Aaron Lotvola
4th Year

Dissertation Mentor: Jian Wang, M.D., Ph.D.

Research Focus: Metabolic cell signaling, Metabolism, Lipolysis

Grants, Awards, Scholarships:
2019 - 2020 IBS Fellowship
2019 Cancer Biology Director's Award, Wayne State University, Detroit, MI

Publications:
Chen G, Zhou G, Lotvola A, Granneman JG, Wang J. ABHD5 suppresses cancer cell anabolism through lipolysis-dependent activation of the AMPK/mTORC1 pathway. J Biol Chem 2020:jbc;.RA120.014682.

Yuanyuan Jiang, Lanxin Liu, Morenci Manning, Madison Bonahoom, Zhe Yang, Zen Aaron Lotvola, Zeng-Quan Yang. Structural analysis, virtual screening and molecular simulation to identify potential inhibitors targeting 2'-O-ribose methyltransferase ofARS-CoV-2 coronavirus.  J Biomol Struct Dyn 2020 Oct 4;1-16.

Education:
2017 Chemical Cancer Biology - University of Michigan Ann Arbor ( Masters)
2013 Biological Sciences (Major) - German (Minor) University of Michigan - Dearborn

Hometown: Southgate, Michigan