Newcastle Mitochondrial Research Group
@mitonewcastle.bsky.social
Mitochondrial Research Group @newcastleuni.bsky.social Working together to improve our understanding of mitochondrial function in health and disease #Mitochondria #MitoResearch #Science #Genetics #BiomedicalResearch #TranslationalMedicine #MedicalScience
Experts from Newcastle University have received The Queen Elizabeth Prize for Education from the King and Queen for Dementia research, recognising decades of transforming the care of people with Dementia with Lewy bodies. 👏 Read more here: https://bit.ly/4ccJ1Gu #WeAreNCL #QEdPrize
Best of luck to Newcastle graduate Yasmin Proctor-Kent (PhD, 2021) who is competing in this year's The Great British Sewing Bee 📺 The second episode of the series airs tonight at 9pm on BBC One. Join us in cheering on Yasmin! 🙌 #GreatBritishSewingBee #WeAreNCL
A journey, with challenges but ultimately complete triumph, has gracefully reached its conclusion, opening new windows to the world. Congrats again to our PhD graduates and their supervisors.
We are delighted to share the news about eight babies born after Mitochondrial donation. Congratulations to Prof McFarland and everyone involved for all the great work through the years! Here the article from @newcastleuni.bsky.social press office ➡️ www.ncl.ac.uk/press/articl...
Eight babies born after Mitochondrial donation
The UK’s pioneering licensed IVF technique to reduce the risk of mitochondrial diseases carried out in Newcastle has seen eight babies born, published research shows.
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We're proud to announce our work developing a ground-breaking mitochondrial donation IVF treatment has now seen eight healthy babies born 👶 Find out more 👇 www.ncl.ac.uk/press/articl... #WeAreNCL #Health #News #Mitochondria
Eight babies born after Mitochondrial donation
The UK’s pioneering licensed IVF technique to reduce the risk of mitochondrial diseases carried out in Newcastle has seen eight babies born, published research shows.
ncl.ac.uk
Congratulations to Prof Bobby McFarland & teams @mitonewcastle.bsky.social and #NewcastleFertilityCentre And most of all very best wishes to all the families benefitting at last from #mitochondrialdonation
The Lily Foundation@lilyfoundation.bsky.social · last yr.10 years ago, The Lily Foundation stood at the heart of the campaign to legalise #mitochondrialdonation. Today, research confirms it’s working, giving families the chance to have healthy, genetically related children 💗 Read more and please share! www.thelilyfoundation.org.uk/news/breakth...
📢 Exciting 3-year funded PhD opportunity 🧠 Prof Bobby McFarland and Dr Laura Smith are advertising for a PhD student to join their lab at the Newcastle Mitochondrial Research Group. 📅 Closing date: 16th July 2025 ⏰ Start date: 15th September 2025 To apply: www.findaphd.com/phds/project...
PhD studentship - Understanding the causes and identifying treatments for Alpers’ syndrome at Newcastle University on FindAPhD.com
PhD Project - PhD studentship - Understanding the causes and identifying treatments for Alpers’ syndrome at Newcastle University, listed on FindAPhD.com
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Dr Laura Smith had a great time presenting at the British Neuroscience Association (BNA) North East Meeting yesterday and was delighted to be awarded a prize for her talk on characterising neuroinflammatory pathology in POLG-related epilepsy. @britishneuro.bsky.social
New blood test developed to rapidly diagnose rare genetic disorders 🧬🩸 Prof Rob Taylor talks about this exciting approach here ➡️ www.ncl.ac.uk/press/articl... @taylorlabncl.bsky.social
New blood test developed to rapidly diagnose rare genetic diseases
Researchers have developed a blood test capable of rapidly diagnosing rare genetic diseases in babies and children, eliminating costly and invasive procedures and giving earlier access to treatment.
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We are excited to share with you some details behind our new project to transform the mitochondrial research landscape ➡️ LifeArc Centre for Rare Mitochondrial Diseases 💚
The Lily Foundation@lilyfoundation.bsky.social · last yr.Meet the minds behind the LifeArc Centre for Rare Mitochondrial Diseases Hear the excitement from the project leads as they hope to transform the mitochondrial research landscape, and meet mito patient Harry, who reminds us why this work matters www.thelilyfoundation.org.uk/affected-by-...
What an amazing day for the launch of the LifeArc Centre for Rare Mitochondrial Disease!
The Lily Foundation@lilyfoundation.bsky.social · last yr.We’re proud that the @lifearc.bsky.social Centre for Rare Mitochondrial Diseases has officially launched at a prestigious House of Lords event – a significant milestone in transforming the UK’s rare disease research landscape Stay tuned to meet the lead minds behind the centre on our Research Zone!
We are excited to join friends and colleagues from @lilyfoundation.bsky.social , @mdukcharity.bsky.social , @uniofcam.bsky.social and @ucl.ac.uk at the House of Lords to launch the new LifeArc Centre for Rare Mitochondrial Disease #mitodisease
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Mitochondrial Patient Information Day ⬇️🔝💚
@vdileo.bsky.social · last yr.Today I attended with some of my colleagues from the @mitonewcastle.bsky.social in @newcastleuni.bsky.social the Mitochondrial Patient Information Day. It was lovely to chat to so many patients and talk about some of the amazing research we are doing 💪🏻💚
Last week, members of the Mitochondrial Research Group attended the #18thNeuromuscularTranslationalResearchConference in Newcastle upon Tyne. It was an amazing time 💚✨ Thanks to everyone who presented their research! @newcastleuni.bsky.social
This is an amazing opportunity to translate mitochondrial research into clinical practice. We are delighted to be involved and look forward to continuing to work together.
The Lily Foundation@lilyfoundation.bsky.social · last yr.Yesterday we were proud to join the launch of the LifeArc Centre for Rare Mitochondrial Diseases - a major step forward in mito research We led a workshop on making complex science clear – because involving patients is key to success #mitochondrialdisease #mitoresearch #patientvoice #raredisease
This #InternationalWomensDay, @newcastleuni.bsky.social is celebrating all the incredible women in our community and their achievements #AccelerateAction #IWD2025 eur03.safelinks.protection.outlook.com?url=https%3A...
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Congratulations to Dr Lu who successfully defended her PhD thesis last week! 🥳 Thanks to Dr joannaelson.bsky.social and Dr Ilse Pienaar (supervisors).
Congratulations to Dr Tiago Gomes who has defended his thesis and passed with no corrections, becoming now Dr PhD 😉 The MRG is very proud to have you ✨💚 @vdileo.bsky.social & #Charlotte Warren, the MRG
🍾Bursting with pride and joy! Watching you grow as a scientist and individual has been incredible. Congrats, Jon, on truly earning your 🎓PhD! Thanks to all the amazing support @taylorlabncl.bsky.social @cgm-newcastle.bsky.social @mitonewcastle.bsky.social and examiners Ray O’Keefe and Tom Nicholls!
🌏RARE DISEASE DAY! Here at the Newcastle Mitochondrial Research Group, we are proud to be working with many rare disease communities 💜 @lilyfoundation.bsky.social
A belated congratulations to @imogenf.bsky.social for passing her PhD viva last month. Imogen’s work aims to understand the negative selection of mtDNA variants in blood. Many thanks to @jim-ca.bsky.social and @ryanlab.bsky.social for being great examiners!
It was a pleasure to host Jelle van den Ameele from @mitocamb.bsky.social for our first Mitochondrial Research Seminar of 2025. Thanks for some great scientific discussions, especially with our young scientists!
We're excited to have joined the BlueSky community! Follow us for the latest updates on our research, publications, and events. We’d love to connect with fellow scientists, clinicians, and anyone interested in mitochondrial biology! #Mitochondria #MitoResearch
