International Student Training Network

Cancer is a group of diseases that may affect anyone at any point in life and can lead to long-lasting changes in our lives. My uncle was diagnosed with melanoma at the age of 33 and passed away seven years later, shortly after his 40th birthday. Since his death, I have been wondering: would it […]

Rubén, what was your personal path into science? What made you decide to focus on metabolism and ageing? Rubén: At that time, I realized that although I was focused on producing these compounds, they might have therapeutic potential. This was around 2012, when the first studies on NR and NMN appeared. So, after finishing my […]

Could you tell us about your scientific journey and what inspired you to investigate the connection between mitochondria signalling and disease? Eija: Well, my mitochondria-related scientific journey started during my PhD studies, when I was investigating mice with accelerated polyamine catabolism. I came across a striking finding that these mice were resistant to diet-induced obesity.I […]

Can you tell us about your scientific journey and what drew you to the biology of NAD⁺, particularly the role of the enzyme CD38? Santina: Yes, my interest in CD38 and NAD⁺ began with my undergraduate thesis, and I’ve continued working in this field throughout my PhD and ever since.Originally, our focus was on what […]

Riekelt, you are the coordinator of the NADIS project. What was the motivation behind creating such a network and what do you hope to achieve with it? Riekelt: This network emerged because we were collaborating with a couple of the people who are now within NADIS, also the PIs, including Morten, Evandro, Carles, and Eija. […]

What inspired you to become a neuroscientist and what interested you in this field? Michela: I’m a neurologist by training. So, when I was in my medical training doing my neurology residency, what I really liked, and I what I was inspired by, was the fact that I was treating patients with devastating effects on […]