Marina Rincon Sartori
Postdoctoral Fellow
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Biography
About me
I am from Brazil, where I studied biology and embarked on a master’s and PhD in Comparative Physiology, later exploring cell biology and mitochondrial bioenergetics. I am currently a postdoc at the Hotchkiss Brain Institute at the University of Calgary studying how mitochondria are involved in the mechanism of oxygen sensing.
My research
Mitochondria are like the batteries that power our cells. In some specialized cells, they also play a role in sensing when oxygen levels get too low (hypoxia), a threat to the survival of the organism. Our lab recently found out that cells in the spinal cord can sense when oxygen levels are reduced. Studying if and how mitochondria are involved in this process in the spinal cord will help us learn more about how our organism react when they don't have enough oxygen. This knowledge can be crucial for understanding and dealing with health issues involving lack of oxygen like clogged arteries, pulmonary diseases, diabetes, obesity, asthma, and mild cerebral blood flow deficiency.
BRAIN CREATE program aspirations
The BRAIN CREATE has already supported my participation in exceptional international conferences and soon it will provide support to an exciting expedition to explore high altitude hypoxia and how mitochondria is involved in its effects on the organism.
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Awards
CIHR postdoctoral fellowship