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On Wednesday, 21 June 2017 the MRC MBU participated in the MRC's Festival of Medical Research and opened its doors to the public for its annual open day.

Our visitors were extremely interested to hear about the causes and effects of mitochondrial diseases, with explanations of the Unit's research towards the discovery and development of therapies.

Some of this research was shown in a practical demonstration, where fluorescent markings were used to observe the behaviour of fruit flies under a microscope.

On Thursday, 11 May 2017, Professor Rosario Rizzuto delivered the 5th Annual Sir John Walker Lecture, entitled, "The mitochondrial calcium uniporter: molecular identity and physiological role".

Professor Rizzuto is Chancellor (Magnificent Rector) of the University of Padua, Italy, where he is also Professor of General Pathology and Chairman of the Department of Biomedical Sciences.

On 14 March 2017, members of the MRC MBU visited Queen Edith’s Primary School to communicate their science to children in years 3 and 4. The activities included practical “bench” sessions and the assembly of protein structures using Lego models.

On 23 March, members of the Unit visited Mayfield Primary School where similar sessions were held with children in the reception classes.

The Medical Research Council (MRC) and the University of Cambridge are delighted to announce that, today, the MRC Mitochondrial Biology Unit (MRC MBU) has transferred into the University and is now a University Unit department within the School of Clinical Medicine.

The MRC MBU has retained its current research facilities in the Wellcome Trust/MRC Building on the Cambridge Biomedical Campus and its staff members are now employees of the University.