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IRB Barcelona<\/a>, based in the Barcelona Science Park, has established the Mitochondrial Biology and Tissue Regeneration<\/a> laboratory, integrated into the Aging and Metabolism Programme. This laboratory will focus mainly on how mitochondrial metabolism affects intercellular communication in the immune system, especially in heart disease and cancer, and it is expected to include around eight researchers by the end of the year. The new research group will be headed by Dr. Ana Victoria Lechuga-Vieco, who holds a Junior Group Leader Grant from \u201cla Caixa\u201d Foundation and has secured competitive funding from the State Research Agency (AEI).<\/strong><\/p>\n

Mitochondria, which are essential for cellular energy production, play a key role during tissue regeneration and immune system responses. Understanding how mitochondrial dysfunction affects these processes is crucial for developing new therapeutic strategies for diverse conditions closely associated with ageing, such as heart disease and cancer.<\/p>\n

“Our goal is to unravel the underlying mechanisms that link mitochondrial health to chronic and degenerative diseases, and thereby develop more effective diagnostics and treatments to improve the quality of life of those affected by these conditions,” says Dr. Lechuga-Vieco<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

In recent years, institutional efforts to strengthen research into ageing and metabolism have also led to the setup of the laboratories led by\u00a0Dr. Alejo Rodr\u00edguez-Fraticelli<\/strong>, focusing on cellular lineage and identity In ageing, and\u00a0Dr. Stefanie Wculek<\/strong>, addressing innate immunology and metabolism. The strengthening of the Aging and Metabolism Programme reflects the Institute’s strategic investment in these cutting-edge areas of science.<\/p>\n

With the establishment of\u00a0Dr. Lechuga-Vieco<\/strong>\u00b4s laboratory, IRB Barcelona has launched six new labs in the last four years, all led by distinguished young researchers. These laboratories are dedicated to pioneering fields of research, such as targeted protein degradation, stem cell memory, epigenetics in haematopoiesis, immunity and leukaemia, inflammation and cellular plasticity in cancer, and vulnerabilities in paediatric cancer. In addition to these six new research groups, three joint basic-clinical groups have been established under the TRIP-Clinics initiative, co-funded by the \u201cla Caixa\u201d Foundation and the Government of Catalonia.<\/p>\n

Dr. Ana Victoria Lechuga-Vieco’s career<\/strong><\/h3>\n

Dr. Ana Victoria Lechuga-Vieco<\/strong>\u00a0is a biotechnologist (Pablo de Olavide University, 2012) with extensive experience in mitochondrial biology, tissue homeostasis and immunology. She obtained her PhD in Molecular Biomedicine (Autonomous University of Madrid, 2018) under the supervision of Dr. Jos\u00e9 Antonio Enr\u00edquez <\/strong>and Dr. Jes\u00fas Ru\u00edz-Cabello<\/strong> at the National Center for Cardiovascular Research (CNIC) in Madrid, where she studied mitochondrial genetics in physiology and pathology.<\/p>\n

In 2020, she joined Dr. Vincenzo Cerundolo<\/strong>‘s laboratory at the MRC Weatherall Institute of Molecular Medicine at the University of Oxford to study the impact of mitochondrial genetics on anti-tumour immunity and novel targeted immunotherapies. Subsequently, she joined Dr. Katja Simon<\/strong>‘s laboratory at the Kennedy Institute of Rheumatology (University of Oxford) through EMBO funding to explore how autophagy regulates mitochondrial quality control and CD8 T cell differentiation programs.<\/p>\n

Dr. Lechuga-Vieco<\/strong>‘s work has been published in high-impact scientific journals, including studies on mitochondrial DNA heteroplasmy and its relationship with heart disease and cellular ageing, thus highlighting the relevance and potential of her research to transform biomedicine.<\/p>\n

\u00bb Link to the news:<\/strong> IRB Barcelona website [+]<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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