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Anthony Grillo is an Assistant Professor of Chemistry at the University of Cincinnati, joining in 2022. He holds a B.S. in Biochemistry and Chemistry from the University of Michigan (2011) and a Ph.D. in Chemistry (Organic Chemistry) from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign (2017), advised by Martin Burke. His postdoctoral research (2018–2022) with Matt Kaeberlein at the University of Washington focused on mitochondrial dysfunction and neurodegeneration. His research integrates biochemistry, chemical biology, and metabolic physiology to study how mitochondrial defects disrupt micronutrient metabolism in aging and disease.
- Education:
- B.S. Biochemistry, University of Michigan (2011)
- B.S. Chemistry, University of Michigan (2011)
- Ph.D. Chemistry, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign (2017)
- Grants:
- NIH R01 (2024–2028): Probing mTOR inhibition in metabolic diseases
- United Mitochondrial Disease Foundation Grant (2023–2025): Mitochondrial Complex I deficiencies
Research interests include mitochondrial dysfunction in neurodegeneration, transition metal roles in aging, and developing interventions for metabolic disorders. His lab employs in vitro and in vivo models to study oxygen dyshomeostasis and iron misregulation. Recent work highlights iron’s influence on disease progression and tau aggregation in mitochondrial disease models.
Awards include the NSF GRFP (2011–2017) and NIH R01 funding. He teaches courses on transition metals in biochemistry and undergraduate biochemistry. Active in service roles, he co-leads programs like the UC ACS SEED initiative and the Global Research Experience in Chemistry.
