Marisa Brothwell

Detail-driven scientist with background in executing data collection, analysis, and management tasks. Displayed strengths include strong analytical skills, proficiency in research methodologies, and commitment to ensuring accuracy of data interpretation. Previous work has led to valuable contributions towards scientific advancements, showcasing ability to carry out complex projects efficiently.

• 2021, NIH Ruth L. Kirschstein National Research Service Award (NRSA) Institutional Training Grant (T32)
• 2020, NIH Research Supplement to Promote Diversity in Health-related Research, $102,450

• Ahmad Cluntun , Joseph Visker , Jesse Velasco-Silva , Marisa Brothwell , Luis Cedeño-Rosario , Thirupura Shankar , Rana Hamouche , Jing Ling , Ji Eon Kim , Ashish Toshniwal , Hayden Low , Corey Cunningham , James Carrington , Jonathan Leon Catrow , Quentinn Pearce , Chloe Wells , Mi-Young Jeong , Alex Bott , Álvaro Narbona-Pérez , Claire Stanley , Qing Li , Jeffrey Morgan , Tarun Yadav , Wojciech Swiatek , David Eberhardt , Dipayan Chaudhuri , Answer ALS , Deborah Muoio , Joao Paulo , Steven Gygi , James Cox , Katsuhiko Funai , Sutip Navankasattusas , Steven Baker , Stavros Drakos , Jared Rutter , Dinesh Ramadurai. Direct mitochondrial import of lactate supports resilient carbohydrate oxidation. In review-Nature, 2024.
• Marisa J. Brothwell, Guoshen Cao (曹国燊), J. Alan Maschek, Annelise M. Poss, Alek D. Peterlin, Liping Wang (汪立平), Talia B. Baker, Justin L. Shahtout, Piyarat Siripoksup, Quentinn J. Pearce, Jordan M. Johnson, Fabian M. Finger, Alexandre Prola, Sarah A. Pellizzari, Gillian L. Hale, Allison M. Manuel, Shinya Watanabe (渡邉真也), Edwin R. Miranda, Kajsa E. Affolter, Trevor S. Tippetts, Linda S. Nikolova, Ran Hee Choi (崔蘭煕), Stephen T. Decker, Mallikarjun Patil, J. Leon Catrow, William L. Holland, Sara M. Nowinski, Daniel S. Lark, Kelsey H. Fisher-Wellman, Patrice N. Mimche, Kimberley J. Evason, James E. Cox, Scott A. Summers, Zach Gerhart-Hines, Katsuhiko Funai (船井勝彦). Cardiolipin deficiency disrupts CoQ-complex III interface in steatohepatitis. Submitted to Nature Cell Biology; on BioRxiv, 2024.
• Piyarat Siripoksup, Guoshen Cao, Ahmad A. Cluntun, J. Alan Maschek, Quentinn Pearce, Marisa J. Brothwell, Mi-Young Jeong, Hiroaki Eshima, Patrick J. Ferrara, Precious C. Opurum, Ziad S. Mahmassani, Alek D. Peterlin, Shinya Watanabe, Maureen A. Walsh, Eric B. Taylor, James E. Cox, Micah J. Drummond, Jared Rutter, Katsuhiko Funai. Sedentary behavior in mice induces metabolic inflexibility by suppressing skeletal muscle pyruvate metabolism, J Clin Invest, 2024.
• Naomi M M P de Hart, Jonathan J Petrocelli, Rebekah J Nicholson, Elena M Yee, Lisha van Onselen, Marisa J Lang, Paul-Emile Bourrant, Patrick J Ferrara, Eric D Bastian, Loren S Ward, Brent L Petersen, Micah J Drummond. Dietary delivery of glycomacropeptide within the whey protein matrix is not effective to mitigate tissue ceramide deposition and obesity in high fat fed mice, J Dairy Sci, 2023.
• Petrocelli J. Jonathan, de Hart MMP. Naomi, Lang J. Marisa, Yee M. Elena, Ferrara J. Patrick, Fix K. Dennis, Chaix, Amandine, Funai, Katsuhiko, Drummond J. Micah. Cellular Senescence and Disrupted Proteostasis induced by Myotube Atrophy are Prevented with Low Dose Metformin and Leucine Cocktail. Aging, 2023.
• Patrick J. Ferrara; Marisa J. Lang; Jordan M. Johnson; Kelsey L. McLaughlin; J. Alan Maschek; Anthony R.P. Verkerke; Piyarat Siripoksup; Amandine Chaix; James E. Cox; Kelsey Fisher-Wellman, Katsuhiko Funai. Weight loss increases skeletal muscle mitochondrial energy efficiency in obese mice. Life Metabolism, 2023.
• Jordan M. Johnson, Alek D. Peterlin, Enrique Balderas, Elahu G. Sustarsic, Alan Maschek, Marisa J. Lang, Alejandro Jara-Ramos, Vanja Panic, Jeffrey T. Morgan, Claudio J. Villanueva, Alejandro Sanchez, Jared Rutter, Irfan J. Lodhi, James E. Cox, Kelsey H. Fisher-Wellman, Dipayan Chaudhuri, Zachary Gerhart-Hines, Katsuhiko Funai. Mitochondrial Phosphatidylethanolamine Directly Regulates UCP1 to Promote Brown Adipose Thermogenesis. Science Advances, 2022.
• David Eberhardt, Sandra Lee, Xue Yin, Anthony Balynas, Emma Rekate, Jackie Kraiss, Marisa Lang, Maureen Walsh, Molly Streiff, Andrea Corbin, Katsuhiko Funai, Frank Sachse, Dipayan Chaudhuri. EFHD1 ablation inhibits cardiac mitoflash activation and protects cardiomyocytes from ischemia. J Mol Cell Cardiol, 2022.

• Course Instructor: Department of Biochemistry, University of Utah, MBIOL 6500 Foundations of Molecular Biology, 2022
• Graduate Teaching Assistant: Department of Exercise Physiology, Central Michigan University, HSC 220 Basics in Health Fitness, 2017-2019

• 2020, ASUU Travel Award, Keystone Symposia
• 2017, College of Health Professions Creative Work Grant, Central Michigan University
• 2017, The Office of Research and Graduate Studies Grant, Central Michigan University
• 2016, Summa Cum Laude, Central Michigan University
• 2013-2016, President’s List, Central Michigan University
• 2011-2013, Mary J. Kerr Scholarship, Central Michigan University
• 2011-2013, Presidential Scholarship, Saginaw Valley State University

• 2021-, Training new users on Oroboros and Horiba instruments
• 2021-2022, Famtorship for Social Justice Mentor, First-year college students

• 2023, ABSL2
• 2022, BLS2 and Bloodborne Pathogens
• 2020, IACUC
• 2020, Fraud, Waste, and Abuse Training
• 2019, Fluorescence spectroscopy and fluorimetry, Jordan Johnson, PhD, 4 years
• 2015, Chemiluminescence, Naveen Sharma, PhD, 8 years
• 2019, Animal Handling Training
• 2019, Common Compliance Issues Training
• 2019, Occupational Health and Safety Training
• 2019, Chemical Safety Training
• 2023, Laboratory Risk Assessment Training
• 2016, EPIC Medical Chart Training