Oliver Newsom
olivernewsom.bsky.social
Oliver Newsom
@olivernewsom.bsky.social
MSTP student @University of Washington | Scientist researching lipid metabolism and cell culture media in the Sullivan Lab @FredHutch | PhD from @MCB
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Next, our 2nd preprint of the week (!), this one driven by @madelouhart.bsky.social

Previously: Mitochondrial inhibition impairs cell proliferation by constraining aspartate (ASP) availability.

Here: we investigate the kinetics of ASP depletion/ proliferation impairments and...surprises ensue!
Succinate Dehydrogenase loss causes cascading metabolic effects that impair pyrimidine biosynthesis https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/2025.02.18.638948v1
February 20, 2025 at 10:25 PM
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Excited to share a recent preprint by Oliver Newsom, where we evaluate the functional contributions of serum for cancer cell proliferation. Inside:

A broadly applicable serum-free media,
Quantitative lipid uptake characterization,
Evidence lipid scavenging > synthesis for cancer cell proliferation.
Defined media reveals the essential role of lipid scavenging to support cancer cell proliferation https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/2025.02.12.637975v1
February 20, 2025 at 2:43 AM