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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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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...

Super important work from @hantonicka.bsky.social and collaborators describing a new #mitochondrialdisease gene association 🧬✊🏽🌟

Coverage of this important work led by @daniellahock.bsky.social and @dstroudlab.bsky.social who support our @lifearc.bsky.social research to replicate this

@medicalsciencesncl.bsky.social
@neygenomics.bsky.social
@mitocamb.bsky.social
@londonmito.bsky.social
@lilyfoundation.bsky.social

Rare genetic diseases rapidly detected under new test Researchers have developed a new blood test capable of rapidly diagnosing rare genetic diseases in babies and children.

And some more @mitochondrially.bsky.social @zornitza.bsky.social @taylorlabncl.bsky.social @mike-ryan.bsky.social @drlukeyform.bsky.social @nikeishacaruana.bsky.social @nicolelake.bsky.social plus an AAP article!

Cutting the diagnosis journey for children born with rare genetic diseases Families can wait years for a diagnosis of a rare genetic disorder, but a new test can provide answers in days for a better understanding of the condition and potentially earlier treatment, finds new...

We're super proud to see our study showing utility of proteomics in ultra-rapid variant prioritisation for suspected mito and other rare diseases out in Genome Medicine (rdcu.be/endwE). Too many amazing collabs to thank, so here are the big ones @daniellahock.bsky.social @thorburnmito.bsky.social!

More from the fantastic team @lilyfoundation.bsky.social about the new, collaborative translational @lifearc.bsky.social Centre for Rare Mitochondrial Diseases 🌟

Enjoying a few days talking mitochondria in the beautiful city of Genoa ☀️🇮🇹

Molecular machineries shaping the mitochondrial inner membrane - Nature Reviews Molecular Cell Biology The inner mitochondrial membrane forms cristae, which are crucial for mitochondrial function. This Review explores the protein complexes that regulate cristae dynamics, including remodelling and fusio...

Molecular machineries shaping the mitochondrial inner membrane

www.nature.com/articles/s41...

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Great to be working alongside @mitocamb.bsky.social @ucl-qs-cnmd.bsky.social @lilyfoundation.bsky.social and @mitonewcastle.bsky.social colleagues in this new Centre!

Such a great day and opportunity to work together as a UK mitochondrial research community going forward!

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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.

Great talks at a cool venue! Delighted to contribute to the Clinical Genetics Society conference in #Sheffield presenting our work on the application of #technologies to leverage #mitodisease diagnoses

@newcastleuni.bsky.social 🎓🍾

Congrats to Dr James Lambton for defending his PhD in Newcastle this week 🎓
Neuronal #iPSC models of ATG7-related #autophagy disorders & a newly-identified disease gene.
Thanks to Ian Ganley & Marzena Kurzawa-Akanbi for examining, and Monika Winter & @lindalako.bsky.social for co-supervision ✊🏽🌟

Biallelic NDUFA13 variants lead to a neurodevelopmental phenotype with gradual neurological impairment Kaiyrzhanov et al. provide a cumulative phenotype characterization of NADH-ubiquinone oxidoreductase 1 alpha subcomplex 13 (NDUFA13)-related disease descri

NDUFA13, a mitochondrial complex I subunit, was linked to complex I deficiency in only 3 patients. We now report 10 more cases, expanding the phenotypic spectrum, consolidating its role, & comparing it with other complex I deficiency subtypes. Please Check our paper: academic.oup.com/braincomms/a...

Expanding the molecular basis of #mitochondrial genetic disease! Thanks to Bill Newman, Ray O’Keefe and colleagues from @mft-imrare.bsky.social for leading this international collaborative study

#raredisease
#diagnostics
#mitochondrialdisease

Many congratulations Jon! 🌟

🌏RARE DISEASE DAY! Here at the Newcastle Mitochondrial Research Group, we are proud to be working with many rare disease communities 💜

@lilyfoundation.bsky.social

Rare Disease Day

Today, we recognise the 300 million people worldwide living with #RareDisease 💜

Check out these upcoming local events to learn more—details in the posters below!

#RareDiseaseDay #ShareYourColours