Budin, Itay
Biochemistry and synthetic biology of cell membranes
Biochemistry and synthetic biology of cell membranes
Contact Information
Assistant Professor of Chemistry and Biochemistry
Office: Natural Sciences Bldg 3119
Phone: 858-246-5328
Email: ibudin@ucsd.edu
Web: www.budinlab.com
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Office: Natural Sciences Bldg 3119
Phone: 858-246-5328
Email: ibudin@ucsd.edu
Web: www.budinlab.com
Group: View group members
Education
2012 PhD, Harvard University
2007 BS, Cornell University
2012 PhD, Harvard University
2007 BS, Cornell University
Awards and Academic Honors
2024
Topic Editor, ACS Chemical Biology
2024
Revelle College Outstanding Teaching Award
2023
Walter A. Shaw Young Investigator Award
2022
DOE Early Career Award
2020
NSF CAREER Award
2019
Early Career Board Member, JBC
2017
Herb Tabor Young Investigator Award
2012
Miller Institute Junior Fellowship
2012
Harold M. Weintraub Award
2009
Matt Meselson Prize
Research Interests
The Budin Lab uses biophysical, engineering, and chemical approaches to understand the inner workings of cell membranes and their lipid building blocks.
Primary Research Area
Biochemistry
Biochemistry
Interdisciplinary interests
Cellular Biochemistry
Biophysics
Biophysics
Selected Publications See https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/myncbi/itay.budin.1/bibliography/public/
- Kim H,Budin I "Intracellular sphingolipid sorting drives membrane phase separation in the yeast vacuole.", J Biol Chem, 2024, Vol. 300, Issue 1, 105496 [View]
- Moore WM,Brea RJ,Knittel C,Wrightsman E,Hui B,Lou J,Ancajas CF,Best MD,Devaraj NK,Budin I "Subcellular imaging of lipids and sugars using genetically encoded proximity sensors.", bioRxiv, 2024, [View]
- Venkatraman K,Budin I "Cardiolipin remodeling maintains the inner mitochondrial membrane in cells with saturated lipidomes.", J Lipid Res, 2024, Vol. 65, Issue 8, 100601 [View]
- Winnikoff JR,Milshteyn D,Vargas-Urbano SJ,Pedraza-Joya MA,Armando AM,Quehenberger O,Sodt A,Gillilan RE,Dennis EA,Lyman E,Haddock SHD,Budin I "Homeocurvature adaptation of phospholipids to pressure in deep-sea invertebrates.", Science, 2024, Vol. 384, Issue 6703, 1482-1488 [View]
- Wong AM,Budin I "Organelle-Targeted Laurdans Measure Heterogeneity in Subcellular Membranes and Their Responses to Saturated Lipid Stress.", ACS Chem Biol, 2024, Vol. 19, Issue 8, 1773-1785 [View]
- Venkatraman K,Lee CT,Garcia GC,Mahapatra A,Milshteyn D,Perkins G,Kim KY,Pasolli HA,Phan S,Lippincott-Schwartz J,Ellisman MH,Rangamani P,Budin I "Cristae formation is a mechanical buckling event controlled by the inner mitochondrial membrane lipidome.", EMBO J, 2023, Vol. 42, Issue 24, e114054 [View]
- Winnikoff JR,Haddock SHD,Budin I "Depth- and temperature-specific fatty acid adaptations in ctenophores from extreme habitats.", J Exp Biol, 2021, Vol. 224, Issue 21, [View]