OMRF to study cell’s ‘powerhouse’ with an eye to Alzheimer’s

An Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation scientist, backed by a $2.3 million grant, will investigate the many roles of the mitochondria, often called the powerhouse of the cell.The National Institutes of Health awarded the grant to Tommy Lewis, Ph.D., whose lab studies the importance of mitochondria in brain function.“Mitochondria are best known for generating the energy a cell n...