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synthetic biology, molecular genetics, protein targeting, mitochondrial biology, genetic screens and selections, protein engineering
United States, Türkiye, Finland

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Employment (6)

GRO Biosciences: Cambridge, Massachusetts, US

2024-02-22 to present | Principal Scientist (Chemistry Expansion)
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Cory Dunn

GRO Biosciences: Cambridge, Massachusetts, US

2023-02-16 to 2024-02-21 | Senior Scientist II (Chemistry Expansion)
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Cory Dunn

GRO Biosciences: Cambridge, Massachusetts, US

2021-11-29 to 2023-02-15 | Senior Scientist (Chemistry Expansion)
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University of Helsinki: Helsinki, FI

2017-06-01 to 2021-10-31 | Principal Investigator and Docent (Institute of Biotechnology)
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Koç University: Sariyer, Istanbul, TR

2009-09 to 2017-05-31 | Assistant Professor (Molecular Biology and Genetics)
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Columbia University: New York, New York, US

2006-05 to 2009-08 | Postdoctoral Associate (Howard Hughes Medical Institute)
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Cory Dunn

Education and qualifications (3)

Johns Hopkins School of Medicine: Baltimore, Maryland, US

1999-09 to 2007-05 | Ph.D. (Cell Biology)
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University of Toledo: Toledo, Ohio, US

1995-09 to 1999-05 | B.S. (Biology)
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University of Salford: Salford, Manchester, GB

1997-09 to 1998-06 | Exchange (Biosciences)
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Professional activities (8)

University of Helsinki: Helsinki, FI

2018-08-11 to 2021-07-31 | Executive Team (Institute of Biotechnology)
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University of Helsinki: Helsinki, FI

2018 to 2019 | Viikki Lecture Series Selection Committee (Institute of Biotechnology)
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Koç University: Istanbul, TR

2009 to 2017-05-31 | Founder (Molecular Biology and Genetics)
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Koç University: Istanbul, TR

2012 to 2017 | Student Exchange Coordinator (Molecular Biology and Genetics)
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Koç University: Istanbul, TR

2015 | Outstanding Faculty Award (College of Sciences)
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Koç University: Istanbul, TR

2014 to 2015 | Graduate Program Co-Coordinator (Molecular Biology and Genetics)
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University of Toledo: Toledo, OH, US

2014 | David G. Hoch Outstanding Young Alumnus (Jesup Scott Honors College)
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Koç University: Istanbul, TR

2013 to 2014 | Independent Study Coordinator (Molecular Biology and Genetics)
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Funding (7)

Revealing new cellular components controlling peroxisomal assembly and the response to peroxisomal dysfunction

2021-01 to 2023-12 | Grant
Jane ja Aatos Erkon Säätiö (Helsinki, FI)
GRANT_NUMBER:

200057

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Cory Dunn

The molecular basis of tail anchor targeting to peroxisomes

2020-09 to 2024-08 | Grant
Academy of Finland (Helsinki, FI)
GRANT_NUMBER:

331556

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Cory Dunn

Revealing and characterizing new proteins controlling peroxisomal assembly and the response to peroxisomal dysfunction

2020-04 to 2022-09 | Salary award
Sigrid Juséliuksen Säätiö (Helsinki, FI)
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Cory Dunn

Molecular determinants targeting the pro-apoptotic Bax protein to mitochondria

2019-05 to 2020-04 | Grant
Sigrid Juséliuksen Säätiö (Helsinki, FI)
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Cory Dunn

Deciphering and reversing the consequences of mitochondrial DNA damage

2015-04 to 2020-03 | Grant
European Research Council (Brussels, BE)
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637649

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Cory Dunn

Control of mitochondrial division

2013-01 to present | Grant
European Molecular Biology Organization (Heidelberg, DE)
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Cory Dunn

Deletion of a conserved phosphatase promotes the fitness of cells lacking a functional mitochondrial genome

2011-01 to 2015-12 | Grant
European Molecular Biology Organization (Heidelberg, DE)
GRANT_NUMBER:

2138

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Cory Dunn

Works (37)

Probing the dynamic landscape of peptides in molecular assemblies by synergized NMR experiments and MD simulations

Communications Chemistry
2024-02-13 | Journal article
Part of ISSN: 2399-3669
Contributors: Ricky Nencini; Morgan Regnier; Sofia M. Backlund; Efstathia Mantzari; Cory D. Dunn; Samuli Ollila
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Cory Dunn

Phosphate starvation signaling increases mitochondrial membrane potential through respiration-independent mechanisms

eLife
2024-01-22 | Journal article
Part of ISSN: 2050-084X
Contributors: Yeyun Ouyang; Mi-Young Jeong; Corey N Cunningham; Jordan A Berg; Ashish G Toshniwal; Casey E Hughes; Kristina Seiler; Jonathan Van Vranken; Ahmad A Cluntun; Geanette Lam et al.
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Cory Dunn

Nonstop mRNAs generate a ground state of mitochondrial gene expression noise

Science Advances
2022-11-16 | Journal article | Author
Part of ISSN: 2375-2548
Contributors: Kah Ying Ng; Güleycan Lutfullahoğlu Bal; Uwe Richter; Omid Safronov; Lars Paulin; Cory Dunn; Ville Paavilainen; Julie Richer; William Newman; Robert Taylor et al.
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Modeling Adsorption, Conformation, and Orientation of the Fis1 Tail Anchor at the Mitochondrial Outer Membrane

Membranes
2022-07-31 | Journal article
Part of ISSN: 2077-0375
Contributors: Cory Dunn
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Cory Dunn

The metabolic growth limitations of petite cells lacking the mitochondrial genome

Nature Metabolism
2021-11-18 | Journal article
Part of ISSN: 2522-5812
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Cory Dunn

The population frequency of human mitochondrial DNA variants is highly dependent upon mutational bias

Biology Open
2021-10-13 | Journal article
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Cory Dunn

A functional bacteria-derived restriction modification system in the mitochondrion of a heterotrophic protist

PLOS Biology
2021-04-23 | Journal article
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Cory Dunn
grade
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Ungap_on_reference: Removal of FASTA alignment columns based upon gap locations in a selected sequence

Zenodo
2021-03-24 | Software
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Cory Dunn

A novel approach to the detection of unusual mitochondrial protein change suggests low basal metabolism of ancestral anthropoids

bioRxiv
2021-03-11 | Journal article
Contributors: Cory Dunn
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Cory Dunn

We're in this Together: Sensation of the Host Cell Environment by Endosymbiotic Bacteria

Symbiosis: Cellular, Molecular, Medical and Evolutionary Aspects
2020 | Book chapter
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Cory Dunn
grade
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SequenceBouncer: A method to remove outlier entries from a multiple sequence alignment

bioRxiv
2020-11-25 | Preprint
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Cory Dunn

An Unusual Amino Acid Substitution Within Hummingbird Cytochrome c Oxidase Alters a Key Proton-Conducting Channel

G3: Genes, Genomes, Genetics
2020-05-22 | Journal article
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Cory Dunn
grade
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Terminal neuron localization to the upper cortical plate is controlled by the transcription factor NEUROD2

Scientific Reports
2019-12-23 | Journal article
Part of ISSN: 2045-2322
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Cory Dunn
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Wherever I may roam: organellar protein targeting and evolvability

Current Opinion in Genetics & Development
2019-10 | Journal article
Part of ISSN: 0959-437X
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Cory Dunn
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The Endoplasmic Reticulum-Mitochondria Encounter Structure Complex Coordinates Coenzyme Q Biosynthesis

Contact
2019-02-22 | Journal article
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Cory Dunn
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Deletion of Mgr2p Affects the Gating Behavior of the TIM23 Complex

Frontiers in Physiology
2019-01-15 | Journal article
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Cory Dunn
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A bacteria-derived tail anchor localizes to peroxisomes in yeast and mammalian cells

Scientific Reports
2018-11-06 | Journal article
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Cory Dunn
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Some Liked It Hot: A Hypothesis Regarding Establishment of the Proto-Mitochondrial Endosymbiont During Eukaryogenesis

Journal of Molecular Evolution
2017-09-15 | Journal article
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Cory Dunn
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Bacterial tail anchors can target to the mitochondrial outer membrane

Biology Direct
2017-07-24 | Journal article
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Cory Dunn
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Evidence for Amino Acid Snorkeling from a High-Resolution, In Vivo Analysis of Fis1 Tail-Anchor Insertion at the Mitochondrial Outer Membrane

Genetics
2017-02-01 | Journal article
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Cory Dunn
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Mitochondrial Dysfunction Plus High-Sugar Diet Provokes a Metabolic Crisis That Inhibits Growth

PLoS ONE
2016-01-26 | Journal article
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Cory Dunn

Reduced Glucose Sensation Can Increase the Fitness of Saccharomyces cerevisiae Lacking Mitochondrial DNA

PLoS ONE
2016-01-11 | Journal article
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Cory Dunn

Mutation of the mitochondrial large ribosomal RNA can provide pentamidine resistance to Saccharomyces cerevisiae.

Mitochondrion
2014-09 | Journal article
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Cory Dunn
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Activation of the pleiotropic drug resistance pathway can promote mitochondrial DNA retention by fusion-defective mitochondria in Saccharomyces cerevisiae.

G3: Genes, Genomes, Genetics
2014-07 | Journal article
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Cory Dunn
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Deletion of conserved protein phosphatases reverses defects associated with mitochondrial DNA damage in Saccharomyces cerevisiae.

Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A
2014-01 | Journal article
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Cory Dunn
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Defects associated with mitochondrial DNA damage can be mitigated by increased vacuolar pH in Saccharomyces cerevisiae.

Genetics
2013-05 | Journal article
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Cory Dunn
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Running on empty: does mitochondrial DNA mutation limit replicative lifespan in yeast?: Mutations that increase the division rate of cells lacking mitochondrial DNA also extend replicative lifespan in Saccharomyces cerevisiae.

Bioessays
2011-10 | Journal article
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Cory Dunn
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A conserved tetraspanin subfamily promotes Notch signaling in Caenorhabditis elegans and in human cells.

Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A
2010-03 | Journal article
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Cory Dunn
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Mgr3p and Mgr1p are adaptors for the mitochondrial i-AAA protease complex.

Mol Biol Cell
2008-12 | Journal article
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Cory Dunn
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Awaking TIM22, a dynamic ligand-gated channel for protein insertion in the mitochondrial inner membrane.

J Biol Chem
2007-06 | Journal article
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Cory Dunn
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Ups1p, a conserved intermembrane space protein, regulates mitochondrial shape and alternative topogenesis of Mgm1p.

J Cell Biol
2006-06 | Journal article
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Cory Dunn
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A genomewide screen for petite-negative yeast strains yields a new subunit of the i-AAA protease complex.

Mol Biol Cell
2006-01 | Journal article
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Cory Dunn
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Functional analysis of subunit e of the F1Fo-ATP synthase of the yeast Saccharomyces cerevisiae: importance of the N-terminal membrane anchor region.

Eukaryot Cell
2005-02 | Journal article
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Cory Dunn
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Bacterial and host factors involved in the major histocompatibility complex class Ib-restricted presentation of Salmonella Hsp 60: novel pathway.

Infect Immun
2004-05 | Journal article
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Cory Dunn
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Mitochondrial building blocks.

Trends Cell Biol
2004-05 | Journal article
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Cory Dunn
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Suppression of a defect in mitochondrial protein import identifies cytosolic proteins required for viability of yeast cells lacking mitochondrial DNA.

Genetics
2003-09 | Journal article
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Cory Dunn
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Protein import into and across the mitochondrial inner membrane: role of the TIM23 and TIM22 translocons.

Biochim Biophys Acta
2002-09 | Journal article
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Cory Dunn
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