Grelet Lab in the News

Tumors may get supercharged by acquiring powerhouses of nerve cells

Mitch Leslie DOI: 10.1126/science.aea0605

Cancer cells get power boost by stealing mitochondria from nerves

Traci Watson DOI: 10.1038/d41586-025-01941-z

Neurons feed tumors

Laura Zelenka DOI: 10.1038/s41593-025-02048-4

Neurons Can Transfer Mitochondria to Cancer Cells

Karl Gruber DOI: 10.1158/2159-8290.CD-NW2025-0060

Cancer cells steal mitochondria from nerve cells to fuel their spread

Carissa Wong - NewScientist

Cancer’s Energy Hack: Tumor Cells Steal Mitochondria from Nerves to Fuel Metastasis

World Mitochondria Society

The Nerve of Some Cancers

Gary C. Howard - MitoWorld

Simon was Awarded The Most Prestigious Recognition of the World Mitochondria Society

2025 Best Scientific Contribution Award

Nerve-to-Cancer Mitochondrial Transfer: A Key Driver of Metastasis

The MitoTRACER Technology is discussed on Addgene blog 2025

Alyssa Shepard - Unveiling the mysteries of the mitochondria with MitoTRACER