July 2022 | E-Newsletter
Missouri Cures Education Foundation is a statewide non-profit alliance working to promote & protect medical advances to improve the health of Missourians and stimulate the economy in our state. Donations are tax-deductible & support education and outreach programs.
From the Director's Desk:
Earlier this month, I had the opportunity to give a presentation to Venture Café in St. Louis about the groundbreaking medical research happening across Missouri. It was exciting to be back in person talking to the community about the advances being made by our Missouri research institutions and about the important work Missouri Cures is doing to promote and protect medical research. If you are in the St. Louis metro area and would like the chance to support Missouri Cures in our mission by speaking to the community about our important work, I invite you to sign-up to help staff an informational table at an upcoming community event. On September 17th and 18th, we will be back at the Greentree Festival in Kirkwood, Missouri, and on September 24th and 25th we will have a table at Tower Grove Pride. Please consider signing up for a shift!

Kindest regards,

Ellie Hayes
Executive Director
News Around Missouri:
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Spotlight:
WISER Woman:
She doesn’t mind being called Batwoman. Jasmin Camacho, PhD is a Postdoc at Stowers Institute of Medical Research. Dr. Camacho’s research involves the study of nectarivory, or the exclusive eating of sugar-rich floral nectar. Specifically, her project aims to investigate nectar bats for their unique metabolic traits necessary for consuming excessive amounts of liquid sugar every day. Camacho believes using an uncommon research organism such as bats is a unique and significant tool for helping to fight metabolic syndromes like hyperglycemia and glucotoxicity, which increase risks of heart disease and diabetes. Learn more about her work here.
Meet the Researcher:
David J. Pagliarini, PhD, is a nationally recognized leader in mitochondrial biology and a BJC Investigator at the School of Medicine. Dr. Pagliarini’s lab studies the composition and function of the mitochondrial proteome and its relationship to human disease. In particular, his group blends large-scale genomics, proteomics, and metabolomics analyses with mechanistic biochemistry and cell biology to define the functions of proteins and pathways related to mitochondria, identify causative variants in unresolved rare metabolic diseases, and explore new therapeutic approaches for mitochondrial disorders. Learn more about his work here.
Missouri Cures Events:
Attention students, young professionals, and the young at heart! Young Friends of Missouri Cures would like to invite you to join us for an evening of networking, sharing, learning, and pizza. Registration is free, but space is limited so please RSVP today.
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