Rob Pitceathly

We are delighted to congratulate Kenneth Harris on receiving The Royal Society's Ferrier Medal & Lecture in recognition of his revolutionary contributions to neuroscience. We are proud to celebrate this outstanding achievement and the remarkable impact of his research. www.ucl.ac.uk/brain-scienc...

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...

We are celebrating 75 years of research, innovation and education with global patient impact! Watch how Queen Square’s unique combination of research, clinical care and collaboration has shaped major neurological breakthroughs and continues to drive future treatments youtu.be/QbgSKrvgQXw

We are pleased to share a new review published in Cell Reports Medicine @cellpress.bsky.social: “Emerging therapeutic strategies for mitochondrial DNA-related diseases” Full article: doi.org/10.1016/j.xc... #Mitochondria #mtDNA #GeneTherapy #GenomeEditing #RareDiseases #TranslationalMedicine

We are delighted to share a new open-access study by Dr Micol Falabella & colleagues, published in @natcomms.nature.com Nature Communications: "COXFA4L2 upregulation preserves residual cytochrome c oxidase activity in COXFA4-related Leigh-like encephalopathy" Paper: www.nature.com/articles/s41...

This study reports the largest genetically confirmed cohort of COXFA4-related primary mitochondrial disease to date and finds that COXFA4L2 upregulation preserves residual complex IV activity in the absence of COXFA4, revealing a compensatory mechanism with translational potential.

Congratulations to Pietro Fratta on being elected as a Fellow of the Academy of Medical Sciences 😊- acmedsci.ac.uk/more/news/ac...

Looking forward to seeing you soon at Queen Square Advances in Mitochondrial Medicine 2026! We hope you'll join us for the day, plus the networking reception after (drinks and snacks provided). UCL/UCLH staff & students - contact us via email for your free registration code: bit.ly/QSmitomed2026

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Congratulations to Giampietro Schiavo on receiving the 2026 Basic Science Life Achievement Award of the International Neurotoxin Association. This award recognises the contributions of the Schiavo Lab. to the understanding of the mechanism of action of botulinum and tetanus neurotoxins.

Congratulations to Karen Gunanayagam on successfully being awarded a Guarantors of Brain Clinical Fellowship, starting in April 2026.

Congratulations to Natalia Dominik on receiving a Guarantors of Brain non-clinical postdoctoral fellowship for 3 years from October 2026.

Catch 4 presentations featuring HiFi data at #FOG2026 on Jan 28 with Anna Lindstrand, @robpitceathly.bsky.social, @whaerty.bsky.social, and @adameur.bsky.social. Learn how #LongReadSequencing is enabling diagnostics and uncovering new therapeutic opportunities. Full details here: bit.ly/3MAm7y1

A wonderful evening at the DNMD Christmas Drinks, bringing together colleagues from across the department. Thank you to everyone who joined us and best wishes for a well-deserved break and a happy festive season. 🎄🥂 @uclqsion.bsky.social @uclh.bsky.social @uclbrainscience.bsky.social

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Great two days in York with the MRC National Mouse Genetics Network. Always a pleasure to be invited to share MitoCluster's work, thank you! @mrcmousenetwork.bsky.social @jellevda.bsky.social @lauragreaves.bsky.social @robpitceathly.bsky.social

✍️ 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

It's World Mitochondrial Disease Awareness Week 💚 Since we couldn't #LightUpForMito this year the team's looking lit in green to raise awareness instead! Read more here: www.thelilyfoundation.org.uk/charity/get-... #mitoaware #mitochondrialdisease #worldmitoweek2025 @lilyfoundation.bsky.social

UCL Queen Square MND Centre Sixth ALS/MND International Symposium in Partnership with the UK MND Research Institute held on Friday 05 September 2025

Fantastic news, well done Oscar!

Congratulations to the Cortex Lab and International Brain Lab bsky.app/profile/intl...

Well done James! Fantastic achievement and truly well deserved 😊

💬 "Why do cells that function normally for years stop working?" We speak to Professor Elizabeth Fisher (@uclqsion.bsky.social) about what drives her research. www.ucl.ac.uk/brain-scienc...

Another fulfilling week for The Greensmith Lab (+ colleagues from other DNMD groups) hosting their annual Work Experience at UCL QSIoN. The Summer Students were able to get a taste of scientific life, with hands-on experience, learning key skills eg. pipetting, cell culture, immunostaining and more!

UCL Queen Square Institute of Neurology Summer Drinks, October Gallery, July 2025 ☺️

We are pleased to share an exciting new research opportunity for a clinician with a neurology background to join the London Mitochondrial Team, focusing on innovative MRI techniques in mitochondrial disease: www.ucl.ac.uk/work-at-ucl/...

Members of the Houlden Lab at UCL Queen Square IoN recently took part in the Celebrating Research at UCLH Open Day! It was a fantastic opportunity to connect with patients, families, and the wider public - sharing the latest advances in neurogenetics. #UCLHResearch #Neurogenetics

Blood test developed that could speed up diagnosis of rare diseases in babies

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-...

With Prof @robpitceathly.bsky.social at #PacBioPRISM Athens, discussing the potential for Lily Foundation and LifeArc's diagnostic goals to be realised by integrating PacBio HiFi sequencing into #NHS diagnostics 🤝 @lilyfoundation.bsky.social @lifearc.bsky.social @pacbio.bsky.social

Very full schedule at our #IMGCglasgow workshop last week, delivered by MitoCluster team @robpitceathly.bsky.social, Carlo Viscomi, @mitogene.bsky.social, and @jim-ca.bsky.social. A pleasure to attend, thanks for the invite @mrcmousenetwork.bsky.social & IMGS! 🧬 #mitochondria #MouseModels #ECR

Workshops in full swing with two of them led by us. Robert Pitceathly and Carlo Viscomi of the MitoCluster with Andrew Wood of the Degron Cluster running the Mouse models of mitochondrial DNA disease workshop. Sara Wells and Sonia Bains running the Home cage monitoring one. #IMGCGlasgow #ECRS

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

We're fundraising for the @lilyfoundation.bsky.social as part of their Mito Communi-TEA Party campaign this April! Join us at the National Hospital for Neurology & Neurosurgery next Friday 4th for a sweet treat 🦋 Donate & more info: www.justgiving.com/page/qsmito

Looking forward to #IMGC2025 Glasgow next month! MitoCluster will be delivering an #ECR Workshop on Mouse Models of #Mitochondrial DNA Disease, featuring cluster lead @robpitceathly.bsky.social and investigators Carlo Viscomi, @jim-ca.bsky.social, and @mitogene.bsky.social🐁

📢 We have not 1 but 3 clinical/patient-facing jobs working with #mitoCAMB on the #LifeArc #raredisease centre for #mito diseases. 1x pre/post-doctoral CRA; 1x post-doctoral CRA (with potential to become a 4 year ACL); 1x research coordinator Join us! Links below.

Great opportunity to discuss cross-cluster collaborations involving mitochondrial dysfunction with a talk by @robpitceathly.bsky.social

Welcome to our new account! We are also on LinkedIn here: www.linkedin.com/company/lond...

Welcome to our new account! You can also keep up to date with us on LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/company/mrc-...