We would like to inform you that the upcoming Skills Webinar, “Science Outreach!”, originally scheduled for Tuesday, 20th January, has been postponed. The webinar will now take place on Tuesday, 24th February at the usual time, 15:00 CET.
We’re delighted to confirm our special guest for the session: Andrés Rieznik, an acclaimed science communicator - and one very much worth the wait. We truly appreciate your understanding and hope you can join us on the new date.
At the same time, we’re excited to announce February’s webinar and keep the moment going with the sixth session of the SFRR-E ECR webinar series, “Emerging Leaders in Redox Biology”, taking place on February 3rd, 2026! This series is dedicated to showcasing early-career researchers who are pushing the boundaries of redox biology. We’re looking forward to another engaging afternoon of learning, discussion, and connection. This session will focus on the fascinating topic of “Redox regulation in cardiovascular diseases”, with presentations from two exceptional researchers: Eloisa Vilas Boas and Janina Frisch. Join us at 15:00 CET for an exciting deep dive into cutting-edge redox research!
Beta-Cell Dysfunction in Diabetes: Redox Mechanisms and Beyond
Eloisa Vilas Boas, PhD
Department of Clinical and Toxicological Analysis, School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Sao Paulo, Brazil
Eloisa is an Assistant Professor at the Department of Clinical and Toxicological Analysis, School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Sao Paulo (USP, Brazil), where she leads research on pancreatic beta-cell pathophysiology, focusing on the interplay between redox state and calcium homeostasis. She obtained her BSc in Pharmacy-Biochemistry (2011) and her MSc (2013) and PhD (2020) in Physiology and Biophysics, all from the University of Sao Paulo. During her PhD, co-supervised by Professors Angelo Carpinelli and Fernanda Ortis, she investigated the role of NADPH oxidase-derived reactive oxygen species (ROS) in cytokine- and fatty acid-induced beta-cell dysfunction and death. As part of her doctoral training, she conducted a 12-month research at Saarland University (Homburg, Germany) in the lab of Prof. Leticia Roma, supported by DAAD (GradUS Global) and EFSD (Albert Renold Travel Fellowship), where she applied advanced redox imaging techniques using transgenic mice expressing the redox sensor roGFP2-Orp1. Her doctoral work provided novel insights into the real time redox regulation of beta-cell stress responses, leading to several academic awards, including the Best PhD Thesis Award from her department. In 2021, she joined the Energy Metabolism Laboratory at the Institute of Chemistry (USP) for her postdoctoral training with Prof. Alicia Kowaltowski, where she explored mitochondrial calcium transport as a key regulator of hepatic oxidative phosphorylation-work published in the Journal of Biological Chemistry and listed among the journal’s most read papers in 2021. Her current research aims to elucidate how redox and calcium signaling shape beta-cell function, survival, and adaptation to metabolic stress, using innovative live-cell imaging tools to quantify reactive oxygen species and calcium dynamics.
Redox signaling and ferroptosis in cardiovascular complications during chronic kidney disease.
Janina Frisch, PhD
Department of Biophysics/Redox Physiology, University of Saarland, Germany
Janina is a postdoctoral researcher at Saarland University in Germany in the group of Prof. Leticia Prates Roma at the Department of Biophysics/Redox Physiology. She studied Biomedicine at Johannes Gutenberg University in Mainz and began working on viral gene transfer in the field of orthopaedics during her PhD. She later continued with a focus on gene therapy at the Paul Ehrlich Institute in Frankfurt, where she worked on tumor-specific delivery of immune checkpoint inhibitors using viral vectors. Her passion for redox biology grew when she started her current postdoctoral position, where she focuses on how redox metabolism and reactive oxygen species govern cellular adaptation in cardio-renal complications. Her methodological expertise includes genetically-encoded redox biosensors, molecular biology techniques, functional cellular readouts, and in vivo experimental models. One of her major projects is to investigate ferroptosis as a potential therapeutic target for treating cardiomyopathy in patients with chronic kidney disease.
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