Look small, find large: from cellular biology to neurodegenerative diseases
Tomáš Knedlík works on mitochondria and their communication with other cell organelles. It is important to study mitochondria and their contacts because their dysfunction may lead to quite a number of disorders, such as Parkinson’s and Alzheimers’ diseases.
Tomáš obtained his PhD at the Institute of Organic Chemistry and Biochemistry in Prague, Czechia, and in 2019 he came to the University of Padua to work with Professor Giacomello at the Department of Biology. In 2020 he received a MSCA Individual Fellowship to support his project here.
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