MitoMetLab

Inherited Metabolic Diseases and Muscular Diseases Research Group at Institut d'Investigacions Biomèdiques August Pi i Sunyer
and Hospital Clínic of Barcelona

[MitoMetLab @mitometlab]

📢 International PhD opportunity in the DINAMYS Doctoral Programme

Join our group together with Dr. Cid & Dr. Espigol’s vasculitis team to study metabolic pathways & T-cell dysfunction in eosinophilic granulomatosis with polyangiitis (EGPA).

More info👉
https://t.co/0imTPQeoR5

[IDIBAPS @idibaps]

Aquesta setmana, a l'IDIBAPS...

L’#IDIBAPS ha celebrat una nova edició del PhD Day, la jornada dedicada als investigadors i investigadores predoctorals, que s’ha consolidat com un espai d'intercanvi de coneixement i desenvolupament professional

👉https://t.co/GkTNCZ0ZCj

[Guerreros Púrpura @guerreropurpura]

Durante nuestra cena entregamos los 25.000 € de la II Convocatoria de Ayudas a la Investigación.
El proyecto ganador, liderado por Frederic Tort, investigará nuevas estrategias diagnósticas en enfermedades mitocondriales. Para nuestros niños, la investigación es su esperanza.

[Centre d'Estudis d'Altafulla @cestudaltafulla]

Ens complau a convidar-vos al 12è Memorial Dr. Manel Chiva Royo 2026:

✅ Malalties minoritàries: com la ciència salva vides
👤 A càrrec: Dra. Glòria Garrabou
🗓️ Dissabte 16 de maig
🕥 18:30h
🗺️ Casal La Violeta

#Altafulla
@ajAltafulla @ccentresestudis @AltafullaRadio

[MitoMetLab @mitometlab]

🧬Tomorrow our IP Glòria Garrabou will host the 12th Dr. Manel Chiva Royo Memorial 2026 at the Centre d’Estudis d’Altafulla, featuring a fascinating talk on #RareDiseases

We’d love to see you there. Come join us!

[MitoMetLab @mitometlab]

🧬Today our IP Glòria Garrabou, participated in the 13th Barcelona Science Congress, an initiative aimed at promoting scientific experimentation and research in primary schools🔬✨ #13cciencia @CongresCiencia

[MitoMetLab @mitometlab]

🧬Dr. Sonia Alonso-Martin (Biogipuzkoa Health Research Institute) will be another of the speakers at the 1st SEMIO Workshop on Muscle Pathology

📅May 21, 2026 | Madrid

[MitoMetLab @mitometlab]

🧬Exciting news for the myology community!
The Spanish Society of Myology (SEMIO) is launching its 1st Workshop on Muscle Pathology
📌Madrid I 🗓️ 21st May 2026
🔗Check out for more infromation:
https://t.co/FCA61IMXv6
#Myology #MusclePathology

[MitoMetLab @mitometlab]

🧬Dr. Daniel Natera de Benito (Hospital Sant Joan de Déu Barcelona) will be one of our speakers at the 1st SEMIO Workshop on Muscle Pathology

📅 May 21, 2026 | Madrid

[MitoMetLab @mitometlab]

🧬Join us for the 15th Programa Clínico de Enfermedades Minoritarias: De los aspectos básicos a las unidades expertas

📅 June 5 | Aula Magna
🎓 Free + CE credits
🔗 Registration:
https://t.co/TQXq1kBqnQ
📄 Program 👇

[MitoMetLab @mitometlab]

Check out our recent article we contributed to! In this case-control study, we used untargeted urinary #metabolomics to characterize the metabolic signature of 36 adult patients with #PKU.

🔗https://t.co/DCEazDId25

[MitoMetLab @mitometlab]

🧬Last Friday we had the privilege of attending the charity dinner for the VIII anniversary of #GuerrerosPurpura💜
Honored to receive an award to launch a research project funded by them!

[MitoMetLab @mitometlab]

🧬 We also attended the first Neuro&Rare 2026: CIBERNED-CIBERER Joint Scientific Meeting celebrated in Madrid where we presented both a poster and an oral talk. A great opportunity to share our work and engage with the community!

[MitoMetLab @mitometlab]

🧬 We're at the 6th Global Conference on Myositis (GCOM) in Lisbon! Our predoc @Sr_Felix_as is presenting his poster on new insights into Inclusion Body Myositis 💡 #GCOM2026 #MyositisResearch

[MitoMetLab @mitometlab]

SEMIO launches the Muscle Pill Webinars 💊 — a new monthly series on muscle science.

⏳ Only one week to go until our first session:
“Muscle Regeneration: From Embryo to Disease”
📅 March 24, 2026 | 🕛 12:00 CET
🎤 Led by Amelia Aránega
👉 Registration: https://t.co/ksTpwKevPZ

[GeneticaSantPau @GeneticaSantPau]

Avui celebrem la jubilació de la Dra. Pia Gallano, gran referent del diagnòstic genètic molecular de malalties neuromusculars i d'altres, excel.lent recercadora i molt estimada per la professió arreu del pais. Felicitats❤️ @HospitalSantPau @IRSantPau @CIBER_ISCIII @AEGHgenetica

[Iago Pinal-Fernandez @DrIagoPinal]

ARD study shows anti-Mi2 autoantibodies target both Mi2 and AIRE via a shared PHD epitope. This cross-reactivity explains how anti-Mi2 impairs Mi2/NuRD function and deepens our understanding of the molecular mechanism of anti-Mi2 DM
#Myositis #RheumTwitter
https://t.co/avpkVwBLOo

[BioCel UPO @BioCelUPO]

El grupo de trabajo de Organoides y el de transcriptómica de CIBERER organizamos un curso sobre cultivos celulares avanzados y transcriptómica en el estudio de enfermedades raras. Será en Sevilla del 28 al 30 de enero. Gratis pero con inscripción aquí https://t.co/EhDThvn86N

[William A. Wallace, Ph.D. @WilliamWallace]

Your mitochondria are not batteries, they’re chemical factories. And this is what they’re building....

This diagram looks complex because it is. Your mitochondria act like tiny biochemical control centers that influence how well you think, heal, detoxify, fight infection, and even age.

Here’s the simple version:

1️⃣ They don’t just make energy, they make the building blocks of life.

Mitochondria produce the raw materials your cells need for:

-DNA & RNA
-Brain chemicals
-Antioxidants
-Cell membranes
-Repair enzymes

When mitochondria slow down, everything from immunity to cognition takes a hit.

2️⃣ They run a huge “chemical circuit” that keeps your cells functioning.

This network ties together:

-Folate
-B-vitamins
-Methylation
-Detox pathways
-Glutathione production
-DNA synthesis

Mitochondria supply key molecules (like formate) that cells use to build DNA and regulate repair.
This affects growth, immunity, fertility, inflammation, and aging.

3️⃣ When mitochondria falter, the effects ripple everywhere.

You don’t just feel tired, you see:

-More inflammation
-Poor detoxification processes
-Slower healing
-Brain fog
-Hormone imbalance
-Faster aging

Because the upstream control system is failing.

4️⃣ The takeaway

Your mitochondria aren’t batteries.
They’re the operating system that keeps your cells alive, communicating, and repairing damage.

Support them… and you support everything your body is trying to do.

📄 Source: Cell (2024). Mitochondrial one-carbon metabolism and its role in cellular biosynthesis and signaling.

[MitoMetLab @mitometlab]

🧬 Now that the Biennal Ciutat i Ciència is over, we would like to thank @BCNspiracy for inviting our PI Glòria to give a talk in #RareDiseases at @CosmoCaixa. Willing to see you all again! @idibaps @SimonPerera