Faculty Appointments
Assistant Professor of Molecular Physiology & Biophysics
Assistant Professor of Medicine
Education
Ph.D., Integrative Molecular and Biomedical Sciences, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TexasB.S., Biology, Winston-Salem State University , Winston-Salem, North Carolina
Research Description
The Hinton Lab utilizes SBF-SEM and FIB-SEM to investigate the molecular mechanisms that regulate molecule transfer and morphology changes between the mitochondria and the endoplasmic reticulum and how these mechanisms are altered during pathophysiological states diabetes, obesity, and cardiovascular disease.
Research Keywords
Mitochondria, Mitochondria Endoplasmic Reticulum Contact Sites, Transmission Electron Microscopy, Serial Block Face (SBF) Scanning Electron Microscopy, Focus Ion Beam (FIB) Scanning Electron Microscopy, TMEM 135, MICOS, Diabetes, Hypertension, and Obesity