The Hariri Lab
Cell Biology of Metabolism
Research bridging cell biology and metabolism to advance our understanding of context-specific metabolic regulation
The Hariri research group employs a multi-disciplinary approach combing proteomics, lipidomics, and high-resolution imaging, with metabolic analysis as well as classical biochemistry and genetics to study the regulation and spatial organization of metabolic pathways using yeast and human cell lines. We are particularly interested in fatty acid trafficking and metabolism at organelle contact sites. We are also interested in elucidating the principles that govern the crosstalk between metabolic networks. Read below summaries of the main research projects that we are working on.
Research
About Dr. Hariri
Hanaa Hariri earned a B.S. in biological sciences from the Lebanese University and a M.Sc. in cell and molecular biology from the American University in Beirut, Lebanon. She then moved to the U.S. and earned her Ph.D. in Molecular Biophysics from Florida State University where she studied the mechanisms of protein-mediated membrane bending using cryogenic electron tomography.
Dr. Hariri performed postdoctoral research in Mike Henne laboratory at the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center from 2015 to 2019. She discovered novel mechanisms for compartmentalization of lipid storage and utilization. She joined the Biological Sciences Department at Wayne State University in 2020.
Lab news
August 28th Start of Fall 23′ Semester. Welcome all new Warriors!
New graduate rotation student Lindsey Kreinbring and undergraduate student Ghadeer Abdulshafi join the lab. Welcome Lindsey and Ghadeer!
The Hariri Lab is looking for new students to join for the Fall 23′ semester! If you are interested, please fill out the form found on the ‘Contact’ tab.
Dr. Hariri and graduate student Eseiwi Obaseki attended the 2023 Molecular and Cellular Biology of Lipids Gordon Research Conference in Waterville Valley, New Hampshire. The conference is an international event designed to promote the presentation and discussion of new cutting-edge and unpublished research in a collaborative academic setting.
