Mitochondria contain their own circular DNA (mtDNA) which encodes some of the proteins needed for energy generation by oxidative phosphorylation. Each mitochondrion can contain multiple copies of the genome, and…

The Lily Foundation and the Wellcome Centre for Mitochondrial Research (WCMR) at Newcastle University today announced a strategic partnership to improve the lives of people affected by mitochondrial disease. The…

In this week's WCMR 'Research in Progress' meeting, we heard from 2nd year PhD student Nana-Jane Chipampe who works between the WCMR and Northern Institute for Cancer Research and is…

During last week's WCMR 'Research in Progress' meeting, we heard from 2nd year PhD student Gareth Ettridge. The title of his talk was "Screening a Screen: Searching for the Haystack…

In this week’s WCMR ‘Research in Progress’ meeting we heard from Matthew Hunt, who told us about his PhD project investigating mitochondrial dysfunction and contemporary anti-retrovial therapy. Here, Matthew tells…

Clinical study provides new test to predict which women could benefit from mitochondrial donation. By Dr Lyndsey Butterworth Researchers have found a way to predict the risk of having a…

Mitochondrial patients and caregivers have been integral in helping guide the development of potential treatments for mitochondrial disease as part of the first phase of the PREFER study. But what…

In this week's WCMR 'Research in Progress' meeting we heard from Polly Usher, who told us about her PhD project that aims to develop a high throughput fluorescence screen to…

One of our speakers at this week's WCMR 'Research in Progress' meeting was Dr Shreya Ayyub, a Research Associate who is studying how proteins involved in energy production are made…

On the 6th April 2019, the Wellcome Centre for Mitochondrial Research (WCMR) and Newcastle Clinical Team hosted their 12th Annual Patient Information Day. This saw over 120 patients and families…