelle crosstalk in establishing compartmentalized metabolic homeostasis
Mitochondria serve as central hubs in cellular metabolism by sensing, integrating, and responding to metabolic demands. This integrative function is a…
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April 17, 2025 at 9:24 PM
Happy to share our most recent review on mitochondria-organelle metabolic communication with Yatrik Shah and Costas Lyssiotis now online at Molecular Cell!
We explored aspect of lipid transfer, organelle membrane contacts, ROS, metabolites, and metals!
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
We explored aspect of lipid transfer, organelle membrane contacts, ROS, metabolites, and metals!
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
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I'm excited to present my work on the deorphanization of atypical lipid catabolic enzymes at #ASBMB25 on Monday April 14th. Please come to W179 to hear my flash-talk at 9:30AM and hang out with me at poster #350! #lipidtime
April 12, 2025 at 8:58 PM
I'm excited to present my work on the deorphanization of atypical lipid catabolic enzymes at #ASBMB25 on Monday April 14th. Please come to W179 to hear my flash-talk at 9:30AM and hang out with me at poster #350! #lipidtime
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Registration is live for the 1st ever Midwest Metabolism & TRiMAD dual meeting, hosted jointly by VAI + U of M in Ann Arbor, MI November 10-11, 2025! We have some exciting speakers but most will come from abstracts so submit your best #mitochondria & #metabolism research! www.vai.org/event/2025-m...
2025 Midwest Metabolism Meeting
Join us for 2025 Midwest Metabolism Meeting at Van Andel Institute Stay informed about exciting upcoming events and activities.
www.vai.org
March 29, 2025 at 8:38 PM
Registration is live for the 1st ever Midwest Metabolism & TRiMAD dual meeting, hosted jointly by VAI + U of M in Ann Arbor, MI November 10-11, 2025! We have some exciting speakers but most will come from abstracts so submit your best #mitochondria & #metabolism research! www.vai.org/event/2025-m...