Alexis Diaz
I am a cell biologist whose research is focused on dissecting the role of mitochondrial dysfunction in metabolic disease. I obtained a PhD from The University of Chile, Chile, in 2018. Here I utilised a range of cell and molecular biology tools in both cell and animal models to study the role of mitochondrial calcium uptake, mitochondrial dynamics and mitophagy on muscle degeneration and insulin signalling in skeletal muscle.
In 2018, I joined the Advanced Centre for Chronic Diseases (ACCDIS, Chile) as a postdoctoral researcher to study the role of mitochondrial-endoplasmic reticulum interaction in cardiac hypertrophy, providing the opportunity further to refine my skills in mitochondrial biology and cardiometabolic disease.
In 2019, I joined the University of Sydney as a postdoctoral research fellow. In this role, I have been exploring how mitochondrial reactive oxygen species contribute to insulin resistance in skeletal muscle and adipocytes
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