Monther Abu-Remaileh

Congratulations to the 2026 ASBMB Award Winners!

Through their pioneering work, these scientists are advancing discovery, driving innovation, and shaping the future of molecular life sciences.

Read more about their work: ow.ly/x05f50WSbax. #ASBMB26 #MakeItPossible

Fueling the next phase of brain resilience: 2025 Catalyst Momentum Awards Four Stanford teams receive funding from the Knight Initiative for Brain Resilience to advance research

Congratulations to our 2025 Catalyst Momentum awardees! Their projects explore how sleep, inflammation, endocannabinoid metabolism, cellular stress, microglia, and other factors shape brain aging and resilience.

Learn more: brainresilience.stanford.edu/news/fueling...

PLA2G15 is a BMP hydrolase and its targeting ameliorates lysosomal disease - Nature Lysosomal phospholipase PLA2G15 was identified as a physiological BMP hydrolase whose activity depends on unique esterification and stereochemistry of BMP and offers a potential therapeutic targe...

Check out this new work from @abu-remaileh.bsky.social and coworkers @stanford-chemh.bsky.social, a possible new target for treatment of neurodegenerative disease!

www.nature.com/articles/s41...

Targeting cells’ ‘trash-sorting’ systems could unlock new treatments for neurodegenerative disease By preserving a lipid critical to cellular cleanup, researchers improved a severe neurodegenerative condition in both cells and mice – a finding that could have widespread applications in medicine.

Work led by Kwamina Nyame and Jian Xiong in the lab of Institute Scholar @abu-remaileh.bsky.social identified enzyme PLA2G15 as a lysosomal degrader of BMP, a lipid that is misregulated in neurogenerative disease, providing a potential new access point for treatment news.stanford.edu/stories/2025...

Thrilled to have our story on the regulation of lysosomal lipids out in @cp-cellmetabolism.bsky.social! The work was led by two outstanding grad students Jess Davidson and Raghav Jain probing mechanistic control of energy expenditure @hhmi.org @uwbiochem.bsky.social

a greeting card for eid mubarak with a crescent moon ALT: a greeting card for eid mubarak with a crescent moon

Eid Mubarak to all. As we gather in safety and abundance, our hearts are with our brothers and sisters in Gaza and Palestine—marking yet another Eid without food, safety, or shelter. May this Eid bring strength, mercy, and a path to peace to them and to all who are oppressed.

Honored be named a #SloanFellow! Grateful to my amazing team @stanford-chemh.bsky.social —this wouldn’t be possible without them.

Cellular and organismal function of choline metabolism

REVIEW | Kıvanç Birsoy, Monther Abu-Remaileh and colleagues @rockefelleruniv.bsky.social, @stanford.edu

The authors provide a broad overview of choline metabolism, its cellular handling, and how it impacts physiology and pathology

Read it here: https://bit.ly/413tD9w