Mitochondrial dysfunction is the root cause of hundreds of diseases, including epilepsy, diabetes and stroke. Because of this link, mitochondrial research has a crucial role in developing treatments for mitochondrial…
Principal Investigators Post Doctoral Scientists Clinical Team Clinical Trials Team Associated Researchers NHS Diagnostic Laboratory Team Post Graduate Students Administrative and Technical Team Post Doctoral Scientists Christin AlbusResearch Associate Ana…
Dr Jim StewartSenior Lecturer BiographyMy fascination with mitochondria began when I was taught about the endosymbiotic origin of these organelles in undergraduate cell biology classes. My graduate studies used mitochondria…
James LambtonPh.D. Student BiographyI completed my undergraduate degree in Physiological sciences at Newcastle University. During this time, I became interested in autophagy, with my research project looking into the role…
Dr Julia WhitehallResearch Associate Biography I joined the Wellcome Centre for Mitochondrial Research at Newcastle University in 2015 to complete my Masters of Research in Ageing and Health, for which…
Jonathan MeyrickPh.D. Student Researcher BiographyAfter completing a degree in Biochemistry and starting my MRes studying neuromuscular diseases here in Newcastle, I was introduced to mitochondrial biology by Dr Nichola Lax.…
Amelia LuPh.D. Student BiographyI completed my undergraduate studies in China and came to the UK for my master study in molecular medicine in York. After finishing my master, I felt…
Alejandro Rodríguez-LuisPh.D. Student BiographyI completed a BSc in Biomedical Sciences with honours in Neuroscience at The University of Edinburgh. During my undergraduate degree I became fascinated by the role of…
