Marta, Patrizia and Albert just published a new review on how mitochondria may act as a trojan horse in neurons. This is because, due to their bacterial origin, mitochondria have a high immunogenic potential. Indeed, mitochondria have been identified as an intracellular source of molecules that can elicit cellular responses to pathogens. The problem is […]
We are veeery happy to announce we have received a 3-year grant from the Spanish Research Agency, to study the molecular determinants of neuronal death in mitochondrial disease. We want to understand the role of the immune system in mitochondrial disease, both in animal models and in human samples, and thanks to this grant we […]
A science dissemination contest was organized at our research institute for Sant Jordi. Laura Sánchez won the first prize with this amazing masterpiece, which shows our lab and the things you can find in it! She rocks!
We have received a Proof of Concept UAB grant to transfer our mito-based technology to develop a diagnostic kit for bacteria resistance. The project, which is a collaboration with Hospital Parc Taulí, will consist of creating a fast and highly sensitive approach to detect antimicrobial resistance (AMR), based on checking the expression of different resistance […]
As the new year begins, we would like to look back to 2020 for a last minute. It was a tough year, but the scientific community got two amazing new doctors! Pati defended her PhD, ESTUDIO DEL PERFIL TRADUCCIONAL CITOSÓLICO Y MITOCONDRIAL DE POBLACIONES NEURONALES SUSCEPTIBLES A LA DEFICIENCIA DEL COMPLEJO I MITOCONDRIAL, in December, […]
We have big good news at Quintanalab. Pati already deposited her PhD Eli was selected to be a Ramon y Cajal researcher Albert is now a tenured associate professor Everything was adequately celebrated with pizza last Friday: We are very happy! Cheeeers!
Albert and Eli participated in an international study published in Nature, which describes the processes occurring in the hippocampal neurons to create long-lasting memories. Long-term memory is a brain mechanism that allows us to encode and retain an almost unlimited amount of information throughout our lifetime. Key proteins that activate protein synthesis, such as the […]
We are very happy to announce we have been selected to receive a grant from La Caixa Foundation to investigate new therapies for mitochondrial disease! It has been a very competitive process, in which only 8 projects were selected out over 150 proposals, so we have some cava in the fridge! Our project will focus […]
What was last Saturday’s day number? Yes, it was the 4th of July. What happens on every 4th of July? Yes, we celebrate a BBQ to commemorate the United States’ Independence Declaration. O say, can you see by the dawn’s early light… You can tell we miss Seattle 😀 We went to El Bosc Tancat, […]
We have been told about this great project, Mitowomen, which is a database to make the women working on mitochondria research more visible. The aim is to create a network for collaboration and to boost women representation on editorial boards, as keynote speakers in conferences, in invited special issues, as reviewers, on grant funding panels […]