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Danielle Schmitt is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry at UCLA Health Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer Center. Her research focuses on understanding how cells compartmentalize metabolic regulation and how these processes are altered in diseases like cancer. Schmitt's lab develops genetically encoded fluorescent protein-based biosensors to monitor kinase activity and metabolites in real-time in living cells, employing fluorescence microscopy techniques. A significant area of interest for her is the AMP-activated protein kinase (AMPK), a central metabolic regulator. Schmitt seeks to understand how oncogenic mutations affect the spatial activity of AMPK and its impact on cell function.
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