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As a true champion of our
#mitoresearch
in Newcastle, we were delighted to see
@LizTwistMP
advocating for the
#raredisease
community & the
#Northeast
of England in a debate in
#parliament
today💚
@UniofNewcastle
@NewcastleHosps
@wellcometrust
@lifearc1
@GeneticAll_UK
@willquince
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To celebrate the retirement of Prof Sir Doug Turnbull, we will be sharing photos throughout the day! This photo shows Prof Sir Doug at the beginning of his remarkable career in mitochondrial research.
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Proud of our incoming
@wellcometrust
@UniofNewcastle
@NewcastleMedSch
Centre for Mitochondrial Research Director Prof Grainne Gorman who is getting ready to work on the frontline in the
@NewcastleHosps
COVID-19 ward
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On
#InternationalWomensDay
, we are delighted to announce that Professor Gráinne Gorman will take over as the new Director of the Wellcome Centre for Mitochondrial Research at Newcastle University! To read more:
#IWD2020
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We are delighted to share the news that the WCMR at Newcastle University has secured further funding from the Wellcome Trust to support our vision to transform the lives of those affected by mitochondrial disease. To read more:
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The WCMR team are delighted to share the wonderful news that Dr Amy Vincent has been awarded a
@UniofNewcastle
Academic Track (NUAcT) Fellowship! The scheme aims to develop research leaders of the future by nurturing talent. Congratulations Amy!
@mitomusclelab
@jwmdrc
@nuact_NCL
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Today marks a momentous occasion for the WCMR as we say goodbye to two outstanding members of the team. We would like you to join us in wishing both Prof Sir Doug Turnbull and Hazel Glass a very happy retirement! To read more:
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The global
#mito
community are standing together on
#rarediseaseday
💚
Are you mito aware? This
@rarediseaseday
, RT our thread with, 'I support MITO research' and help us raise awareness for our global mito community. Together we are stronger 💪[1/10]
#RareDiseaseDay2023
🧵
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Delighted to share news of a Professorship of Mitochondrial Genomics for Gavin Hudson 🎉We are all incredibly proud & would like to congratulate Professor Hudson on his remarkable contribution to both
#mitochondrialdisease
&
#parkinsons
research
💚
@UniofNewcastle
@ParkinsonsUK
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On behalf of the whole WCMR team, would you all join us in raising a toast to Professor Sir Doug Turnbull! He will be sadly missed in the WCMR but we wish him a very happy retirement.
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We are very pleased to announce that Professor Sir Doug Turnbull has received the Galen Medal from The Worshipful Society of Apothecaries. The award was given in recognition of his outstanding work in the advancement of medical research.
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With 821 participants from 38 countries, we would like to thank everyone who has made
#euromit2023
such a huge success! 🌍 It has been incredible to meet so many amazing people all committed to advancing mitochondrial research because we are
#StrongerTogether
💪🏻💚
#mitocommunity
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This week is World Mitochondrial Disease Week! Please help us raise awareness by sharing the The Lily Foundation post below 💚
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Rounding off an amazing week that included our 1st WCMR Away Day &
#RareDiseaseDay
with a Long Service Award from
@uniofnewcastle
for Lyndsey Butterworth 🎉Lyndsey has been pivotal in raising awareness for the global mito community & we thank her for being part of our team 💚
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Great news to share! -
@wellcometrust
has today announced £6.3m of funding for our Centre over the next five years!
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Happy international Nurses day! Here's our Nurse Specialist Alex Bright and our Nurse Consultant Catherine Feeney explaining why they love being nurses!
@wellcometrust
@UniofNewcastle
@NewcastleHosps
@NewcastleMedSch
#NursesDay
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6
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Raising the profile of
#mitochondrialdisease
is important for the global community 🌍Come & chat to Dr Lyndsey Butterworth about
#projectpearl
& how you can join the campaign to increase awareness of the condition at
#euromit2023
💚
#teamnewcastle
#StrongerTogether
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So proud to see Prof Sir Doug Turnbull giving the keynote lecture
@Euromit2023
. Always an incredible ambassador for
#mitoresearch
&
#teamnewcastle
🖤🤍
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We would like to thank Dr Elisabeth Bik for an excellent seminar today as part of an ongoing series organised by the WCMR Research Culture Team that aims to address some of the challenges around research integrity, which is fundamental to our Centre's ethos and practices.
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Newcastle Gateshead Millenium Bridge lighting up for mito!
#lightupformito
#mitoaware
Thanks
@DruDodd
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Congratulations to Dr Monika Oláhová and other members of the WCMR team on their publication in Nature Communications that reports the identification of new mutations causing mitochondrial disease. The study was led by the WCMR team at Newcastle Universi…
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The WCMR team are looking forward to hearing from Professor Heidi McBride tomorrow when she will be updating us on her view of mitochondria in health and disease.
@mitodynamics
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We are delighted to share news of a prestigious award from The Royal Society for our own Professor Sir Doug Turnbull! To find out more:
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We are delighted to share the fantastic news that our very own Dr Yi Shiau Ng has been appointed honorary consultant neurologist with the The Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust and clinical senior lecturer with Newcastle University!
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Our fantastic team in
#Parliament
today raising awareness of
#mitochondrialdisease
for the benefit of the whole mito community 💚A huge thanks to
@LizTwistMP
& amazing team for hosting & Rachel Clayton from
@GeneticAll_UK
for all their support
#projectpearl
#RareAPPG
#mitoaware
1
11
44
The WCMR team
@UniofNewcastle
would like to say a huge congratulations to Dr Alex Bury who passed his PhD viva yesterday! Well done Alex & so very well deserved
#PhD
#Viva
#celebration
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Brilliant talk by Dr Laura Greaves from the WCMR
@UniofNewcastle
on the role of mitochondrial DNA mutations in
#Ageing
&
#Cancer
@Euromit2023
💚
#teamnewcastle
#mitomeeting
@CRUKresearch
@MRCMitoCluster
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To hear Professor Gorman talk about recent work to expand knowledge on safe drug use in mitochondrial disease, click here:
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We are delighted to inform you that registration for Euromit 2020, the largest international conference on mitochondrial pathology, is now open! For more information and to register, please visit the website:
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Some of Team Newcastle ready for take off to
#Euromit2023
✈️ We can’t wait to meet everyone there! 💚
#mito
#conference
#bologna
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The WCMR team
@UniofNewcastle
&
@NewcastleHosps
are delighted to the share news that Prof Sir Doug Turnbull has become Patron of the
@4Lilyfoundation
:
We are all very proud💚
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So proud of the team from the Wellcome Centre for Mitochondrial Research who are travelling down to the
@4Lilyfoundation
family weekend. Thanks so much to Christine, Charlotte, Renae, Monika (out of shot) Yasmin, and our Centre Director Grainne.
#letsfindacure
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Mitochondrial disease (
#Mito
) is a genetic condition that can affect anyone at any age. With only 2 weeks until
#RareDiseaseDay
, please share & help us raise awareness for the
#raredisease
community💚
@UniofNewcastle
@NewcastleHosps
@rarediseaseday
#ShareYourColours
#mitoawareness
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Euromit 2020, the largest international conference on mitochondrial pathology, will see global leaders in the field of mitochondrial research coming together with clinicians, researchers and patients to share recent advances in clinical and basic scienti…
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We are delighted to share the fantastic news that our very own Dr Yi Shiau Ng has been appointed honorary consultant neurologist with the The Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust and clinical senior lecturer with Newcastle University!
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On
#rarediseaseday2022
, the WCMR team at
@UniofNewcastle
ask you to take 5 minutes to watch our film produced in partnership with
@GeneticAll_UK
and
@ITNPIndNews
@ITNProductions
To view the film, click here:
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We are very pleased to announce that
#Euromit
the largest conference on Mitochondria will be in Newcastle in 2020.
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It's amazing who you meet while waiting for your train! 🚂The Mito Team
@UniofNewcastle
&
@NewcastleHosps
are delighted to welcome Professor Rita Horvath back to
#Newcastle
& look forward to catching up💚
#nhs75
#mitocommunity
#StrongerTogether
@HorvathLab
@cam_mito
@Cambridge_Uni
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The mitochondrial genome encodes mRNAs that are translated on specific sets of ribosomes inside mitochondria. Here we report at what frequency bad mRNAs end up on mitoribosomes in health & disease & how this stress can be dealt with. To find out more:
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Help us raise awareness of mito during World Mitochondrial Disease Week by sharing our message!
#mitoawareness
#mitochondrialdisease
#mitoresearch
#newcastleuniversity
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The WCMR team would like to thank everyone who makes research happen & were proud to support
#Red4Research
as part of a 10 year celebration of the WCMR
@UniofNewcastle
&
@newcastlehosps
last week.
Without research, there will never be hope for a cure. Let's find one together❤️
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Congratulations to Dr Laura Greaves and other members of the WCMR team on publication of their research investigating the effect of mtDNA mutations on the rate at which stem cells proliferate. To read more:
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Incredibly proud of
#teamnewcastle
at
#euromit2023
this week for showcasing our mitochondrial research & the North-east of England with the wider
#mito
community 💚We are definitely
#StrongerTogether
@NIHRNewcBRC
@NewcastleHosps
@wellcometrust
@Emit38935125
@Euromit2023
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Delighted to share news of an
@EMBO
Scientific Exchange Grant awarded to
@ValeriaDiLeo2
from the WCMR
@UniofNewcastle
to support a visit to the lab of
@Drosophylo
in
@IBECBarcelona
. Well done Valeria!
@jwmdrc
@mitomusclelab
@NIHRNewcBRC
@MDUK_News
#collaboration
#research
#Award
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2
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Congratulations to Dr Amy Vincent & Dr Christopher Stewart from
@uniofnewcastle
following their appointment to the new
#UKYoungAcademy
.
To find out more:
@mitomusclelab
@jwmdrc
@NIHRNewcBRC
@MDUK_News
@wellcometrust
@royalsociety
@nuact_NCL
@acmedsci
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Breaking news…we are delighted that Lyndsey Butterworth has been elected to the first
@Emit38935125
board! 🎉
#mitocommunity
#strongertogether
#teamnewcastle
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Prof Gráinne Gorman talking about how we can drive innovation & optimise interventional trials for
#mitochondrialdisease
@Euromit2023
💚
#teamnewcastle
#mitomeeting
#StrongerTogether
@UniofNewcastle
@NewcastleHosps
@NIHRNewcBRC
@wellcometrust
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We are delighted to share news of a prestigious award from The Royal Society for our own Professor Sir Doug Turnbull! To find out more:
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6
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Great to have
@DanielErsk1ne
raising awareness of
#mito
& the importance of
#mitoresesrch
@niassembly
on
#RareDiseaseDay2023
💚 Thanks to
@deborah_cheryl
&
@MarkHDurkan
for your support
@NI_RDP
@GeneticAll_UK
@PolicyNCL
@UniofNewcastle
@AlzResearchUK
#RareDisease
#mitoaware
1
10
32
Excited to share a multicentre study led by WCMR scientists published in The New England Journal of Medicine providing unique insight into the role of autophagy in humans. Congrats to all involved!
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Thanks to everyone who has visited our team & chatted with us about our
#mitoresearch
at
#euromit2023
today 💚
@UniofNewcastle
@NewcastleHosps
@NIHRNewcBRC
#teamnewcastle
#mitomeeting
#bologna
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5
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Incredibly proud of Imogen Franklin from the WCMR
@UniofNewcastle
who is presenting her PhD research
@Euromit2023
today 💚
@DiMeN_DTP
#mito
#meeting
#teamnewcastle
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Huge congratulations to Dr Yasmin Tang from the Newcastle Mito Team who passed her PhD viva today! 🎉Thank you to the examiners Prof Rita Horvath & Prof David Young & enjoy the celebrations Yasmin - we are all incredibly proud💚
@UniofNewcastle
@4Lilyfoundation
@HorvathLab
#PhD
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Help us raise awareness of mito during World Mitochondrial Disease Week by sharing our message!
#mitoawareness
#mitochondrialdisease
#mitoresearch
#newcastleuniversity
0
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We are delighted to share the news that the WCMR at Newcastle University has secured further funding from the Wellcome Trust to support our vision to transform the lives of those affected by mitochondrial disease. To read more:
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Looking forward to welcoming back members of the team who retired during lockdown as part of a celebration event to mark 10 years of the Wellcome Centre for Mitochondrial Research
@UniofNewcastle
today!
@NewcastleHosps
@NIHRNewcBRC
#team
#celebration
0
4
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Great talk by Prof Patrick Chinnery on the role of mtDNA variation in common & rare disease
@Euromit2023
💚
@cam_mito
#mito
#community
#conference
0
6
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A great opportunity for our Mitochondria & Neuromuscular Disease Theme members to meet up at NUTCRI Live 2022!
@jwmdrc
@UniofNewcastle
@NIHRNewcBRC
@NCL_RareDisease
#research
#team
#networking
0
9
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Good luck to all members of the WCMR team &
@TrostLab
@UniofNewcastle
@NewcastleHosps
who are running the
#gnr2022
this weekend! Supporting so many great causes
@radiolollipop
@PKnewcastle
@4Lilyfoundation
@ChildCancerNTH
@Newcastle_NHS
#GNR
#support
#fundraising
#ThankYou
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So proud of all of our
@wellcometrust
@UniofNewcastle
@NewcastleHosps
@NewcastleMedSch
staff. Here's an update from our Nurse consultant Catherine Feeney and Specialist Nurse Alexandra Bright who have been redeployed during the current COVID-19 crisis.
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With only 4 weeks until
@rarediseaseday
, the WCMR team
@UniofNewcastle
&
@NewcastleHosps
are looking forward to supporting the community & helping raise the profile of
#raredisease
because together we are stronger💚
@NIHRNewcBRC
@wellcometrust
@jwmdrc
@NCL_RareDisease
1
6
30
It has been amazing to catch up with the global mito patient organisations at
#euromit2023
🌍Thank you for all the incredible work you do to raise awareness of
#mitochondrialdisease
across the world & for all your support 💚
@4Lilyfoundation
@AusMito
@MitoAware
@MitoAction
#AMMi
1
9
31
Good luck to everyone taking part in
@SoapboxScience
in
#Newcastle
tomorrow including Dr Amy Vincent from the WCMR
@UniofNewcastle
who will be talking about how we use
#mitochondria
to power our muscles. Pop along if you are free to find out more!
@jwmdrc
@MDUK_News
@NIHRNewcBRC
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Huge thanks to Michael,
@4Lilyfoundation
&
@gateshead
for lighting up the Millenium Bridge green to raise awareness of
#mitochondrialdisease
💚Amazing to have Gateshead & Newcastle joining the global
#lightupformito
campaign for World
@MitoAware
Week 🌍
#StrongerTogether
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9
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The WCMR are excited for their Twitter Takeover taking place during
@MitoAware
Week next Thursday! Please join us to hear from the mito community across the world
@AusMito
@LeighNetwork
@4Lilyfoundation
@PolGFoundation
@MitoCanada
@MyMitoMission
@GeneticAll_UK
@UMDF
@MDUK_News
3
9
29
The WCMR team from
@UniofNewcastle
&
@NewcastleHosps
have arrived
@UKParliament
to raise awareness of
#mito
& the importance of
#mitoresearch
on
#RareDiseaseDay2023
💚Together we are stronger
@GeneticAll_UK
@rarediseaseuk
@PolicyNCL
@RareDiseasesEU
@rarediseaseday
0
8
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Tiago Gomes is excited to present his work on natural variability of molecular markers of mitochondrial myopathy in patients with m.3243A>G today at
@Euromit2023
💚 Don’t be shy & ask him lots of questions!
#teamnewcastle
@NewcastleHosps
@mitomusclelab
@NIHRNewcBRC
@jwmdrc
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The WCMR team
@UniofNewcastle
are making final preparations for the parliamentary event hosted by
@LizTwistMP
tomorrow! We will be posting during the event - to support our campaign & help raise awareness as part of
#projectpearl
, please like and share!
@GeneticAll_UK
#RareAPPG
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9
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For her commitment to transform the lives of those with
#mitochondrialdisease
& to support, develop & nurture the next generation of life scientists, we nominate Prof Grainne Gorman, Director of the Wellcome Centre for Mitochondrial Research
@UniofNewcastle
#NorthInnovationWomen
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3
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Another fantastic poster session at
#euromit2023
💚Thanks to everyone for the brilliant discussions & exchange of ideas & knowledge. Without
#mitoresearch
, there will never be hope for a cure. Let’s find one together 💪🏻
#teamnewcastle
#mitocommunity
#StrongerTogether
#projectpearl
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8
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On behalf of the Newcastle Mito Team
@UniofNewcastle
, we would like to congratulate Dr Alex Bury on his recent
#graduation
🎉We are incredibly proud of everything you have achieved & hope you enjoyed the day💚
#NCLgrad
#Newcastle
#sucess
#proud
#celebrate
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Prof Rob Taylor from the WCMR
@UniofNewcastle
&
@NewcastleHosps
talking about multi-omics in diagnostics of
#mitochondrialdisease
& the value of muscle and skin biopsy at
#APS2023
today 💚
@NEYGenomics
@NIHRNewcBRC
@NCL_RareDisease
@4Lilyfoundation
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5
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On
#InternationalWomensDay
, the WCMR
@UniofNewcastle
&
@NewcastleHosps
are celebrating all women across the world including our amazing team who are all helping to transform the lives of families living with
#mitochondrialdisease
💚🌍
#IWD2023
#EmbraceEquity
#mitoresearch
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With only 1 day to go, the global
#mito
community are coming together to support
@rarediseaseday
.
Please show your support & help us raise awareness of
#raredisease
by joining our
#TweetStorm
at 12pm (UK time) tomorrow📣
Proudly standing together.....stronger together💚
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15
29
Congratulations to Dr Amy Vincent from the WCMR
@UniofNewcastle
who has been selected as a member of the
#UKYoungAcademy
to provide a voice for change. Well done Amy!
@mitomusclelab
@jwmdrc
@MDUK_News
@NIHRNewcBRC
@acmedsci
@wellcometrust
We are very pleased to announce the first cohort of members of the
#UKYoungAcademy
, a network of early career researchers & professionals established to help tackle local and global issues
See the full list of members on our website:
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1
5
29
Following the fantastic news of
@NIHRNewcBRC
funding, we are delighted to share how this award will support our research within the WCMR &
@jwmdrc
. To learn more:
@NewcastleHosps
@UniofNewcastle
@NCL_RareDisease
@wellcometrust
#newcastle
#funding
#award
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Yasmin Tang from the WCMR at
@UniofNewcastle
presenting her poster
@Euromit2023
today 💚
@4Lilyfoundation
@AusMito
#teamnewcastle
#mito
#meeting
0
5
29
What a week in the WCMR
@UniofNewcastle
! The team are delighted to be celebrating 3 PhD vivas this week and would like to say a huge congratulations to Dr Elizaveta Olkhova!
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1
27
Prof Grainne Gorman was delighted to be
@TheCrick
to celebrate the launch of the
#EpilepsyResearchInstitute
which will radically advance
#research
into
#epilepsy
. Congratulations to
@EpilepsyRUK
& all founding partners 💚
@maxinesmeaton
@LabWykes
@Dr_FelixChan
#StrongerTogether
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7
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The Newcastle Mito Team
@UniofNewcastle
@NewcastleHosps
were delighted to come together with everyone for the
@4Lilyfoundation
Family Weekend! A huge thank you to the Lily Team for organising such an amazing event - it was lovely to catch up with our incredible mito community.
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5
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Huge congratulations to
@ValDiLeoMito
on winning our recent image competition 🎉To find out more:
@UniofNewcastle
@NIHRNewcBRC
@jwmdrc
@MDUK_News
@EMBO
@wellcometrust
@mitomusclelab
@Emit38935125
@IBECBarcelona
@ramon_azcon
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Faults in
#mitochondria
are the root cause of many conditions, including
#epilepsy
. This is why mitochondrial research is vital in finding treatments. Without research, there will never be a cure. Let's find one together💚
@IBESocialMedia
@IlaeWeb
@ILAEBRITISH
#epilepsyis
1
7
28
On behalf of the WCMR team
@UniofNewcastle
&
@NewcastleHosps
, we thank everyone for their continued support & send warm wishes for the festive season🎄We are excited to continue working together in 2023 to raise the profile of
#mito
because together we are stronger💚
#projectpearl
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If you would like to know a little about ‘what mitochondria do’ please see our animation
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We are excited to share with you the work of Matthew Zorkau from the Lightowlers lab. This preprint is the first piece of work to show exactly where in the human mitochondrion nascent protein synthesis occurs.
@ITNRemix
@wellcometrust
@NewcastleMedSch
1
4
27
Dr Laura Greaves and members of the WCMR team at Newcastle University have published a research study in the prestigious journal Nature Cancer looking at the role that age-related mitochondrial problems might play in the development of colon cancer. To r…
0
5
27
Set up & ready for a great day at
#RareSummit2023
🎉 Please come & chat to us about everything
#mito
💚
2
6
28
Faults in
#mitochondria
are the root cause of many other conditions including
#parkinsons
,
#dementia
,
#strokes
,
#epilepsy
&
#cancer
, as explained by Dr Gavin Hudson at our recent parliamentary event
#rarediseaseday
#projectpearl
#RareAPPG
4
9
26
Our
#twitter
takeover with
@GeneticAll_UK
is starting now! Join us & help raise awareness of
#mitochondrialdisease
for the global community 🌍💚
1
6
27
Delighted to welcome
@LizTwistMP
to the WCMR
@UniofNewcastle
today! A great opportunity to talk about our research & the need to increase awareness of
#mitochondrialdisease
to ensure continued funding. Thank you to Liz & her team for all their support
#projectpearl
@wellcometrust
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6
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Members of the WCMR team are looking forward to the 9th Congress of the European Academy of Neurology taking place in
#Budapest
over the next few days 💚
@EANeurology
@UniofNewcastle
@NewcastleHosps
@NIHRNewcBRC
@mitomusclelab
#EAN2023
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3
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The Euromit 2020 Organising Committee have made the difficult decision to cancel the meeting but look forward to seeing you at Euromit 2023! For more information:
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10
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Congratulations to Roisin Boggan on being awarded 1st prize for her talk today
@UniofNewcastle
NUTCRI Live 2022!
#mitochondrialdisease
#mitoresearch
#mitoawareness
#curemito
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3
27
Conferences are great for sharing
#research
updates but also for meeting colleagues & friends! Lovely to catch up with Fei Gao from
@cam_mito
@Cambridge_Uni
💚
#neuromuscular
#translational
#research
#conference
#London
@ucl
@UCLIoN
@UniofNewcastle
@NewcastleHosps
@NEYGenomics
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