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📣📣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
November 24, 2025 at 4:26 PM
Congrats to Peter Finnigan, a Highly Specialist Neuromuscular Physio from NHNN’s Highly Specialist McArdle & Related Disorders Service, on his Small Acorns grant from The National Brain Appeal of £5,691.60 to establish normative strength profiles and quantify sarcopenia risk in McArdle disease👏
October 31, 2025 at 5:09 PM
Join MDUK in driving change in muscle wasting and weakening conditions.
Two funding opps:
• £300k Challenge Grant for UK prevalence & incidence study
• Annual grants for PoP, projects & PhDs
Deadline: 20 Jan 2026
🔗https://www.musculardystrophyuk.org/research/for-researchers/open-grant-calls/
October 22, 2025 at 11:30 AM

✍️ 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
UCL – University College London
UCL is consistently ranked as one of the top ten universities in the world (QS World University Rankings 2010-2022) and is No.2 in the UK for research power (Research Excellence Framework 2021).
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October 21, 2025 at 4:44 PM
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Congratulations to Dr Gita Ramdharry who has been awarded a £1.6 million NIHR Advanced Clinical Practitioner Academic Fellowship to lead research in rare neurological diseases...
September 2, 2025 at 3:03 PM
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🤯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!
Research Associate (Genomics)
Research Associate (Genomics)
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August 4, 2025 at 8:21 AM
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*NEW TODAY*: ADDITIONAL DISCOUNTS and Travel Bursaries for BMS Annual Meeting 8th and 9th Sept
Programme and links to pricing ucl.ac.uk/centre-for-n... New members welcome!
August 4, 2025 at 4:42 PM
We are pleased to share an exciting new clinical PhD 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/...
UCL – University College London
UCL is consistently ranked as one of the top ten universities in the world (QS World University Rankings 2010-2022) and is No.2 in the UK for research power (Research Excellence Framework 2021).
www.ucl.ac.uk
July 19, 2025 at 12:54 PM
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Please share: Register now for BMS Annual Meeting 2025 - early bird discount activated! New members welcome.
July 4, 2025 at 10:06 AM
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Please share. BMS Adult Muscle Teaching Day 8th Sept 2025 - excellent, well-reviewed teaching day for clinicians with neuromuscular involvement. Open to non-members
www.ucl.ac.uk/centre-for-n...
July 10, 2025 at 3:11 PM
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Professor Mike Hanna will be leading the UCL IoN CNMD Team in fundraining for @BrainAppeal in the Saucony London 10K race on July 13, 2025. Please donate what you can!
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Saucony London 10K 2025
Help The National Brain Appeal raise money to support The National Brain Appeal
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June 24, 2025 at 11:31 AM
Professor Mike Hanna will be leading the UCL IoN CNMD Team in fundraining for @BrainAppeal in the Saucony London 10K race on July 13, 2025. Please donate what you can!
www.justgiving.com/page/the-nat... Please repost/share
Saucony London 10K 2025
Help The National Brain Appeal raise money to support The National Brain Appeal
www.justgiving.com
June 24, 2025 at 11:31 AM
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Don't miss your chance to register for the excellent Queen Square Update in Neuromuscular Disorders 2025 Wed 28 – Friday 30 May 2025
3-Day paediatric and adult neuromuscular course designed for specialists with an interest in neuromuscular diseases
bit.ly/3EsPNsO
March 14, 2025 at 12:45 PM
🥼📢👀 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
April 4, 2025 at 9:24 AM
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👀Upcoming events:
BMS Annual Meeting 8 and 9 Sept 2025
BMS Adult Muscle Teaching Day 8 Sept 2025
BMS MRI Workshop 25 Nov 2025
Further info on all events at ucl.ac.uk/centre-for-n...
#myology #neuromuscular
March 21, 2025 at 4:18 PM
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...
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March 21, 2025 at 1:55 PM
Don't miss your chance to register for the excellent Queen Square Update in Neuromuscular Disorders 2025 Wed 28 – Friday 30 May 2025
3-Day paediatric and adult neuromuscular course designed for specialists with an interest in neuromuscular diseases
bit.ly/3EsPNsO
March 14, 2025 at 12:45 PM
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.
March 14, 2025 at 12:38 PM
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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.
We're delighted to announce that @robpitceathly.bsky.social has been appointed as the new Head of Research Department of Neuromuscular Diseases. He will commence his appointment on the 1st of May 2025. www.ucl.ac.uk/ion/news/202...
March 13, 2025 at 8:49 AM
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📢 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.
February 28, 2025 at 10:56 AM
Have a listen: CNMD colleague Dr Jasper Morrow, and MDUK's Kate Adcock and Tahia Mathur took place in this podcast to mark rare disease day 2025 Stronger together: changing the future of muscle wasting conditions
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Stronger together: changing the future of muscle wasting condition | Optimum Perspectives
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March 3, 2025 at 2:32 PM
Registration now open for Queen Square Update in Neuromuscular Disorders 2025 Wed 28 – Friday 30 May 2025
3-Day paediatric and adult neuromuscular course designed for specialists with an interest in neuromuscular diseases
bit.ly/3EsPNsO
February 27, 2025 at 11:11 AM
Now open for registration: bit.ly/49lQiAf UK Neuromuscular Translational Research Conference - a scientific meeting to promote and share cutting edge clinical and scientific advances in the neuromuscular field.
February 27, 2025 at 11:09 AM
Call for abstracts 📋📷The 18th UK Neuromuscular Translational Research Conference 2025 welcomes the submission of abstracts relating to neuromuscular diseases. Deadline 13th Jan 12 Noon Abstract submission instructions, event programme, and registration: bit.ly/49lQiAf
December 2, 2024 at 2:43 PM