Mitochondria & Energy Metabolism

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Research interests

Mitochondrial plasticity
Mitochondrial gene expression
Nucleotide metabolism

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Abigail Strefeler (Alexandre) receives the 2026 FBM Faculty Prize
September 2026

Congratulations to Abigail Strefeler (Alexandre) on receiving the Faculty Prize from the FBM UNIL, Faculté de biologie et de médecine de l’Université de Lausanne! 🎉

This prize is awarded for the best publication from a PhD thesis at the Faculty of Biology and Medicine, recognizing Abigail’s excellent work on nucleotide metabolism, recently published in Nature Metabolism.

Congratulations Abigail, very well deserved! 👏

New paper in Science Advances
August 2026
New paper from the lab!  In this new story, we venture into the fascinating world of macrophage immunometabolism. Beautiful work led by Joan Blanco Fernandez, the lab’s very first PhD student & macrophage expert! Have a look at the paper for more! 2026_BlancoFernandez_ScienceAdvances