Dr. Alexandra Ekvik
Postdoctoral Scholar
Cellular and Molecular Medicine
Summary
I am interested in the molecular underpinnings of aging from the perspective of cell models and computational approaches. My academic research so far has focused on metabolism and mitochondrial function, and I have experience in genetic construct design, data science as well as proteomics. In the Yeo lab I will be investigating how changes in RNA biology contribute to age-related decline, with the focus on neurodegeneration.
During my free time I like listening to and playing music, poetry, hiking, plant-based food, and birding.
Education
PhD, Metabolic Biology, UC Berkeley, 2025
MPhil, Translational Biomedical Research, University of Cambridge, 2019
BSc, Biology, University of Helsinki, 2018
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Publications
Ekvik, A. E., Kober, M. M., & Titov, D. V. (2026). Genetically encoded manipulation of ATP/ADP ratio in human cells uncovers proteomic and physiological signatures of energy stress. Cell Chemical Biology, 33(5), 683-698.
Bal, G. L., Ng, K. Y., Berzell, E., Akpinar, A., Ekvik, A. E., Koludarova, L., ... & Battersby, B. J. (2025). Intrinsic errors in mitochondrial translation trigger a decline in cell fitness. bioRxiv, 2025-10.
Choe, M., Ekvik, A. E., Stalnaker, G., Shin, H. R., & Titov, D. V. (2025). Genetically encoded tool for manipulation of ΔΨm identifies its role as the driver of ISR induced by ATP synthase dysfunction. Cell Chemical Biology, 32(4), 620-630.