El Profesor Howy Jacobs visitará al grupo Mitochondrial Health and Longevity el 3 de noviembre, viernes, con poca antelación. Dará una charla de unos 30 minutos sobre su trabajo en la termogénesis mitocondrial a los miembros del grupo. Cualquier persona interesada  en acudir a la charla será bienvenida y os agradecemos que se lo hagáis saber a Marina Villar (marina.villarfernandez@biodonostia.org) o Ian Holt (ian.holt@biodonostia.org) para facilitar la organización.

Howy Jacobs is Emeritus Professor of Molecular Biology in Tampere University, Finland (since 1996). Educated in Cambridge, Glasgow and Caltech, he has spent most of his career studying aspects of mitochondria, including mitochondrial DNA transactions, the pathophysiology and molecular mechanisms of mitochondrial disease, and the properties of alternative respiratory chain enzymes. Most recently he has been studying the thermobiology of mitochondria. As well as winning a number of prestigious research awards and lecture invitations, Howy has been active in the affairs of EMBO, notably as Chief Editor of EMBO Reports (2009-2014), and has undertaken numerous other tasks in scientific publication, conferencing and public communication, notably as screenwriter and narrator of the award-winning TV science documentary series Suomen Tulevaisuus (The Future of Finland).

His group develops fundamental knowledge about the genetics and biochemistry of mitochondria, which can guide the design of novel therapies for diseases associated with mitochondrial dysfunction. We also seek a better understanding of how heat production in mitochondria affects physiological processes at the organelle, cell and whole organism level.