Mitochondria, redox and metabolic diseases

Dr. Liesa did his PhD at the University of Barcelona under the supervision of Dr. Antonio Zorzano, on the role and regulation of mitochondrial dynamics in muscle. In 2009, Dr. Liesa was awarded a fellowship from Fundación Ramon Areces to perform his post-doctoral research at Boston University. In 2013, Dr. Liesa became a junior group leader at Boston University and in 2015 was recruited by the Department of Medicine and the David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA as an Assistant Professor to lead his lab in the new Metabolism Theme, where he was promoted to Associate Professor. Dr. Liesa moved to Barcelona in 2022 to accept a tenured position as a Group Leader (Científico Titular) at the Molecular Biology Institute of Barcelona (IBMB-CSIC), located at the Barcelona Science Park.