Amutha Boominathan, Ph.D.

About Amutha Boominathan, Ph.D.

Dr. Amutha Boominathan is the Group Lead for the MitoSENS project at SENS Research Foundation, Mountain View, California. She has >18 years of postdoctoral experience in mitochondrial biogenesis and leads a highly motivated team of researchers at SENS Research Foundation in developing and advancing technologies to functionally relocate the mtDNA genes to the nucleus. She is passionate about biomedical research and would like to apply her expertise and experience in finding cures for age related diseases.

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MitoMouse: SENS Transgenic Mouse Project

Creating a transgenic mouse demonstrating the rescue of Mitochondrial DNA mutations in mammals. We will express the mitochondrial ATP8 gene from the nucleus as...

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OncoSENS Control ALT Delete Cancer

High-throughput screening of a library of diverse drugs to find treatments for ‘ALT’ cancers, those which rely on Alternative Lengthening of Telomeres.

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MitoMouse: SENS Transgenic Mouse Project

Creating a transgenic mouse demonstrating the rescue of Mitochondrial DNA mutations in mammals. We will express the mitochondrial ATP8 gene from the nucleus as...

155% Funded
$77,625 Funded
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