Atenisa Caci

Atenisa Caci is a guest researcher and postdoctoral scholar affiliated with the Unit for Molecular Endocrinology (Odense) at Karolinska Institute (KI), Odense University Hospital (OUH), and the Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology at the University of Southern Denmark. Her research bridges molecular endocrinology and cellular metabolism, focusing on bone biology and metabolic disorders.

• Education: PhD in Molecular Endocrinology (2024), University of Southern Denmark.

Research Interests center on the interplay between obesity, estrogen deficiency, and bone metabolism, with secondary work in antifungal drug mechanisms (e.g., nystatin) and transcriptional regulation (YAP1, TEAD1). Her studies employ ovariectomized mice and live-cell imaging to explore diet-induced pathologies.

Publications highlight her contributions to understanding how high-fat diets exacerbate bone loss in estrogen-deficient models, along with molecular insights into nystatin-membrane interactions. Key journals include Bone Reports, Aging Cell, and BBA Biomembranes.

Labs & Collaborations: She collaborates with multidisciplinary teams at KMEB (Odense) and contributes to translational biology projects. Her work intersects with diabetes research, metabolic bone disorders, and pharmacological imaging.