%0 Journal Article %T In This Issue, Volume 7, Issue 1 %A Kristen N. Kindrachuk %J Archive of "ACS Medicinal Chemistry Letters". %D 2016 %R 10.1021/acsmedchemlett.5b00494 %X Autophagy is the process by which cellular components are degraded and recycled. Given this role, autophagy is essential for maintaining cellular homeostasis, and mutations in autophagy-related genes have been implicated in a number of diseases including neurodegenerative disorders and cancer. The phosphatidylinositol 3-kinase, VPS34, has been implicated in playing a role in autophagy %U https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4716603/