Valentin Barquissau is a scientist from the South of France. He obtained a PhD in human nutrition at the Université d’Auvergne (Clermont-Ferrand, France) focusing on skeletal muscle metabolism during obesity-induced insulin resistance. In 2012, he moved to Toulouse (France) in Dominique Langin’s lab to study white-to-brown adipocyte conversion. Since February 2018, he is working in Lluis Fajas’ lab to investigate the role of CDK4 in metabolic control, especially in skeletal muscle. Additionally, he plans to improve his knowledge of the Alps in both winter and summer conditions, so do not hesitate to get in touch with him to share your experience and/or for mountain trips…