Bahmanyar lab

James Olzmann (@OlzmannLab at @UCBerkeley) won the 2026 Avanti Award in Lipids. His work has advanced knowledge of lipid droplets, lipid metabolism & ferroptosis. ⏯️Watch his #ASBMB26 talk, "Guardians of the membrane": youtu.be/QJ5YOsUCuHQ #LipidResearch @AvantiResearch

Pleased to share our review on chromosomal instability (CIN) and aneuploidy in cancer, led by @AmandaMennie. Now out @AnnualReviews! annualreviews.org/content/journa…

Congratulations to Siggy Nachtergaele for receiving the Poorvu Family Fund for Academic Innovation Award! buff.ly/0BKDFcK

Visibility in Academia, like in the world, is not fixed; it is produced. This piece “What Cell Biology Reveals About Academia” is a reminder that everyone has the potential to be either seen or unseen.    sciencepolitics.org/2026/03/23/wha…

Happy to share this collaborative work published in @Nature today: “CLCC1 promotes hepatic neutral lipid flux and nuclear pore complex assembly” by @OlzmannLab @apsarruda , led by co–first authors @alymathiowetz and @EmilyMeymand nature.com/articles/s4158…

1/ Thrilled to share our new paper in @Nature: “CLCC1 promotes hepatic neutral lipid flux and nuclear pore complex assembly.” From our lab together with @apsarruda, led by co–first authors @alymathiowetz and @EmilyMeymand. 🥳 nature.com/articles/s4158…

@nchembio @basktastic So cool!!!

Membrane editing with proximity labeling reveals protein networks and mechanisms regulating lipid homeostasis in the membranes of target organelles nature.com/articles/s4158…

Very happy to see my corresponding author paper out in MBoC (@ASCBiology). Here we explore the organisation of the yeast seipin complex across lipid droplet formation and find interesting aspects of protein recruitment and wiring to nutrient availability. molbiolcell.org/doi/10.1091/mb…

The #ABRCMS2025 conference was my first scientific meeting as an undergrad, and it was the experience that propelled me into science. Being back this week, surrounded by brilliant, aspiring young scientists, has been incredible. #Seeingisbelieving

Ever wanted to do a genome-scale CRISPR screen for a microscopy-based phenotype? Pooled CRISPR screens are amazing, but hard to combine with microscopy... Excited to share a technology platform for such imaging screens and applications to primary cilia... cell.com/developmental-…

Thrilled to share our work showing that the bridge lipid transport protein ATG2A transfers diacylglycerol (DAG), and TAG/PA, from the ER to LDs, thereby recruiting DGAT2 to drive local TAG synthesis, promoting LD expansion while protecting ER membranes. nature.com/articles/s4159…

I'm thrilled to share our new preprint, in which we've found that neurotransmitters can be chemically "marked" as a way to incorporate metabolic history - such as diet or life stage. biorxiv.org/content/10.110… Led by Porhathai "Un" Malaiwong, Allen Schroeder and Tia Brown. 🧵(1/6)

🧬BREAKING!🪱Plot twist: Cells aren't meditation pools, they're overcrowded concerts with VIP ropes everywhere! Our @ScienceAdvances study reveals worm cells are insanely crowded AND compartmentalized. Ribosomes = packing peanuts, ANC-1 = the bouncer! science.org/doi/10.1126/sc…

@Neal_Lab @eric_jordahl @HHMINEWS Congrats to you both 🎊 !!

Scientific pursuit is a team effort, built on mutual trust, respect and collaboration from mentor & mentee. Grateful every day for this journey, and so proud of my mentee @eric_jordahl for being selected as @HHMINEWS Gilliam fellow!

@OlzmannLab @ASBMB Big congrats!!! 🎉🥳

Humbled and honored to receive the 2026 Avanti Award in Lipids from @ASBMB! Grateful to my exceptional lab, mentors, and collaborators for their support and inspiration. Excited to keep pushing the boundaries of lipid biology and therapeutics! asbmb.org/asbmb-today/pe…

@LabFriedman Congratulations!!!! Not surprised at all, of course!! 🤩🤩

Thrilled to announce my official promotion to associate professor with tenure at UTSW! So grateful to all the trainees in the lab for their hard work and proud of their accomplishments over the last several years. This an individual recognition but truly a team effort!

Excited to share I have accepted a tenure-track Assistant Professor position at UC Berkeley, in the department of Nutritional Sciences and Toxicology. The Parlakgul Lab will open in January 2026!🚀 @BerkeleyMetBio @UCBerkeley