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Liza A. Pon publication distribution in Molecular Biology in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Molecular Biology in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Liza A. Pon sits on this spectrum.

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47 publications 564+

This scientist: 92 publications — 8th percentile

8% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 564 publications or more.

Liza A. Pon D-index placement in Molecular Biology in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Molecular Biology scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Liza A. Pon sits on this spectrum.

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40 D-Index 145+

This scientist: 43 D-Index — 4th percentile

4% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 145 D-Index or more.

Overview

Liza A. Pon is affiliated with Columbia University in the United States. Their research primarily lies within the field of Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology, with a particular focus on Molecular Biology, Cell Biology, Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience, Biophysics, and Aging.

The scientist's work covers several interconnected topics, including:

  • Mitochondrial Function and Pathology
  • Fungal and yeast genetics research
  • Ubiquitin and proteasome pathways
  • Advanced Fluorescence Microscopy Techniques
  • Genetics, Aging, and Longevity in Model Organisms
  • Photosynthetic Processes and Mechanisms
  • Genetic Neurodegenerative Diseases

Their recent publications demonstrate a focus on cellular and molecular mechanisms, with studies published in diverse venues. These include:

  • "Mitochondria-Associated Degradation Pathway (MAD) Function beyond the Outer Membrane" (2020), Cell Reports
  • "Touch and Go: Membrane Contact Sites Between Lipid Droplets and Other Organelles" (2022), Frontiers in Cell and Developmental Biology
  • "Lysosomal recycling of amino acids affects ER quality control" (2020), Science Advances
  • "Live cell imaging of mitochondrial redox state in mammalian cells and yeast" (2020), Methods in cell biology
  • "Identification of a modulator of the actin cytoskeleton, mitochondria, nutrient metabolism and lifespan in yeast" (2022), Nature Communications

Frequent co-authors collaborating with Pon include Emily J. Yang, Pin-Chao Liao, István Boldogh, Cierra N. Sing, and Theresa C. Swayne. The scientist has contributed multiple publications to journals and platforms such as bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory), STAR Protocols, Methods in molecular biology, Methods in enzymology on CD-ROM/Methods in enzymology, and Frontiers in Cell and Developmental Biology.

Liza A. Pon has participated in book publications, notably contributing to a volume titled Molecular Mechanisms and Physiological Significance of Organelle Interactions and Cooperation - Volume II, published by Frontiers Media in 2022.

Best Publications

  • ER-mitochondria tethering by PDZD8 regulates Ca2+ dynamics in mammalian neurons

    Yusuke Hirabayashi;Seok-Kyu Kwon;Seok-Kyu Kwon;Hunki Paek;Hunki Paek;Wolfgang Maximilian Pernice

  • Presenilins are enriched in endoplasmic reticulum membranes associated with mitochondria.

    Estela Area-Gomez;Ad J.C. de Groof;Istvan Boldogh;Thomas D. Bird

  • A Protein Complex Containing Mdm10p, Mdm12p, and Mmm1p Links Mitochondrial Membranes and DNA to the Cytoskeleton-based Segregation Machinery

    Istvan R. Boldogh;Dan W. Nowakowski;Hyeong-Cheol Yang;Haesung Chung

  • Mitochondria on the move

    Istvan R. Boldogh;Liza A. Pon

  • Interactions of mitochondria with the actin cytoskeleton.

    Istvan R. Boldogh;Liza A. Pon

  • Actin cable dynamics in budding yeast

    Hyeong-Cheol Yang;Liza A. Pon

  • Interaction between Mitochondria and the Actin Cytoskeleton in Budding Yeast Requires Two Integral Mitochondrial Outer Membrane Proteins, Mmm1p and Mdm10p

    Istvan Boldogh;Nikola Vojtov;Sharon Karmon;Liza A. Pon

  • Actin-dependent Mitochondrial Motility in Mitotic Yeast and Cell-Free Systems: Identification of A Motor Activity on the Mitochondrial Surface

    V R Simon;T C Swayne;L A Pon

  • Arp2/3 complex and actin dynamics are required for actin-based mitochondrial motility in yeast

    Istvan R. Boldogh;Hyeong-Cheol Yang;W. Dan Nowakowski;Sharon L. Karmon

  • Live cell imaging of the assembly, disassembly, and actin cable–dependent movement of endosomes and actin patches in the budding yeast, Saccharomyces cerevisiae

    Thomas M. Huckaba;Luiz Fernando Pantalena;Hyeong-Cheol Yang

  • Puf3p, a Pumilio family RNA binding protein, localizes to mitochondria and regulates mitochondrial biogenesis and motility in budding yeast

    Luis J. García-Rodríguez;Liza A. Pon

  • Live cell imaging of mitochondrial movement along actin cables in budding yeast.

    Kammy L. Fehrenbacher;Hyeong-Cheol Yang;Thomas M. Huckaba

  • A key role for MAM in mediating mitochondrial dysfunction in Alzheimer disease.

    Estela Area-Gomez;Ad de Groof;Eduardo Bonilla;Jorge Montesinos

  • Mitochondrial quality control during inheritance is associated with lifespan and mother-daughter age asymmetry in budding yeast

    José Ricardo McFaline-Figueroa;Jason Vevea;Theresa C. Swayne;Chun Zhou

  • Role for Lipid Droplet Biogenesis and Microlipophagy in Adaptation to Lipid Imbalance in Yeast

    Jason D. Vevea;Enrique J. Garcia;Robin B. Chan;Bowen Zhou

  • Mitochondrial inheritance: cell cycle and actin cable dependence of polarized mitochondrial movements in Saccharomyces cerevisiae

    V.R. Simon;S.L. Karmon;L.A. Pon

  • Improvement of N-glycan site occupancy of therapeutic glycoproteins produced in Pichia pastoris

    Byung-Kwon Choi;Shannon Warburton;Heping Lin;Rohan Patel

  • The Src homology domain 3 (SH3) of a yeast type I myosin, Myo5p, binds to verprolin and is required for targeting to sites of actin polarization.

    Blake L. Anderson;Istvan Boldogh;Marie Evangelista;Charles Boone

  • Yeast mitochondria contain ATP-sensitive, reversible actin-binding activity.

    D A Lazzarino;I Boldogh;M G Smith;J Rosand

  • A type V myosin (Myo2p) and a Rab-like G-protein (Ypt11p) are required for retention of newly inherited mitochondria in yeast cells during cell division.

    Istvan R. Boldogh;Sharmilee L. Ramcharan;Hyeong-Cheol Yang;Liza A. Pon

Frequent Co-Authors

J. Michael McCaffery
J. Michael McCaffery Johns Hopkins University
Franck Polleux
Franck Polleux Columbia University
Eric A. Schon
Eric A. Schon Columbia University Medical Center
Michael P. Sheetz
Michael P. Sheetz The University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston
Roberto Zoncu
Roberto Zoncu University of California, Berkeley
Thomas D. Bird
Thomas D. Bird University of Washington
Gary E. Gibson
Gary E. Gibson Cornell University
Karen Duff
Karen Duff University College London
Charles Boone
Charles Boone University of Toronto
Lloyd A. Greene
Lloyd A. Greene Columbia University

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