Higgs Lab
October 2023
Hanover, New Hampshire
Henry N. Higgs, Ph.D.
THE BOSS
Frieda Kage
RESEARCH SCIENTIST
I am finding out new ways in which the actin cytoskeleton influences
organelle dynamics.
Miriam Lee
POST-DOC
My research focuses on the functions of INF2-CAAX, as well as acetylated actin in regulating mitochnodrial dynamics.
Sukrut Kamerkar
POST-DOC
My work investigates mitochondrial cristae architecture in humans, with an emphasis on an exciting but poorly understood protein of the mitochondrial intermembrane space-LACTB.
Ziwei She
GRADUATE STUDENT
Siddhi Bramhe
LABORATORY TECHNICIAN
I am figuring out how actin polymerization contributes to metabolic switching between oxidative phosphorylation and glycolysis.
I am working closely with Frieda Kage to identify INF2 binding partners and determine the domains of INF2 important for their binding.
Will King
RESEARCH ASSISTANT
My work focuses on developing new ways to measure glycolytic capacity in different cancer cell lines and how ADA impacts cancer cell metabolism. My favorite organelle is the mitochondrion!
Rocky
LAB GUARD ROCK
COLLABORATIONS
The Higgs lab works closely with Martin Pollak at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, and Ed Usherwood at Dartmouth's Geisel School of Medicine, microbiology and immunology.
Within the Dartmouth community, Harry is also a mentor for the interdisciplinary BioMT project, an NIH sponsored COBRE grant to support junior faculty. Harry is also a member of the Dartmouth Cancer Center.