Targeting cardiac amino acid transport and catabolic
reprogramming in heart failure VHIR is seeking an outstanding and
highly motivated postdoctoral researcher to apply for a Marie
Sklodowska-Curie Postdoctoral and join the Cardiovascular Research
Group. Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions – Postdoctoral Fellowships
(MSCA-PF) The Marie Skłodowska-Curie Postdoctoral Fellowships
(MSCA-PF) are part of the Horizon Europe programme and support
postdoctoral researchers in developing an original research and
innovation project through international mobility. The programme
aims to strengthen researchers’ careers through excellent science,
international collaboration and interdisciplinary experience, while
fostering integration in both academic and non-academic
environments. The MSCA-PF call is highly competitive and represents
an excellent opportunity to attract international talent and
support researchers in consolidating their scientific careers
through an ambitious mobility-based fellowship. The 2026 call
closes on 09/09/2026 (17:00 Brussels time). For candidates applying




to a European Postdoctoral Fellowship, the fellowship duration is
from 12 to 24 months . Full eligibility details: MSCA Postdoctoral
Fellowships 2026 Background Heart failure (HF) is a leading cause
of hospitalization and mortality worldwide, and current therapies
only partially slow its progression. The failing heart undergoes
maladaptive metabolic remodeling, with reduced substrate
flexibility and a striking accumulation of branched-chain amino
acids (BCAAs: leucine, isoleucine, valine) in both plasma and
myocardium. Elevated BCAAs drive insulin resistance and chronic
mTORC1 activation, fueling pathological hypertrophy, fibrosis and
contractile dysfunction. Recent work shows that boosting cardiac
BCAA catabolism alone is insufficient to normalize myocardial BCAA
content, pointing to amino acid transport, rather than intrinsic
oxidation, as the key control point. Our preliminary data identify
the neutral am

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