Research Associate at @MitoResearch @UniOfNewcastle funded by @GOSHCharity. Focus on mitochondria, epilepsy and neurodegeneration🧠
Newcastle Upon Tyne, England
Joined February 2020
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📢 Exciting 3-year funded PhD opportunity 🧠
We're delighted to be recruiting a PhD student to join Prof Bobby McFarland and I at the Newcastle Mitochondrial Research Group, to investigate the mechanisms underlying Alpers' syndrome.
findaphd.com/phds/project/ph…
The PhD studentship will be funded by The Noah Jordan Foundation, a recently established paediatric mitochondrial disease charity.
🗓️Closing date: 16th July 2025
⏰ Start date: 15th Sept 2025
Please share with interested students and feel free to get in touch to find out more about this exciting opportunity! #PhDHiring #Neuroscience #Epilepsy @UniofNewcastle @mitojobs
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Also congrats to @LauraSmithNCL for winning the best research talk award!
Many thanks to organisers @Kamar_Ameen_Ali and Paul Hubbard!
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Great to attend the @BritishNeuro NorthEast event and connect with neuroscientists from @UniofNewcastle, @durham_uni, @TeessideUni & @NorthumbriaUni!
Congrats to @Di_GregorioG on winning best poster and a 1-year BNA subscription!
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There’s a desperate need to increase awareness of #rarediseases, including #mitochondrialdisease
Without awareness, effective treatments will never be found
This #RareDiseaseDay, join us in fighting mito and finding hope for those affected
Find out more
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Celebrating Rare Disease Day with a brilliant team at the Newcastle Mitochondrial Research Group 🌏💜
@UniofNewcastle @4Lilyfoundation @AusMito
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Are you looking for a PhD in neuroscience?
Apply before 16 Jan for 2 PhD projects through @MIBTP_BBSRC in our lab @WarwickLifeSci to understand glial cell's contribution in memory & foetal brain development during pregnancy.
warwick.ac.uk/fac/cross_fac/…
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@NeuroscienceNew
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Exciting opportunity for a PhD studentship at Newcastle looking at mitonuclear communicaiton - findaphd.com/phds/project/mr…
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Some fantastic talks from @EpilepsyInst Theme Lead and Research Fellows in the Neurobiology of Epilepsy afternoon session @ILAEBRITISH @sameermzuberi @AmyRichUCL @Dr_Gashirai @DrKathrynBush @GiampiccoloD
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Thank you to everyone who attended the @ILAEBRITISH @yesILAE meeting today on 'Bench to Bedside' #epilepsy research 🧠🧪🛏️ Excellent talks and great discussions all around!
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Delighted to be attending the @ILAEBRITISH Branch Young Epilepsy Section conference today. We look forward to hearing keynote talks from @EpilepsyInst Theme Leads @LabWykes @gabrilignani @sk_wright
Such a powerful film produced by the @PolGFoundation for World Mitochondrial Disease Awareness Week, highlighting the devastating impact of POLG-related mitochondrial disease on young people and their families. #WorldMitoWeek2024
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It's great to see @UniofNewcastle lit up green in support of #WorldMitoWeek2024 💚
Huge thanks to @ValDiLeoMito for organising this!
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💚IT'S HERE!!!!!💚
💚World Mitochondrial Disease Week Has Begun!!!💚
👀Keep your eyes peeled for some fabulous posts coming up this week!👀
🧑🤝🧑Together we can continue to raise awareness around mitochondrial disease!🧑🤝🧑
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“From bench to bedside: Translational research in epilepsy” One day @ILAEBRITISH Branch Young Epilepsy Section meeting taking place on 20th October 2024 in Liverpool. For full info & how to register, visit:
ilaebritish.org.uk/events/20…
@yesILAE @roryjpiper @bhandaream @EpilepsyInst – at Rome, Lazio
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There is still time to register for this exciting ILAE British YES meeting on the 20th of October! Great opportunity to learn more about translational research in epilepsy.
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Great to celebrate another @StudentsNCL PhD graduation in the ☀️, many congratulations @yasmintangjx !!
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The @EpilepsyInst has very limited places left on #TeamScience for this year’s #GreatNorthRun in Newcastle - registration deadline 10am next Monday. If you want to take on this iconic race for vital epilepsy research, don’t delay – get in touch today! epilepsy-institute.org.uk/su…
