Tag: DC4

  • Raúl’s secondment

    NAD+ in adipose tissue aging Raúl Pérez Mato, NADIS doctoral candidate at the University of Genoa, performed a secondment at the University of Copenhagen, in Nov-Dec 2023, with the aim of studying NAD+ in white and brown adipose tissue in the context of aging. This secondment represented the first step in a collaboration between the…

  • Inspiring the Next Generation

    NADIS Project Engages High School Students in Science The Department of Experimental Medicine actively engages in various initiatives to promote science among the public, particularly targeting high school students. More than 1000 students are offered hands-on laboratory experiences through visits to the state-of-the-art laboratory at the Polo Biotechnology at UNIGE. These experiences aim to guide…

  • DC4

    Name: Raúl Pérez Mato Nationality: Spanish MSc education: Molecular Biomedicine Current position: PhD Candidate at  University of Genova Supervisors: Santina Bruzzone Social media handles: LinkedIn Description of the project: White adipose tissue (WAT) stores energy, whereas brown AT (BAT) is specialized in energy expenditure. WAT browning has been suggested as a strategy in obesity, insulin…