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Mito Foundation

@AusMito

The Mito Foundation wants to raise awareness and ultimately find a cure for this debilitating and potentially fatal disease.

 Sydney, Australia
mito.org.au
Joined April 2011
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“I won’t let fear take over.” – Vishma After a stroke, Vishma learned she had mitochondrial disease. Now she’s speaking out — and asking for your help this Christmas. 💚 🔁 Share to raise awareness 💸Donate if you can 🔗bit.ly/3K1MhJi
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Dr Megan Ball @MCRI_for_kids , a Mito Foundation PhD scholarship recipient, is one to watch. Read a lay summary of her paper mapping 60 years of progress in mito treatments. Thanks to @MitoCanada for sharing with our community > mitocanada.org/therapies-for… @MCRI_for_kids
Therapies for Mitochondrial Disease – Past, Present, and Future - MitoCanada

Therapies for Mitochondrial Disease – Past, Present, and Future - MitoCanada

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We’re funding 6 new mito research grants for 2025. This includes 5 Incubator Grants + our new Travel & Collaboration Grant to strengthen clinical research capacity in Australia. Congrats to our 2025 recipients: Ruiz • Kang • Campbell • Pagan • Compton • Walker
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Australia receives first pre-clinical research and training licence in mitochondrial donation. The licence allows training in this technique using donated human eggs. Find out what this means for Australians with mito: bit.ly/3LWnUgH
Quote card - "We’ve waited years for a moment like this. It’s not the end point, but it’s a real step forward — one that shows progress is happening, and that our community hasn’t been forgotten.” Headshot of Bec Walsh, mito community advocate.

ALT Quote card - "We’ve waited years for a moment like this. It’s not the end point, but it’s a real step forward — one that shows progress is happening, and that our community hasn’t been forgotten.” Headshot of Bec Walsh, mito community advocate.

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Research Opportunity! Survey: Understanding the measurement of quality of life in people with rare genetic conditions and their carers The results of this survey will help improve health policy decisions for people with rare genetic conditions. bit.ly/3L4KEKL
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🚨 Closing tomorrow, Wednesday 9 October 2025. Funding opportunity: Grants of up to A$5,000. Don't miss out — apply now.
Mito Foundation (@AusMito) profile pictureMito Foundation@AusMito9 Sep 2025
💚 Are you a clinician, nurse or allied health professional? Apply now for a Travel and Collaboration Grant up to A$5K to support: ✔️ Attending mito conferences ✔️ Clinical trial site visits ✔️ Collaboration + skills building 🗓 Apply by 9 Oct: bit.ly/4m4R4q3
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Join experts and advocates on 8 Oct (7.30PM AEDT) for a free online event exploring the future of this groundbreaking technique. Register: progress.org.uk/event/mitoch…

Event: Mitochondrial Donation: Does It Work? What Next? | PET

Free event with Professor Sir Doug Turnbull and Professor Mary Herbert, whose work has resulted in the birth of eight UK babies with donated mitochondria.

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PET (@PET_BioNews) profile picturePET@PET_BioNews24 Sep 2025
All our upcoming events are listed on the PET website: progress.org.uk/events/upcom… Next event: 'Mitochondrial Donation: Does It Work? What Next?' Wednesday 8 October 2025, 5.30PM – 7.30PM (BST) progress.org.uk/event/mitoch… #BobEdwards100
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💚 Are you a clinician, nurse or allied health professional? Apply now for a Travel and Collaboration Grant up to A$5K to support: ✔️ Attending mito conferences ✔️ Clinical trial site visits ✔️ Collaboration + skills building 🗓 Apply by 9 Oct: bit.ly/4m4R4q3
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🚨 Closing soon: Friday 5 September 2025. Funding opportunity: Grants of up to A$25,000 for a period of up to 12 months. Don't miss out — apply now 👇mito.org.au/incubator-grants…

Incubator Grants - Mito Foundation

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Mito Foundation (@AusMito) profile pictureMito Foundation@AusMito25 Aug 2025
Our Bi-annual Grant Round is open. Apply for an Incubator Grant! This mechanism aims to support high-quality preliminary research and help researchers secure further funding for projects. Applications close: 05.09.25 mito.org.au/incubator-grants…
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Our Bi-annual Grant Round is open. Apply for an Incubator Grant! This mechanism aims to support high-quality preliminary research and help researchers secure further funding for projects. Applications close: 05.09.25 mito.org.au/incubator-grants…
Researcher looking into a microscope. The text reads ‘Grant opportunity. Now open Mito Foundation Bi-annual Grant Round’.

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A message for the mito community from Prof John Carroll: 🧬 What the UK’s milestone means ⏳ Timeline for Australia 🔍 How mitoHOPE is progressing Read the open letter ➡️ mito.org.au/open-letter-mito… #mitoHOPE #MaevesLaw #MitochondrialDonation
Headshot of Professor John Carroll. Quotation text reads, "We're getting closer. We expect to receive our first licence soon."

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Registrations are open for the 2025 Mito Community Summit! Date: Saturday 1 and Sunday 2 November 2025 Location: Rydges Sydney Central — Surry Hills, NSW This annual event brings the mito community together to learn, connect, and collaborate. Learn more 👉mito.org.au/mito_community_s…
[Image description: A photo from the Mito Community Summit 2024, a speaker with a microphone addressing a room. Text reads "Mito Community Summit Registrations Open. Saturday and Sunday, 1 - 2 Nov 2025. Sydney, Rydges Sydney Central.]

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📢 New research just published in the @NEJM shows promising early results for mitochondrial donation from the United Kingdom: 👶 8 babies born 🧬 No signs of mitochondrial disease ✅ All are developing normally What does this mean for Australians? bit.ly/3Ud9Akv
Simple line graphic of a woman holding a baby. Header 'What does this mean for Australian families? Text 'These results suggest that both pre-implantation genetic testing (PGT) and mitochondrial donation are valuable options. PGT is already available in Australia. Mitochondrial donation will be offered through an Australian pilot program, mitoHOPE.'

ALT Simple line graphic of a woman holding a baby. Header 'What does this mean for Australian families? Text 'These results suggest that both pre-implantation genetic testing (PGT) and mitochondrial donation are valuable options. PGT is already available in Australia. Mitochondrial donation will be offered through an Australian pilot program, mitoHOPE.'

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🏆 Nominations for the Mito Foundation Awards for Excellence in Mitochondrial Research are open! Award winners will be presented with a $1,000 Travel Grant. Nominations close on Sunday 17 August. Learn more: bit.ly/3NTVFfQ #Research #Mito #mitochondrialdisease
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Together, we’ve backed bold ideas that could lead to better treatments and clinical breakthroughs for primary mitochondrial disease 🔬 We stand united in our global mission to change lives for those impacted by mito.
United Mitochondrial Disease Foundation (@UMDF) profile pictureUnited Mitochondrial Disease Foundation@UMDF30 Jun 2025
UMDF is proud to announce our 2025 Grant Cycle researchers -- collaboratively funded this year with our partner, Mito Foundation, in Australia. Additionally, our partner, @4Lilyfoundation in the UK, has helped fund the 2025 accelerators award! umdfconference.org/umdf-mito…
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Congratulations to the recipients of the 2025 Mito Foundation Incubator Grants. This funding is designed to support high-quality preliminary research and help researchers secure further funding for their projects.
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Dr David Manser, @Sydney_Uni, Supervisor @Dr_RyanDavis Genomic and Mitochondrial Biomarker Characterisation in Late-Onset Multiple Acyl-CoA Dehydrogenase Deficiency (MADD)
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Professor Jozef Gecz @GeczSquadGoals, University of Adelaide Oligonucleotide Therapy for an Early-Onset Fatal Mitochondrial Neurodegenerative Disorder Using Humanised Mouse Model
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