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Time's almost up to register for the excellent British Myology Society annual meeting at magnificent Worcester College, Oxford. Please share with all muscle disease research colleagues 😀💪 www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/british-my...

So pleased to share this very interesting new publication about Adult SMA in northern India, from the excellent AIIMS, New Delhi team that includes ICGNMD's Dr Vishnu VY, and our colleagues in CCMB and CDFD, Hyderabad. First author Dr Farsana Mustafa. onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.... 🥳

*Save the date* 🗓️ 20th Annual Neuromuscular Translational Research Conference will take place Tuesday 20th and Wednesday 21st April 2027, at the UCL Institute of Child Health in London. More info to follow in coming months.

Here is an interesting new JPNS paper from Brazil and UCL collaborators, describing two instances of late-onset Tay-Sachs disease. onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...

The very fit and healthy team here at UCL Queen Square Institute of Neurology are running 10K for the National Brain Appeal this weekend, under a hot sun! Runners include our Director Professor Mike Hanna. Please consider donating to this excellent charity! www.justgiving.com/page/the-nat...

The ICGNMD Clinical Fellows worked so hard during the first MRC-funded award, and now two, Dr Rodrigo Frezatti of FAEPA, São Paulo, and Dr Özlem Köken of Akdeniz University, Antalya, have successfully defended their PhD Theses. Congratulations to you both! 🥳🎉🙌 www.ucl.ac.uk/brain-scienc...

Calling clinicians! Clinical Research Fellowship at UCL Queen Square Institute of Neurology in London, UK to study global causes of inherited NMD. Join our world-leading and supportive team. Closes 07 May. www.ucl.ac.uk/work-at-ucl/...

Another opportunity at UCL Queen Square Institute of Neurology in London! Seeking grade 6 Research Technician to work with Prof Houlden and his wonderful team to grow knowledge of global causes of inherited neuromuscular diseases - closes 17 Feb! www.ucl.ac.uk/work-at-ucl/...

Look! Clinical Research Fellowship at UCL Queen Square Institute of Neurology in London, UK to study global causes of inherited NMD. Join our world-leading and supportive team. Closes 24 Feb www.ucl.ac.uk/work-at-ucl/...

Please spread the word! Great opportunity for bioinformatician to join us at the world-leading UCL Institute of Neurology in London, UK, to research genomics of inherited neuromuscular diseases. www.ucl.ac.uk/work-at-ucl/...

£500 bursary for early career researchers / AHPs selected for an oral presentation Registration, accommodation and call for abstracts now open! UK Neuromuscular Translational Research Conference 2026 17/18 April, Cambridge, UK Check out our interesting agenda bit.ly/3XOjZF8

*New* Clinical Research Fellow vacancy - inherited neuropathies. Based at UCL Queen Square Institute of Neurology. Application Deadline 25/01/26 www.ucl.ac.uk/work-at-ucl/...

📣Time to start thinking about abstract submissions and accommodation bookings for UK Neuromuscular Translational Research Conference 2026 17/18 April, Cambridge, UK. Check out the interesting 2026 agenda 📷https://bit.ly/3XOjZF8 (Image: Christin Hume @unsplash)

📣📣Registration and call for abstracts now open! UK Neuromuscular Translational Research Conference 2026 17/18 April, Cambridge, UK Our 2026 agenda spans acquired/autoimmune and genetic neuromuscular, neurological and neurodevelopmental conditions bit.ly/3XOjZF8

✍️ Apply now! Clinical Fellowship in imaging for evaluation of mitochondrial disease severity, progression, and treatment response, in our excellent & supportive team at UCL Queen Square / UCLH NHS Highly Specialised Service for Rare Mitochondrial Disorders shorturl.at/jaSke

🤯THREE🤯opportunities to join the Newcastle LifeArc LAC-TreatMito hub, tackling mitochondrial disorders: Research Associate jobs.ncl.ac.uk/job/Newcastl..., Bioinformatician jobs.ncl.ac.uk/job/Newcastl... & Lab Tech Specialist jobs.ncl.ac.uk/job/Newcastl.... Closing soon!

📢 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...

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

New! Mitochondrial donation to prevent primary mitochondrial disorders. Research to highest standards within exemplary framework. www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.... & www.nejm.org/doi/full/10..... Credit to Newcastle Uni, Lily Foundation & others ‪@mitonewcastle.bsky.social‬ ‪@lilyfoundation.bsky.social‬

🥼📢👀 New Vacancy: Clinical Research Fellow (Mitochondrial Diseases). Exciting new fellowship role within LifeArc and MDUK-funded Translational Rare Disease Centre to Treat Mitochondrial Diseases UCL Queen Square IoN. Closing date: 24th Apr bit.ly/4ciiC80

We are looking for a Clinical Research Fellow to join our team. Please share!

Final programme for this event is now available! www.ucl.ac.uk/ion/events/2...

🎉 bioRxiv & medRxiv are now managed by openRxiv, a new independent nonprofit. This transition allows for more flexibility and innovation. Our mission remains being a free service to authors ensuring rapid sharing of scientific information before peer review. ℹ️ openrxiv.org/introducing-...

Please share! Exciting post-doc position in the Mitochondrial Research Group at UCL Queen Square Institute of Neurology, London www.ucl.ac.uk/ion/research.... Great team of supportive colleagues, this project could drive meaningful change to patients, closes 8th April www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DMJ082/r...

Still time to register for: bit.ly/49lQiAf UK Neuromuscular Translational Research Conference 15 and 16 April 2025 - a scientific meeting to promote and share cutting edge clinical and scientific advances in the neuromuscular field.

It's an honour to take on this responsibility from a great role model such as Linda Greensmith, during an era of groundbreaking research in neuromuscular diseases. I look forward to supporting the success of the department's exceptional PIs, early-/mid-career researchers, staff, and students.

Please share! Exciting post-doc position in the Mitochondrial Research Group at UCL Queen Square Institute of Neurology, London www.ucl.ac.uk/ion/research.... Great team of supportive colleagues, this project could drive meaningful change to patients, closes 8th April www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DMJ082/r...

Jasper Morrow, Consultant Neurologist at NHNN and UCL Queen Square Department of Neuromuscular Diseases took part in a patient-led podcast to mark rare diseases day 😀 Here is a link to the website with all the links to the podcast: www.optimumcomms.com/podcast/#epi... Thank you for listening!

ICGNMD colleagues at University of Pretoria and North-West University, Potchefstroom, have published their congenital myopathy cohort data in EJHG! 😀 Thank you to all participant families for contributing to the study. Find their paper here: www.nature.com/articles/s41...

Delighted this collaborative paper now out from ICGNMD Brazil in Brain Communications! academic.oup.com/braincomms/a...

Hello! This is the new account for the ICGNMD, the International Centre for Genomic Medicine in Neuromuscular Diseases - welcome!