Julien Ochala

Julien Ochala is an Associate Professor in the Department of Biomedical Sciences at the University of Copenhagen (Københavns Universitet).13 He is the Group Leader of the Ochala Group, which focuses on understanding muscle cell function in health, evolution, and disease, with a specific emphasis on the motor protein myosin and its binding partners.1

Dr. Ochala's research primarily concentrates on:

1. Identifying how sarcomeric protein diversification influences skeletal and cardiac muscle metabolism
2. Defining myosin adaptations' effects on metabolic pathways in extreme conditions
3. Determining how myosins and neighboring proteins contribute to human muscle and metabolic diseases
4. Exploring non-human vertebrate myosins as potential therapeutic targets1

His expertise includes single muscle fiber manipulation, cell mechanics, fluorescent imaging, X-ray diffraction, and proteomics.1 Dr. Ochala holds a Ph.D. and is a Fellow of the Higher Education Academy (FHEA).4 He has previously held positions at King's College London as a Reader in Muscle Physiology2 and at Uppsala University in Sweden.4

Dr. Ochala is actively involved in research projects funded by organizations such as the Carlsberg Foundation, Novo Nordisk Foundation, and A Foundation Building Strength For Nemaline Myopathy.1 His work aims to advance our understanding of muscle regulation and potentially develop novel treatments for muscle and metabolic diseases.1