In the media
In this section, you will find the latest news, achievements, and updates related to the research activities of our research group. Stay informed about ongoing projects, scientific publications, conference participation, collaborations, and other initiatives that contribute to advancing knowledge and innovation in our field.
Researchers Susanna Bodoy and Alba Casellas from FCTE represented UVic-UCC at the 11th International MetNet Meeting in Barcelona, where they presented their latest research on Vitamin D Receptor (VDR) regulation and strengthened international scientific collaboration in the field of metabolism and health.
17/12/2025 Barcelona
LAT2 has a critical role in regulating Gln efflux from skeletal muscle. The absence of LAT2 led to elevated intracellular Gln levels, impairing muscle proteolysis by inducing mTORC1 recruitment to the lysosome. Further, chronic Gln accumulation and decreased proteolysis were found to induce the early onset of an age-related muscle phenotype.
21/11/2024 Barcelona
Their project has been awarded funding by La Marató 3Cat. Researchers seek to improve the classification of DCIS lesions according to their risk of progression, enabling more personalized clinical management, reducing unnecessary treatments, and helping preserve patients’ quality of life, including their sexual and reproductive health.
21/11/2024 Barcelona
Els resultats de l’estudi mostren que la capacitat resolutiva dels macròfags en l’aterosclerosi depèn de la captació de glutamina a través del transportador SLC7A7, que alimenta la glutaminòlisi a través de GLS1. La deleció específica de Slc7a7 en els macròfags redueix l’entrada de glutamina, altera el metabolisme cel·lular, disminueix la producció d’ATPs i, contribueix a una progressió més agressiva de l’aterosclerosi. Finalment, també es demostra que la reprogramació metabòlica i transcripcional dels macròfags es modula per la degradació de glutamina, afectant la remodelació de la matriu extracel·lular i la estabilitat de les plaques.
2025 Vic
The article reviews the role of semaphorins, their receptors (plexins), and coreceptors (neuropilins) in cancer, highlighting how these molecules—originally studied in the nervous system—play a key role in tumour progression, invasion, and development, and may serve as promising therapeutic targets.
2024 Vic
Creació d’un nou grup de recerca Molecular Biomedicine (MBM) per reforçar la recerca biomèdica i translacional a la UVic-UCC
Neix un nou grup de recerca anomenat Molecular Biomedicine (MBM) a la Universitat de Vic – Universitat Central de Catalunya (UVic-UCC). Aquesta iniciativa estratègica apareix arran de la [...]
Alba Casellas and Susanna Bodoy attend the 11th International MetNet Metabolism Congress
Research in metabolism at the FCTE was represented at the 11th MetNet Meeting, held at the Centre for Catalan Studies in Barcelona. Professors Susanna Bodoy [...]
