This past Thursday the Quintana lab was honored to share a wonderful night at the Círculo Ecuestre of Barcelona to raise awareness for mitochondrial disease research.
The event was organized by Isabel Lavín (and her husband Valero), the parents of Mencía, a really wonderful 7 year-old girl, and gathered a large audience of friends, mito families and 
researchers to educate on mitochondrial disease and help find a treatment for Mencía and all mito kids.
The night included several interesting and didactic and informative talks by local mitochondrial experts such as Dr. Julio Montoya and Dr. Jaume Campistol as well as an outline of the potential treatments that gene and cellular therapy may bring to mitochondrial research.
One of the highlights of the event was the announcement of the establishment of a new Foundation for Mitochondrial Research, devoted to find a cure (mainly via gene and cellular therapy) for mitochondrial disease. It was impressive the amount of support from many national (and international) celebrities!
Finally, we could enjoy an exquisite selection of hors d’oeuvres and drinks while participating in a charity raffle. Needless to say, the lab (at least part of it), was lucky 🙂
So, a big welcome to the new Foundation!