Pericentrin interacts with Kinesin-1 to drive centriole motility.
Journal of Cell Biology. 2022;221(9):e202112097. doi: 10.1083/jcb.202112097.
★ Selected for Cover
Where they are now
University of Vermont
Assistant Professor
Department of Molecular Physiology and Biophysics
Rusan Lab · NIH · 2018–2024
Work in the Rusan Lab
Matthew investigated centrosome positioning and centriole motility. His work connected Pericentrin to Kinesin-1-driven centriole movement and included co-first-author research on Cep104, centriole growth, and spermiogenesis.
Selected papers from the lab
Cep104 is a component of the centriole distal tip complex that regulates centriole growth and contributes to Drosophila spermiogenesis
Current Biology. 2023;33(19):4202-4216.e9. doi: 10.1016/j.cub.2023.08.075.
(# co-first authors, * co-corresponding)
Positioning Centrioles and Centrosomes
Journal of Cell Biology. 2024;223(4):e202311140. doi: 10.1083/jcb.202311140.
(* co-corresponding)
Selected presentations
- 2023 · Department of Biochemistry seminar, West Virginia University
- 2022 · Drosophila Research Conference, San Diego
- 2021 · Developmental Biology Group seminar, University of Manchester
- 2020 · ASCB/EMBO Cell Biology Meeting
Awards & recognition
- 2020 · Lenfant Biomedical Research Fellowship
- 2020 · NIH Fellows Award for Research Excellence (FARE)
- 2022 · Journal of Cell Biology cover selection for the centriole-motility paper