Research Fellow
Recent data suggests that patients with bipolar disorder (BD) have significant changes in cellular metabolism. Interestingly, lithium, which is one of the primary treatments of BD, has been shown to alter cellular metabolism via inhibition of glycogen synthesis. The focus of our lab is to better understand how changes in mitochondrial function relate to the phenotypes associated with BD. Further, we seek to better understand the mechanisms that cause the mitochondrial dysfunction seen in BD. The results of these studies will provide significant advancement in the understanding of this debilitating disorder.