Doctoral candidates

At MITGEST, doctoral candidates have the opportunity to conduct research and work under the guidance of leading experts in mitochondrial biology, innovative therapies, and medicine.

Shreya Tapaswi

DC1: Molecular mechanisms involved in the degradation processes of damaged mitochondrial messenger RNAs

Eve Harding

DC2: Influence of mitochondrial metabolic alteration on mitochondria-nucleus crosstalk: a multi-omics study

Dory Vergallo

DC3: Synthesis, processing and degradation of mitochondrial RNA

Maria Valentina Nino

DC4: Functional proteomics of the mitochondrial gene expression system

Giulia Santonoceto

DC5: Identification and functional analysis of new factors and regulatory mechanisms of mitochondrial antisense RNA surveillance

Daria Kovalchuk

DC6: Quality Control Mechanisms in Mitochondrial Translation

Seungtae Lee

DC7: The impact of nutrient metabolism on mitochondrial DNA maintenance and expression in health and disease

Rebecca Lasalandra

DC8: Mitochondrial genomic instability and disease

Francesca Tavolaro

DC9: Targeting of nucleic acid drugs: a new mitochondrial RNA therapeutic strategy

Ettore Grapsi

DC10: The functionality of mitochondrial quality control (MQC) mechanisms within mitochondrial DNA diseases

Angela Frimpong

DC11: The effects of manipulating nutrient metabolism and nucleotide supplementation on organ pathophysiology