We are delighted to share the news that our very own WCMR Director, Prof Sir Doug Turnbull, has been named a Fellow of the Royal Society. This prestigious award is…

The Wellcome Centre for Mitochondrial Research was well represented at the 12th Neuromuscular Translational Research Conference that took place at the Centre for Life in Newcastle last week.  Over 30…

There are still many unanswered questions about mitochondrial disease despite growing research activity in the UK and across the globe. Funding for research is limited, so it is essential that…

The WCMR team were busy celebrating British Science Week 2019 in lots of different ways! Here we provide a brief summary of the events and activities team members were involved…

Over 35 young scientists from the WCMR, including Undergraduate students, Masters students and PhD students, came together last month for a session on creative problem solving.  This was one of…

This Wellcome Trust funded postdoctoral position is suitable for an enthusiastic and highly motivated Postdoctoral Research Associate and is based in the laboratory of Professors Zofia Chrzanowska-Lightowlers and Robert Lightowlers…

Beginning in 2019, Newcastle University are recruiting 100 new Fellows over the next 5 years. For more information click here https://www.ncl.ac.uk/nuact/about-nuact/ The NUAcT (Newcastle University Academic Track) Fellowship programme offers…

Where do mitochondrial DNA mutations that cause disease and accumulate with age originate from? A new study shows that in human muscle, mtDNA mutations arise near the cell nucleus where…

Mitochondria in Health and Disease is a series from the Henry Stewart Talks given by experts in the field and edited by Prof Chrzanowska-Lightowlers. This is a good resource for…

  The Cell Symposia: Multifaceted Mitochondria meeting that took place earlier this month in San Diego boasted a wide range of topics covering many different aspects of mitochondrial biology, from…