Dissertations Doctoral thesis review: Alice Maestri
Title: Metabolism as a driver of adipocyte identity and adipose tissue plasticity
Welcome to Alice Maestri´s doctoral thesis defence on Friday 9 October 2026, to be held in Inghesalen, 86, Tomtebodavägen 18a, 171 65 Solna.
Author:
Alice Maestri
Karolinska Institutet, Department of Medicine, Solna, Division of Cardiovascular Medicine.
Principal Supervisor:
Associate Professor Carolina Hagberg
Karolinska Institutet, Department of Medicine, Solna, Division of Cardiovascular Medicine.
Opponent:
Assistant Professor Daniel Fazakerley
University of Cambridge, Institute of Metabolic Science, Metabolic Research Laboratories.
Co-supervisor(s):
Professor Ewa Ehrenborg
Karolinska Institutet, Department of Medicine, Solna, Division of Cardiovascular Medicine.
Professor Paolo Parini
Karolinska Institutet, Department of Medicine, Huddinge, Department of Laboratory Medicine, Division of Clinical Chemistry at Labmed
Associate Professor Helin Norberg
Karolinska Institutet, Department of Physiology and Pharmacology
Examination Board:
Professor Martin Jastroch
Stockholm University, Department of Molecular Biosciences, The Wenner-Gren Institute.
Associate Professor Jurga Laurencikiene
Karolinska Institutet, Department of Medicine, Huddinge.
Professor Olov Andersson
Uppsala Universitet, Department of Medical Cell Biology.