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.

📢 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...

This weekend I was in Bristol for the 33rd Annual General Meeting and Conference of the Myotonic Dystrophy Support Group. It’s been a year since I started working with them and it is an absolute honor for me having been elected as a *Trustee* of the charity on Friday night! 💚✨

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

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

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 💪🏻💚

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

As part of this, Newcastle University is highlighting two women from the Mitochondrial Research Group, who are accelerating action towards equity in their fields, embodying this year’s theme: @joannaelson.bsky.social and @vdileo.bsky.social Congratulations! #WeAreNCL 💜

This #InternationalWomensDay, @newcastleuni.bsky.social is celebrating all the incredible women in our community and their achievements #AccelerateAction #IWD2025 eur03.safelinks.protection.outlook.com?url=https%3A...

🌏RARE DISEASE DAY! Here at the Newcastle Mitochondrial Research Group, we are proud to be working with many rare disease communities 💜 @lilyfoundation.bsky.social