Newcastle is a world-leading centre for the study and treatment of RD. Newcastle has made a major investment in the area of rare disease with the creation of a cross-disciplinary Centre for Rare Disease.
Our work in Neuromuscular Disease and Mitochondrial Dysfunction, the disease focus of this theme, is at the heart of the Newcastle Centre. The strategic rationale of this theme is to systematically develop and evaluate novel approaches to diagnosing, monitoring and treating neuromuscular disease (NMD) and mitochondrial dysfunction, and to extend the application of these technologies across the broader spectrum of RD using the unique opportunity offered by the Newcastle Centre.
Colleagues working on this theme will build synergies with rare disease research being delivered under other themes of the BRC and identify opportunities for capacity building and developing new research activity at the cross-disease level.
The John Walton Muscular Dystrophy Research Centre performs world class translational research to bring diagnosis, care and therapy to people with neuromuscular disease.
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The WCMR is an international centre of excellence at the forefront of basic and clinically driven mitochondrial research.
Patient Emily visits the laboratory at the Faculty of Medical Science, Newcastle University for a look behind the scenes of our research.
Theme Co-Lead for Neuromuscular Disease, Rare Diseases and Mitochondrial Dysfunction
Theme Co-Lead for Neuromuscular Disease, Rare Diseases and Mitochondrial Dysfunction and Director of the NHS Highly Specialised Service for Rare Mitochondrial Disorders and a consultant paediatric neurologist
BRC Leadership Track for Neuromuscular Disease, Rare Disease and Mitochondrial Dysfunction