Jodi Nunnari
Born
Cleveland, Ohio, U.S.
NationalityAmerican
Occupations
  • Cell biologist
  • professor
Academic background
Education
Academic work
InstitutionsUniversity of California, Davis

Jodi Nunnari is an American cell biologist and pioneer in the field of mitochondrial biology. She is currently an investigator at the biotechnology company Altos,[1] and Distinguished Professor in the Department of Molecular and Cellular Biology at the University of California, Davis and editor-in-chief of the Journal of Cell Biology. Nunnari served as president of the American Society for Cell Biology in 2018.

Nunnari was born in Cleveland, Ohio, and studied chemistry at the College of Wooster before obtaining a Ph.D. in pharmacology from Vanderbilt University, working with Lee Limbird. As a postdoctoral fellow with Peter Walter at the University of California, San Francisco, Nunnari pioneered the use of green fluorescent protein to visualize mitochondria in budding yeast, helping to establish the field of mitochondrial dynamics.[2] Since obtaining an independent position at the University of California, Davis, Nunnari and colleagues have investigated the molecular mechanisms underlying mitochondrial fission and fusion and explored the structure and function of membrane contact sites that link mitochondria with other organelles.

Nunnari was named editor-in-chief of the Journal of Cell Biology in August 2015, becoming the first woman to serve in this position.[3] She is a member of the American Society for Cell Biology and served as the society's president in 2018.[4] She is also a member of the American Society for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology. Nunnari was elected as a member of the National Academy of Sciences in 2017,[5] of the European Molecular Biology Organization in 2020,[6] and of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences in 2021.[7]

References

  1. ↑ "Altos Labs".
  2. ↑ Sedwick, Caitlin (January 26, 2009). "Jodi Nunnari: Keeping an eye on mitochondrial inheritance". Rockefeller University Press. Retrieved 22 March 2017.
  3. ↑ "Jodi Nunnari Named Editor-in-Chief of The Journal of Cell Biology". Newswise. Rockefeller University Press. August 3, 2015. Retrieved 22 March 2017.
  4. ↑ Szalinski, Christina (May 17, 2016). "Jodi Nunnari elected as 2018 President of American Society for Cell Biology". ascb.org. Retrieved 22 March 2017.
  5. ↑ "NAS Members and Foreign Associates Elected". National Academy of Sciences. May 2, 2017. Retrieved 2017-05-03.
  6. ↑ "Distinguished Professor Jodi Nunnari Joins European Molecular Biology Organization as Newly Elected Member". UC Davis College of Biological Sciences. July 7, 2020. Retrieved July 5, 2021.
  7. ↑ "Jodi M. Nunnari". American Academy of Arts and Sciences. June 2021. Retrieved July 5, 2021.
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