Today marks a momentous occasion for the Wellcome Centre for Mitochondrial Research (WCMR) as we say goodbye to two outstanding and highly respected colleagues. We would like you all to…

We are delighted to share the news that our very own Professor Sir Doug Turnbull has been recognised for his pioneering work into the understanding of mitochondrial disease and has been…

The WCMR would like to say a huge congratulations to two of our team members who were recently promoted following this year's round of academic promotions at Newcastle University. It…

At a time when we have been asked to socially distance and limit contact with other people, the COVID-19 outbreak has also brought with it a sense of community and…

Congratulations to Marie Curie REMIX PhD student Matt Zorkau and other members of the WCMR team on the preprint of their research that uses high resolution imaging to investigate mitochondrial…

Raising awareness of mitochondrial disease is vital for those living with the condition and is something we strive to do as part of our patient-focused approach to research within the Wellcome…

Congratulations to Dr Oliver Russell and other members of the WCMR team on the publication of a Leading Edge Review in the scientific journal Cell. The title of the review…

Jack Collier is a third year Barbour Foundation Scholarship PhD student at the Wellcome Centre for Mitochondrial Research. He is currently studying a cohort of patients with an incredibly rare…

In last week's WCMR 'Research in Progress' meeting, we had a joint presentation by Dr Julia Whitehall and Anna Smith who talked about age-associated mitochondrial alterations in intestinal tumour development.…

In the first WCMR 'Research in Progress' meeting of 2020, Dr Jane Newman talked about a clinical study that aims to understand and investigate cerebellar ataxia in adult mitochondrial disease.…