Flipping the switch: Monitoring mRNA editing throughout the complete life cycle of Trypanosoma brucei

Joseph was introduced to mitochondrial biology of parasites when he joined the lab of Dr. Carmen Fioravanti at Bowling Green State University as a volunteer undergraduate microbiology major. This triggered his curiosity that led him to pursue his Ph.D. in biomedical science with an emphasis on molecular parasitology. He joined Dr. Minu Chaudhuri’s lab and studied mitochondrial protein import in the protozoan parasite Trypanosoma brucei. Currently, Joseph is a senior postdoctoral fellow at the University at Buffalo in the lab of Dr. Laurie K. Read. He studies the developmental regulation of mitochondrial mRNA uridine insertion/deletion editing in the life cycle of Trypanosoma brucei. He plans to continue researching the regulation of mitochondrial and developmental processes in T. brucei by pursuing a tenure-track faculty position. Forever a parasitologist.

Learn more: medicine.buffalo.edu/departments/micro/education/postdoc/postdocs/JosephSmith.html