Juan C. Landoni

Juan C. Landoni, Ph.D.

Mitochondria | Metabolism | Ageing | Microscopy

Curriculum Vitae

Professional Experience

Postdoctoral researcher

2022 - present

Laboratory of Experimental Biophysics (Prof. Suliana Manley), Institute of Physics, EPFL, Lausanne, Switzerland 🇨🇭

Fundamental mechanisms of mitochondrial genome organization and quality-control using advanced and super-resolution microscopy.

Doctoral researcher

2019 - 2022

Mitochondrial Medicine laboratory (Prof. Anu Suomalainen-Wartiovaara), Stem Cells and Metabolism, University of Helsinki, Finland 🇫🇮

Mitochondrial DNA maintenance disorders, metabolism, cardiac development, and aging.

Undergraduate researcher

2014 - 2019

Mitochondrial Medicine laboratory (Prof. Anu Suomalainen-Wartiovaara), Molecular Neurology, University of Helsinki, Finland 🇫🇮

Pathomechanisms of human genetic diseases affecting mitochondria and metabolism.

Education

Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) in Integrative Life Sciences / Biomedicine

2019 - 2022

Faculty of Medicine, University of Helsinki, Finland 🇫🇮

Dissertation: Mitochondrial DNA replication defects: consequences for neonatal heart disease & premature aging

Master of Science (M.Sc.) in Translational Medicine

2017 - 2019

Faculty of Medicine, University of Helsinki, Finland 🇫🇮

Thesis: Structural Insights into Creatine Transport from Novel Disease Mutation

Bachelor of Science (B.Sc.), Chemistry

2014 - 2017

Faculty of Science, University of Helsinki, Finland 🇫🇮

Thesis: Development of a New Method for Quantitative dNTP Pool Measurement from Biological Samples

Languages

Spanish (Native)

English (Fluent, C2)

French (Fluent, C1-C2)

Teaching & Mentoring

Mentoring of students in the laboratory [English]

2018 - 2025

M.Sc. (5), M.D.-Ph.D. (2) and Ph.D. students (2, one faculty appointed co-supervisor)

University of Helsinki, Finland 🇫🇮 & EPFL, Switzerland 🇨🇭

Instructor | Molecular Biology, Cell Biology [French]

2023 - 2025

[French] Swiss Biology Olympiad IBO|Suisse, Switzerland 🇨🇭

Research facilitator | Physiology: Modern Cell Biology Using Microscopic,
Biochemical and Computational Approaches [English]

2024

University of Chicago Marine Biology Laboratory, Woods Hole, USA 🇺🇸

Instructor | Cell Biology & Methods in Molecular Biology [Spanish]

2025

Olimpíada Argentina de Biología, Argentina 🇦🇷

Organizer/presenter | Stem Cells and Metabolism Seminar Series [English]

2019 - 2021

University of Helsinki (Dpbm-158, scientific seminars and career skills and development workshops), Finland 🇫🇮

Mentor | Iberoamerican Biology Olympiad [English, Portuguese]

2017

Iberoamerican Biology Olympiad, Azores, Portugal 🇵🇹

Mentor/expert | Genome editing team, Millennium Youth Camp [English]

2014

Technology Academy Finland & Aalto University, Finland 🇫🇮

Mentor | Iberoamerican Biology Olympiad [Spanish]

2013

Iberoamerican Biology Olympiad, Rio Cuarto, Argentina 🇦🇷

Intercultural Education mentor/facilitator [English & Spanish]

2011 - 2018

AFS Intercultural Programs, Argentina 🇦🇷 & Finland 🇫🇮

Institutional & Academic Responsibilities

Faculty Council member

2023 - present

Faculty Council of the School of Basic Sciences , École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL), Switzerland 🇨🇭

Delegate

2023

International Workshop on Treatment of mtDNA Maintenance Disorders
(15-person clinician, scientist, patient relative, and pharma consensus meeting), The Netherlands 🇳🇱

Board member & International Tutoring Coordinator

2016 - 2017

Helsingin Yliopiston Kemistit ry (Student union for chemistry students at the University of Helsinki), Finland 🇫🇮

Outreach & Volunteering Activities

"Pintó Colaborar (biología y evolución de la mitocondria)", Dato Encerrado podcast

2021

"Mitochondrial Musical", Video for the Global Young Scientist Summit, Singapore National Research Foundation

2021

"Itrio-39", 118. El universo en una tabla (1st ed.), 72.

2019

ABRE & El Gato y La Caja. ISBN 978-987-46963-8-0

"Did you know about MITO? - w/ Juan Landoni", The Science Basement Podcast

2018

"Ctrl+Z" (Induced Pluripotent Stem Cells), El Gato y La Caja, published online

2017

"Ctrl+F" (advent of CRISPR technologies)

2016

El Gato y La Caja Anuario III (1st ed.), 126-129. El Gato y La Caja. ISBN 978-987-45866-7-4

MyScience Magazine, editor in chief & author

2014 - 2019

Translation of transcripts for mito-disease patient meeting, EuroMIT 2014, Tampere, FI

2014

Institutional & Academic Responsibilities

Faculty Council member, School of Basic Sciences, EPFL, Switzerland

2023 - present

Delegate at the ENMC International Workshop on Treatment of mtDNA Maintenance Disorders

2023

(15-person clinician, scientist, patient relative, and pharma consensus meeting), Netherlands

Board member, Helsingin Yliopiston Kemistit ry, Finland

2016 - 2017

International tutoring coordinator, Helsingin Yliopiston Kemistit ry, Finland

2015 - 2017

Grants, Fellowships and Awards

Talks at International Conferences

Pearling mediates mitochondrial DNA and microdomain distribution

2024

Invited talk at Cell Symposia in Multifaceted Mitochondria, Sitges, Spain

Cell Symposia

Mitochondrial Pearling as a Putative Content Management Mechanism

2024

Invited talk at Keystone Symposia on Mitochondria Signaling and Disease, Banff, Canada

Keystone Symposia

The Consequences of Increased mtDNA Replication: From Premature Aging to Neonatal Disease

2021

Invited talk at Keystone eSymposia – Metabolic Decisions in Development and Disease, USA

Keystone eSymposia

A Genomic Non-Coding Complex Regulates Mitochondrial DNA Maintenance in CNS

2017

Selected talk at EMBO|FEBS Lecture Course Mitochondria in life, death and disease, Bari, Italy

EMBO|FEBS Course

New Insights into Creatine Transport and Metabolism

2017

Selected talk at FINMIT Mitochondria, Metabolism and Disease meeting, Tampere, Finland

FINMIT Meeting

Mitochondrial DNA replication disorders remodel one-carbon metabolism

2016

Selected talk at FASEB conference on folate, vitamin B12 and one-carbon Metabolism, Colorado, USA

FASEB Conference

Faculty of Science, University of Helsinki

2014

Direct Admission Offer | Finland 🇫🇮

Millennium Youth Camp

2013

Selection | Competitive global selection of promising young students | Technology Academy Finland & Aalto University, Helsinki, Finland 🇫🇮

Talks at International Conferences

EMBO | EMBL Symposium: Seeing is believing: imaging the molecular processes of life

2025

Invited talk | "Pearling mediates mitochondrial DNA and microdomain distribution" | Heidelberg, Germany 🇩🇪

Cell Symposia in Multifaceted Mitochondria

2024

Oral presentation | "Pearling mediates mitochondrial DNA and microdomain distribution" | Sitges, Spain 🇪🇸

Keystone Symposia on Mitochondria Signaling and Disease

2024

Oral presentation | "Mitochondrial Pearling as a Putative Content Management Mechanism" | Banff, Canada 🇨🇦

Keystone eSymposia – Metabolic Decisions in Development and Disease

2021

Oral presentation | "The Consequences of Increased mtDNA Replication: From Premature Aging to Neonatal Disease" | USA 🇺🇸

EMBO|FEBS Lecture Course Mitochondria in life, death and disease

2017

Oral presentation | "A Genomic Non-Coding Complex Regulates Mitochondrial DNA Maintenance in CNS" | Bari, Italy 🇮🇹

FINMIT Mitochondria, Metabolism and Disease meeting

2017

Oral presentation | "New Insights into Creatine Transport and Metabolism" | Tampere, Finland 🇫🇮

FASEB conference on folate, vitamin B12 and one-carbon Metabolism

2016

Oral presentation | "Mitochondrial DNA replication disorders remodel one-carbon metabolism" | Colorado, USA 🇺🇸

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