Monday Muscle Seminar M&Ms: Vanina Romanello

Biosketch:Vanina Romanello is an Associate Professor of General Pathology at the University of Padua, Italy, and a researcher at the Venetian Institute of Molecular Medicine in Padova. She has a long track record investigating the mechanisms that control muscle mass in health and disease. Over the last decade, her research has focused on mitochondria quality control pathways, establishing a causal link between muscle-specific mitochondrial network alterations, muscle loss, and Fgf21-dependent disruption of whole-body homeostasis. Furthermore, she demonstrated that Fgf21 is a novel player in mitophagy and muscle loss. Her team is currently investigating new metabolic players involved in maintaining muscle health, with particular emphasis on the role of the peroxisomal-mitochondrial interactions in muscle function under both healthy and diseased conditions.