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Newcastle University @newcastleuni.bsky.social · Jul 22

Best of luck to Newcastle graduate Yasmin Proctor-Kent (PhD, 2021) who is competing in this year's The Great British Sewing Bee 📺

The second episode of the series airs tonight at 9pm on BBC One. Join us in cheering on Yasmin! 🙌

#GreatBritishSewingBee #WeAreNCL

Person in a green top and glasses smiling in front of a bookshelf.

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Newcastle Mitochondrial Research Group @mitonewcastle.bsky.social · Jul 21

A journey, with challenges but ultimately complete triumph, has gracefully reached its conclusion, opening new windows to the world. Congrats again to our PhD graduates and their supervisors.

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Newcastle Mitochondrial Research Group @mitonewcastle.bsky.social · Jul 17

And if you missed the BBC news yesterday, here their today’s article
➡️ www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Babies from three people's DNA prevents heriditary disease - BBC News

The method was pioneered by UK scientists to overcome devastating, often fatal inherited diseases.

www.bbc.co.uk

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Newcastle Mitochondrial Research Group @mitonewcastle.bsky.social · Jul 17

We are delighted to share the news about eight babies born after Mitochondrial donation. Congratulations to Prof McFarland and everyone involved for all the great work through the years!

Here the article from @newcastleuni.bsky.social press office ➡️ www.ncl.ac.uk/press/articl...

Eight babies born after Mitochondrial donation

The UK’s pioneering licensed IVF technique to reduce the risk of mitochondrial diseases carried out in Newcastle has seen eight babies born, published research shows.

www.ncl.ac.uk

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Newcastle University @newcastleuni.bsky.social · Jul 17

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

Eight babies born after Mitochondrial donation

The UK’s pioneering licensed IVF technique to reduce the risk of mitochondrial diseases carried out in Newcastle has seen eight babies born, published research shows.

www.ncl.ac.uk

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Helen E-J @helene-j.bsky.social · Jul 16

Congratulations to Prof Bobby McFarland & teams @mitonewcastle.bsky.social and
#NewcastleFertilityCentre
And most of all very best wishes to all the families benefitting at last from #mitochondrialdonation

The Lily Foundation @lilyfoundation.bsky.social · Jul 16

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...

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Newcastle Mitochondrial Research Group @mitonewcastle.bsky.social · Jun 26

Please share with interested students, and feel free to get in touch with Dr Laura Smith to find out more about this exciting opportunity!

@laurasmithncl.bsky.social @neuroncl.bsky.social @britishneuro.bsky.social @lilyfoundation.bsky.social @mymitomission.bsky.social @newcastleuni.bsky.social

Newcastle Mitochondrial Research Group @mitonewcastle.bsky.social · Jun 26

The PhD project will involve studying the mechanisms underlying Alpers’ syndrome, a devastating early-onset form of mitochondrial disease and will be funded by The Noah Jordan Foundation 💚🦕

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Newcastle Mitochondrial Research Group @mitonewcastle.bsky.social · Jun 26

📢 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...

PhD studentship - Understanding the causes and identifying treatments for Alpers’ syndrome at Newcastle University on FindAPhD.com

PhD Project - PhD studentship - Understanding the causes and identifying treatments for Alpers’ syndrome at Newcastle University, listed on FindAPhD.com

www.findaphd.com

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Newcastle Mitochondrial Research Group @mitonewcastle.bsky.social · Jun 20

Jane Zhuk, a PhD student working in our lab also did an excellent job presenting a poster on their Epilepsy Research Institute funded PhD project on mitochondrial epilepsy.
@newcastleuni.bsky.social

Newcastle Mitochondrial Research Group @mitonewcastle.bsky.social · Jun 20

Thank you to Megan Wilson, an MRes student currently working in our lab, along with Conor Holly and Jenna Dickin, two students who helped out with this study as part of their undergraduate research projects earlier this year.

Newcastle Mitochondrial Research Group @mitonewcastle.bsky.social · Jun 20

Dr Laura Smith had a great time presenting at the British Neuroscience Association (BNA) North East Meeting yesterday and was delighted to be awarded a prize for her talk on characterising neuroinflammatory pathology in POLG-related epilepsy.
@britishneuro.bsky.social

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Newcastle Mitochondrial Research Group @mitonewcastle.bsky.social · Jun 10

Further coverage of this important work from our colleagues in Melbourne that we are working on with @lifearc.bsky.social to implement in the UK NHS

@newcastleuni.bsky.social @daniellahock.bsky.social

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Newcastle Mitochondrial Research Group @mitonewcastle.bsky.social · Jun 10

You can find the paper published in Genome Medicine (Hock et al., 2025) here ➡️ genomemedicine.biomedcentral.com/articles/10....

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Newcastle Mitochondrial Research Group @mitonewcastle.bsky.social · Jun 10

New blood test developed to rapidly diagnose rare genetic disorders 🧬🩸

Prof Rob Taylor talks about this exciting approach here ➡️ www.ncl.ac.uk/press/articl...

@taylorlabncl.bsky.social

New blood test developed to rapidly diagnose rare genetic diseases

Researchers have developed a blood test capable of rapidly diagnosing rare genetic diseases in babies and children, eliminating costly and invasive procedures and giving earlier access to treatment.

www.ncl.ac.uk

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Newcastle Mitochondrial Research Group @mitonewcastle.bsky.social · May 23

We are excited to share with you some details behind our new project to transform the mitochondrial research landscape

➡️ LifeArc Centre for Rare Mitochondrial Diseases 💚

The Lily Foundation @lilyfoundation.bsky.social · May 22

Meet the minds behind the LifeArc Centre for Rare Mitochondrial Diseases

Hear the excitement from the project leads as they hope to transform the mitochondrial research landscape, and meet mito patient Harry, who reminds us why this work matters

www.thelilyfoundation.org.uk/affected-by-...

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Newcastle Mitochondrial Research Group @mitonewcastle.bsky.social · May 14

Good evening read

www.the-scientist.com/mitochondria...

Mitochondrial DNA: A Maternal Legacy That Helps Trace the Past and Diagnose the Future

The mitochondrial genome can help researchers map ancestry and better understand the inheritance of mitochondrial diseases.

www.the-scientist.com

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Newcastle Mitochondrial Research Group @mitonewcastle.bsky.social · May 14

What an amazing day for the launch of the LifeArc Centre for Rare Mitochondrial Disease!

The Lily Foundation @lilyfoundation.bsky.social · May 14

We’re proud that the @lifearc.bsky.social Centre for Rare Mitochondrial Diseases has officially launched at a prestigious House of Lords event – a significant milestone in transforming the UK’s rare disease research landscape

Stay tuned to meet the lead minds behind the centre on our Research Zone!

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Newcastle Mitochondrial Research Group @mitonewcastle.bsky.social · May 14

@lifearc.bsky.social

Newcastle Mitochondrial Research Group @mitonewcastle.bsky.social · May 14

⬆️🔝From the Mitochondrial Research Group at the House of Lords: Prof Hudson, Prof McFarland, Dr Pickett and Prof Taylor.

The new LifeArc Centre for Rare Mitochondrial Diseases promises to deliver better diagnostics, biomarkers and new treatments for families with #mitodisease 💚

Newcastle Mitochondrial Research Group @mitonewcastle.bsky.social · May 14

We are excited to join friends and colleagues from @lilyfoundation.bsky.social , @mdukcharity.bsky.social , @uniofcam.bsky.social and @ucl.ac.uk
at the House of Lords to launch the new LifeArc Centre for Rare Mitochondrial Disease
#mitodisease

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Newcastle Mitochondrial Research Group @mitonewcastle.bsky.social · May 14

What to find the Bluesky acount for one of our researchers? Here' a handy-dandy starter pack for you.

go.bsky.app/98NSnmp

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Newcastle Mitochondrial Research Group @mitonewcastle.bsky.social · Apr 25

Mitochondrial Patient Information Day ⬇️🔝💚

vdileo.bsky.social @vdileo.bsky.social · Apr 25

Today I attended with some of my colleagues from the @mitonewcastle.bsky.social in @newcastleuni.bsky.social the Mitochondrial Patient Information Day. It was lovely to chat to so many patients and talk about some of the amazing research we are doing 💪🏻💚

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Newcastle Mitochondrial Research Group @mitonewcastle.bsky.social · Apr 25

Dr Valeria Di Leo, and Professor Robert Taylor (who gave an amazing update on the LifeArc Centre for Rare Mitochondrial Diseases).

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Newcastle Mitochondrial Research Group @mitonewcastle.bsky.social · Apr 25

Dania Hammadi, Dr James Lambton, Dr Imogen Franklin (congrats on winning a poster prize 🏆), Dr Tiago Gomes