British Science Week 2022
As part of British Science Week 2022, we have talked with members of the Wellcome Centre for Mitochondrial Research (WCMR) team at Newcastle University to discover more about their research…
Coronavirus: Latest Update
Updated: 16/3/2022 Relaxation of remaining COVID-19 restrictions from 24th February 2022 Since March 2020, the medical and scientific community has learned a lot about COVID-19. At the start of the…
Conect4children (c4c)
In a recent WCMR Science Seminar, we heard from Project Manager Becca Leary from the John Walton Muscular Dystrophy Research Centre about Conect4children (c4c), a large public-private funded network established…
World Kidney Day 2022
On World Kidney Day, the WCMR at Newcastle University and Kidney Research UK are drawing attention to mitochondrial dysfunction in kidney disease to highlight the important role of mitochondria far…
WCMR Science Seminar Series
In a recent WCMR Science Seminar, we heard from Dr Oksana Pogoryelova about the KHENERGYZE clinical trial that aims to further assess the efficacy of Sonlicromanol in individuals with mitochondrial…
Forecasting Stroke-like Episodes in Mitochondrial Disease
In our recent WCMR Science Seminar Series, we heard from Dr Alasdair Blain about his research that involves forecasting stroke-like episodes and outcomes in mitochondrial disease. Read on to find…
WCMR Science Seminar Series
In a recent presentation as part of our WCMR science seminar series, we heard from Dr Julia Whitehall and Dr Anna Smith about their research into the effects of age-related…
First WCMR Science Seminar of 2022
For our first WCMR Science Seminar of 2022, we heard from PhD student Jane Tweedy about her research project that investigates mitochondrial shape in Parkinson's disease as part of the…
WCMR Science Seminar Series
In last week's WCMR Science Seminar, we had two fantastic talks from Dr Jane Newman and Dr Chun Chen. Read on to find out more about their research updates. Exploring…
Investigating Mito-Nuclear Genetic Interactions
In a recent WCMR Science Seminar, we heard from PhD student Alia Saeed about her research project that involves investigating the role of mito-nuclear genetic interactions in the inheritance of…