Interested in Pre-clinical Mitochondrial Disease Models?
MRC MitoCluster is delivering a session this May at Queen Square Advances in Mitochondrial Medicine 2026. Register now to join!
#MitochondrialDisease #MitochondrialMedicine #mtDNA #GeneticEngineering #PreclinicalResearch #RareDisease
Stealth BioTherapeutics has today announced an award from our Business Engagement Fund to support a new collaboration to evaluate the effects of their compound SBT-589 on biomarkers of disease in a mouse model of Leigh syndrome, a rare mitochondrial disorder:
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#mito @mrc-mbu.bsky.social @taylorlabncl.bsky.social @londonmito.bsky.social @mitonewcastle.bsky.social
Our Best Models Working Group can offer advice on the use of a range of model systems.
The next in our series of #MeetTheExpert posts features Laura Greaves, whose group investigates the role of age-related mitochondrial DNA mutations in cancer biology
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Great two days in York with the MRC National Mouse Genetics Network. Always a pleasure to be invited to share MitoCluster's work, thank you!
@mrcmousenetwork.bsky.social @jellevda.bsky.social @lauragreaves.bsky.social @robpitceathly.bsky.social
Our Best Models Working Group can offer advice on the use of a range of model systems.
Over the coming weeks, we will be highlighting the diverse expertise of our Working Group, starting with Julia Cordero, an expert in the use of Drosophila to study intestinal biology.
#MeetTheExpert
📢 PhD Opportunity with Dr Christopher Carroll at City St George's School of Health & Medical Science, "Advancing genotype-phenotype correlations with Multiplex Assays of Variant Effect".
Read more: mrc-lid.lshtm.ac.uk/2026-27-proj...
Apply: mrc-lid.lshtm.ac.uk/apply/
✍️ Apply now! Clinical Fellowship in imaging for evaluation of mitochondrial disease severity, progression, and treatment response, in our excellent & supportive team at UCL Queen Square / UCLH NHS Highly Specialised Service for Rare Mitochondrial Disorders shorturl.at/jaSke
#Training: Our new Laboratory Skills for Animal Technicians course is for #technicians who would like to develop their lab skills, including processing blood samples, dose calculations, and use of standard equipment.
Join us in February:
www.har.mrc.ac.uk/training/cou...
Our first session of today's #OrganoidsAreUs2025 is dedicated to organoid models in cancer research.
We go with
✨ Vincenzo Corbo
✨ Ben Dwyer
✨ Maximilian Reichert
✨ Chiara Braconi
Another packed session for a critical and fast-developing field!
Second session on #StemCells #regeneration and #cancer. We start with
🧪 Phil Jones from the @sangerinstitute.bsky.social
🧪 Followed by Suet Yu Leung from Hong Kong Uni and
🧪 Eleanor Earp from @edinburghuni.bsky.social ,
✨ First keynote lecture by Helmuth Gehart from @ethz.ch
#OrganoidsAreUs2025
Opening session sponsored by @stemcell.com and OLS with a welcome from Director Owen Sansom @cruk-si.bsky.social and Elizabeth Vincan @unimelb.bsky.social . Our plenary speaker Prof Hans Clevers from @utrechtuniversity.bsky.social talks about human epithelial organoids. #OrganoidsAreUs2025
We are ready to go at the CRUK Scotland Institute, @cruk-si.bsky.social, for this exciting meeting, bringing together a huge wealth of new technologies and scientific advances. First session this afternoon. Watch this space! #OrganoidsAreUs2025
It's World Mitochondrial Disease Awareness Week 💚
Since we couldn't #LightUpForMito this year the team's looking lit in green to raise awareness instead!
Read more here: www.thelilyfoundation.org.uk/charity/get-...
#mitoaware #mitochondrialdisease #worldmitoweek2025 @lilyfoundation.bsky.social
On 14th November, we are once again holding our Network Science Day in York, which is an exciting opportunity for Network members and non-members to engage and develop new collaborations!
The meeting is free to attend. Find out more and register by emailing us at Genetics_Network@har.mrc.ac.uk.
Looking for a Clinical Research Fellow to join our team! Please share and apply below by 7th August 👇
Join us for Organoids Are Us 2025, a symposium featuring organoids, stem cells, cancer, inflammatory disorders and infectious disease.
📆23 - 26 September 2025
📍Glasgow, Scotland
Early bird registration extended to 18th July. Register below! 👇
www.crukscotlandinstitute.ac.uk/events/organ...
Delighted to share our latest work looking at the role of the RNA-binding proteins Clu1 (yeast)/Clu (flies) in regulating the translation of #mitochondria proteins. Really interesting regulator of mito biology.
Huge, long-running effort by PDRA Leonor Miller-Fleming 👏
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📢 Exciting 3-year funded PhD opportunity 🧠
Prof Bobby McFarland and Dr Laura Smith are advertising for a PhD student to join their lab at the Newcastle Mitochondrial Research Group.
📅 Closing date: 16th July 2025
⏰ Start date: 15th September 2025
To apply: www.findaphd.com/phds/project...
10 years ago, The Lily Foundation stood at the heart of the campaign to legalise #mitochondrialdonation.
Today, research confirms it’s working, giving families the chance to have healthy, genetically related children 💗
Read more and please share!
www.thelilyfoundation.org.uk/news/breakth...
We're proud to announce our work developing a ground-breaking mitochondrial donation IVF treatment has now seen eight healthy babies born 👶
Find out more 👇
www.ncl.ac.uk/press/articl...
#WeAreNCL #Health #News #Mitochondria
Plaque showing that we are proudly part of the LifeArc Centre for Rare Mitochondrial Diseases, with funding from MDUK
We spent a great afternoon at the House of Lords for the launch of the @lifearc.bsky.social Centre for #Rare #Mitochondrial Diseases, supported by @mdukcharity.bsky.social The event centre hosted staff, dignitaries, patients, MPs & those involved in rare disease policy & research. We even unveiled…
Last chance to join us for the Meeting on Mechanisms of Mitochondrial DNA Mutation and Repair, June 1 - 5, 2025 | Nashville, Tennessee @faseborg.bsky.social
#Training: Our Mouse Genetics and Colony Management for Animal Technologists course introduces animal technicians and ECRs to the background of mouse genetics, genetic crosses, and calculations of breeding numbers.
Book a place on our July course now
www.har.mrc.ac.uk/training/cou...
Fantastic symposium at #BNA2025 @britishneuro.bsky.social highlighting the work the MRC National Mouse Genetics Network and friends!
@mrcmousenetwork.bsky.social
Very full schedule at our #IMGCglasgow workshop last week, delivered by MitoCluster team @robpitceathly.bsky.social, Carlo Viscomi, @mitogene.bsky.social, and @jim-ca.bsky.social. A pleasure to attend, thanks for the invite @mrcmousenetwork.bsky.social & IMGS! 🧬
#mitochondria #MouseModels #ECR
Kicking off the main sessions today with a welcome from IMGS president Yan Herault and Network Director Owen Sansom #IMGCGlasgow
Ageing Cluster member Nicholas Schaum presenting the cluster and the work he’s doing to advance our understanding of the ageing process and the possible intervention points for a healthier life using #mouse cohorts at different age points #IMGCGlasgow #AgeingResearch @mrcharwell.bsky.social
Hope you're getting the evening off @dbogani.bsky.social, appreciate the content as always 😊