Lipids

Membrane Dynamics and Reconstitution Assays:



Supported native plasma membranes as platforms for the reconstitution and visualization of endocytic membrane budding
Studying lipids involved in the endosomal pathway
Studying in vitro membrane curvature recognition by proteins and its role in vesicular trafficking
Reconstituting Multivesicular Body Biogenesis with purified components
Approaches to the study of Atg8-mediated membrane dynamics in vitro
Reconstitution assay system for ceramide transport with semi-intact cells
Visualizing mitochondrial lipids and fusion events in mammalian cells
Lipid Metabolism and Signaling:

Targeted and non-targeted analysis of membrane lipids using mass spectrometry
Modulation of host phosphoinositide metabolism during Salmonella invasion by the type III secreted effector SopB
Acute Manipulation of Phosphoinositide Levels in Cells
Regulation of phosphoinositide-metabolizing enzymes by clathrin coat proteins
Phosphoinositides at the neuromuscular junction of Drosophila melanogaster: a genetic approach.
Devising powerful Genetics, Biochemical and Structural tools in the Functional Analysis of Phosphatidylinositol Transfer Proteins (PITPs) across diverse species
Genome-wide screens for gene products regulating lipid droplet dynamics.
Imaging:

The Three Dimensionality of Cell Membranes: Lamellar to Cubic Membrane Transition as Investigated by Electron Microscopy
Quantitative imaging of lipid metabolism in yeast: from 4D analysis to high content screens of mutant libraries
Analysis of cholesterol trafficking with fluorescent probes
Fluorescence Correlation Methods for Imaging Cellular Behavior of Sphingolipid-Interacting Probes
Monitoring Phospholipid Dynamics during Phagocytosis: Application of Genetically-Encoded Fluorescent Probes
Genetically encoded probes for phosphatidic acid