Macilla Fuentes Rodrigo, PhD

The five main lines of research are:
- Insulin sensitivity and lipotoxicity in obesity and associated metabolic alterations.
- Physical exercise and nutritional strategies for the prevention and treatment of metabolic diseases associated with obesity.
- Interaction between energy metabolism and circadian rhythms to optimize metabolic health.
- (Dys)mitochondrial function of skeletal muscle and metabolic health in elderly subjects.
- Regulation of substrate oxidation in health and in metabolic disorders associated with obesity.

Personal resume

Rodrigo Mancilla holds a PhD in Translational Medicine and Human Energy Metabolism from the School of Translational Nutrition and Metabolism Research (NUTRIM) at Maastricht University, the Netherlands. Following his doctoral degree, Dr. Rodrigo Mancilla was awarded by the European Foundation for the Study of Diabetes (EFSD) to continue his Postdoctoral research at Maastricht University, investigating the effects of physical exercise and nutritional supplementation with vitamin B3 on insulin sensitivity and mitochondrial function of skeletal muscle in elderly subjects. To conduct his research, Dr. Rodrigo Mancilla implements and applies gold-standard and non-invasive methodologies in humans with metabolic compromise, such as magnetic resonance spectroscopy (1H-MRS and 31P-MRS), euglycemic hyperinsulinemic clamp, muscle biopsies, and biopsies of other peripheral tissues. Currently, Dr. Rodrigo Mancilla is an Assistant Professor at Finis Terrae University, Faculty of Medicine, and his work is funded by national and international agencies such as ANID, Top Institute of Food and Nutrition (TiFN) Wageningen, EFSD, and NUTRIM.