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  • Name:  Rubén Zapata-Pérez  Nationality:  Spanish  MSc education:  Biology – Molecular Biology, University of Murcia, Spain  PhD education:  Molecular Biology and Biotechnology, University of Murcia, Spain Postdoc education:  Cell biology – Metabolism, Amsterdam UMC, the Netherlands Current position:  Assistant Professor  Social media handles:  X (@RZapataPerez), LinkedIn  Description of my lab’s work: Our research group is focused…

  • Name:  Riekelt Houtkooper  Nationality:  Dutch  MSc education:  Biomedical Sciences, University of Amsterdam  PhD education:  Laboratory Genetic Metabolic Diseases, University of Amsterdam  Postdoc education:  Laboratory for Integrative and Systems Physiology; Ecole Polytechnique Federale de Lausanne  Current position:  Professor of Translational Metabolism, Amsterdam University Medical Centers, University of Amsterdam  DCs:  Maria Tretowicz, Kasper Vinten, Melisa Ermert  Social…

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    Name:  Laurine van Gijn  Nationality:  Dutch  MSc education:  Cancer, Stem Cells & Developmental Biology Current position:  PhD Candidate Supervisors:  Carles Canto & Bart Deplancke  Description of the project: Adipose stem and progenitor cells (ASPCs) play an important role in the expansion of adipose tissue during obesity via hyperplasia. Recently, we discovered a distinct murine ASPC…

  • DC9

    Name:  Qi Zhang  Nationality:  Chinese  MSc education:  Traditional Chinese Medicine  Current position:  PhD Candidate  Supervisors:  Morten Scheibye-Knudsen, Riekelt Houtkooper  Description of the project: Recently, reduced NAD precursors such as dihydronicotinamide riboside has been shown to increase NAD levels to a higher extend than non-reduced precursors. The purpose of my project is to explore how reduced precursors…

  • DC8

    Name:  Melisa Emel Ermert  Nationality:  Turkish  MSc education:  Molecular Biology of the Cell Current position:  PhD Candidate Supervisors:  Prof. Dr. Riekelt Houtkooper, Dr. Herma Renkema, Prof. Dr. Eija Pirinen   Social media handles:  LinkedIn Description of the project:  Within the scope of my research project, the therapeutic role of NAD+ precursors and Khondrion’s compounds, particularly focusing…

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    Name: Frida Matiyevskaya  Nationality: Kazakhstan MSc education: Bioengineering Current position: PhD Candidate at Scheibye-Knudsen group, University of Copenhagen  Supervisors: Morten Scheibye-Knudsen, Santina Bruzzone  Social media handles: LinkedIn Description of the project: Aging is the most significant risk factor for multitude of diseases, encompassing diabetes, cancer, cardiovascular conditions, and neurodegenerative disorders. What causes aging is unknown,…

  • DC6

    Name: Johannes Frank Nationality: Austria MSc education: Molecular Biology Current position: PhD Candidate Supervisors: Dr. Evandro Fang & Dr. Sofie Lautrup Social media handles: Facebook Description of the project: Alzheimer’s disease (AD) is a devastating neurodegenerative disorder characterized by beta-amyloid plaques, tau tangles, mitochondrial dysfunction, oxidative stress, among other features. Molecular mechanisms on why neurons…

  • DC5

    Name: Thomas Brochard Nationality: French MSc education: Biochemistry, Aging, Molecular Biology Current position: PhD Candidate Supervisors: A/Prof. Dr. Eija Pirinen, Prof. Dr. Santina Bruzzone, Dr. Juulia Lautaoja-Kivipelto Social media handles: LinkedIn  Description of the project: Maintaining proper NAD+ metabolism is crucial for the effective production of energy in mitochondria. Disrupted NAD+ metabolism has been associated…

  • DC4

    Name: Raúl Pérez Mato Nationality: Spanish MSc education: Molecular Biomedicine Current position: PhD Candidate at  University of Genova Supervisors: Santina Bruzzone Social media handles: LinkedIn Description of the project: White adipose tissue (WAT) stores energy, whereas brown AT (BAT) is specialized in energy expenditure. WAT browning has been suggested as a strategy in obesity, insulin…

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    Name: Federico Bertoli Nationality: Italian MSc education: Neurobiology Current position: PhD student at Institut Imagine Paris Supervisors: Michela Deleidi Social media handles: LinkedIn Description of the project: Investigating NAD+ Metabolism Role in Alpha-Synuclein Proteostasis and Immune Homeostasis in Parkinson’s Disease   Parkinson’s disease (PD), the second most common neurodegenerative disorder, is characterized by the progressive…