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UCL – University College London UCL is consistently ranked as one of the top ten universities in the world (QS World University Rankings 2010-2022) and is No.2 in the UK for research power (Research Excellence Framework 2021).

✍️ Apply now! Clinical Fellowship in imaging for evaluation of mitochondrial disease severity, progression, and treatment response, in our excellent & supportive team at UCL Queen Square / UCLH NHS Highly Specialised Service for Rare Mitochondrial Disorders shorturl.at/jaSke

🤯THREE🤯opportunities to join the Newcastle LifeArc LAC-TreatMito hub, tackling mitochondrial disorders: Research Associate jobs.ncl.ac.uk/job/Newcastl..., Bioinformatician jobs.ncl.ac.uk/job/Newcastl... & Lab Tech Specialist jobs.ncl.ac.uk/job/Newcastl.... Closing soon!

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

📢 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...

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.

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 👇

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New! Mitochondrial donation to prevent primary mitochondrial disorders. Research to highest standards within exemplary framework. www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.... & www.nejm.org/doi/full/10..... Credit to Newcastle Uni, Lily Foundation & others ‪@mitonewcastle.bsky.social‬ ‪@lilyfoundation.bsky.social‬

🥼📢👀 New Vacancy: Clinical Research Fellow (Mitochondrial Diseases). Exciting new fellowship role within LifeArc and MDUK-funded Translational Rare Disease Centre to Treat Mitochondrial Diseases
UCL Queen Square IoN. Closing date: 24th Apr
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We are looking for a Clinical Research Fellow to join our team. Please share!

Final programme for this event is now available! www.ucl.ac.uk/ion/events/2...

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🎉 bioRxiv & medRxiv are now managed by openRxiv, a new independent nonprofit. This transition allows for more flexibility and innovation. Our mission remains being a free service to authors ensuring rapid sharing of scientific information before peer review.
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Research Fellow at UCL Explore an exciting academic career as a Research Fellow. Don't miss out on other academic jobs. Click to apply and explore more opportunities.

Please share! Exciting post-doc position in the Mitochondrial Research Group at UCL Queen Square Institute of Neurology, London www.ucl.ac.uk/ion/research.... Great team of supportive colleagues, this project could drive meaningful change to patients, closes 8th April www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DMJ082/r...

Still time to register for: bit.ly/49lQiAf UK Neuromuscular Translational Research Conference 15 and 16 April 2025 - a scientific meeting to promote and share cutting edge clinical and scientific advances in the neuromuscular field.

It's an honour to take on this responsibility from a great role model such as Linda Greensmith, during an era of groundbreaking research in neuromuscular diseases. I look forward to supporting the success of the department's exceptional PIs, early-/mid-career researchers, staff, and students.

Research Fellow at UCL Explore an exciting academic career as a Research Fellow. Don't miss out on other academic jobs. Click to apply and explore more opportunities.

Please share! Exciting post-doc position in the Mitochondrial Research Group at UCL Queen Square Institute of Neurology, London www.ucl.ac.uk/ion/research.... Great team of supportive colleagues, this project could drive meaningful change to patients, closes 8th April www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DMJ082/r...

Jasper Morrow, Consultant Neurologist at NHNN and UCL Queen Square Department of Neuromuscular Diseases took part in a patient-led podcast to mark rare diseases day 😀 Here is a link to the website with all the links to the podcast:
www.optimumcomms.com/podcast/#epi...
Thank you for listening!

Biallelic variants in RYR1 and STAC3 are predominant causes of King-Denborough Syndrome in an African cohort - European Journal of Human Genetics European Journal of Human Genetics - Biallelic variants in RYR1 and STAC3 are predominant causes of King-Denborough Syndrome in an African cohort

ICGNMD colleagues at University of Pretoria and North-West University, Potchefstroom, have published their congenital myopathy cohort data in EJHG! 😀 Thank you to all participant families for contributing to the study. Find their paper here: www.nature.com/articles/s41...

Delighted this collaborative paper now out from ICGNMD Brazil in Brain Communications! academic.oup.com/braincomms/a...

Hello! This is the new account for the ICGNMD, the International Centre for Genomic Medicine in Neuromuscular Diseases - welcome!