Decodingmetabolismin human disease.
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From the fundamental principles of metabolism to the mechanisms driving human disease.
Metabolism is a fundamental regulator of cellular behaviour, orchestrating how tissues function, adapt and ultimately fail in disease.
Our research explores how mitochondrial biology and cellular metabolism regulate tissue adaptation and disease progression, using cancer and neurodegenerative disorders as complementary models in which metabolic dysfunction is a fundamental driver of pathology.
By integrating multi-omics, biochemistry, bioenergetics, genome engineering and advanced preclinical models, we uncover the molecular mechanisms controlling metabolic adaptation and identify new opportunities for therapeutic intervention.
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Let's decode metabolism together.
We welcome scientific discussions, collaborations, postdoctoral opportunities and ambitious ideas in mitochondrial biology, metabolism and human disease.
ebalsa@cbm.csic.esVisit the lab
Centro de Biología Molecular Severo Ochoa (CBM)Universidad Autónoma de Madrid
Campus de Cantoblanco
C/ Nicolás Cabrera 1
28049 Madrid, Spain
Laboratory
427
Extension
4739
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Madrid, Spain

