An interview with Jared Rutter.

Abstract

Jared Rutter's group studies the mechanisms by which cells sense their metabolic environment and integrate these signals to influence cell behaviors. Jared completed his PhD at the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, USA, where he stayed on to begin his independent research career as the first Sara and Frank McKnight Independent Fellow. He established his own lab at the University of Utah, USA, where he is now Distinguished Professor of Biochemistry and an HHMI Investigator. Jared is a Guest Editor for Development's special issue on Metabolic and Nutritional Control of Development and Regeneration. We caught up with him to find out more about his research, his experiences with translating this work to the clinic and the importance of placing metabolism research in the broader biological context.