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Big Biology Day 2025

23 October 2025

On Saturday, 11 October 2025, thirteen members of the MBU participated in the Big Biology Day, held at Hills Road Sixth Form College. Using hands on, interactive activities, MBU members (senior and junior scientists) showcased the Unit's research on mitochondria, giving explanations and career advice. Our activities this...

Mouse models show potential for the clinical treatment of heteroplasmic mitochondrial disease

9 October 2025

New research carried out by members of Patrick Chinnery’s group has been published in Science . The article, “ Ubiquitin-mediated mitophagy regulates the inheritance of mitochondrial DNA mutations ” explains how mitochondrial mutations can overcome the intrinsic cellular quality control systems to cause disease and how to...

John Walker gives opening lecture at the 15th International Congress on In-born Errors of Metabolism (Kyoto)

23 September 2025

On 3 September 2025, John Walker gave the opening lecture at the 15th International Congress on In-born Errors of Metabolism held in Kyoto, Japan. The lecture, given before an audience of over 1200 delegates, was entitled “My Life in the Mitochondrion”.

Study in mice shows potential for new treatment to reduce brain damage from stroke

6 August 2025

Cambridge scientists have developed and tested a new drug in mice that has the potential to reduce damage to the brain following stroke – a problem that affects more than nine in 10 stroke patients. Results from a collaborative research study led by Professors Mike Murphy and Thomas Krieg , working with a mouse model...

Aspiring Scientists Training Programme (ASTP)

21 July 2025

From 7-11 July 2025, the MBU participated in the Gurdon Institute's Aspiring Scientists Training Programmme . Led by St Catharine’s College and the Gurdon Institute , we collaborated with Newnham College , Sainsbury Laboratory , Cambridge Institute for Medical Research (CIMR) and Wellcome-MRC Institute of Metabolic Science...

Mike Murphy receives the Derek Willoughby Medal from the William Harvey Research Institute at Queen Mary, University of London

1 July 2025

On 25 June, Mike Murphy received the Derek Willoughby Medal from the William Harvey Research Institute at Queen Mary, University of London and gave a lecture at the William Harvey Research Institute's annual research day. This medal is awarded every two years for outstanding contribution to inflammation science. Previous...

CSAR PhD Student Award for MBU Student Lucia Luengo Gutierrez

1 July 2025

Congratulations to Lucia Luengo Gutierrez, who has been selected for an award from the Cambridge Society for the Application of Resarch (CSAR) . The CSAR PhD Student Awards of £1,000 each, are intended to recognise outstanding research with real world application and to assist students to pursue their research or careers...

Judy Hirst awarded European Research Council Advanced Grant

17 June 2025

Congratulations to Professor Judy Hirst , who has been awarded an Advanced Grant from the European Research Council (ERC). Judy's grant is for the energy-converting mechanism of a modular biomachine: Uniting structure and function to establish the engineering principles of respiratory complex I. Advanced Grants may be...

MBU Postdoc receives Young Invesgator Award from SFRRE

13 June 2025

The Society for Free Radical Research - Europe (SFRR-E) is dedicated to promoting interest in all aspects of research related to Free Radicals in any scientific field. At its 22nd International Biennial meeting held in Galway, Ireland in June, Alva Casey received the Society's Young Investigator Award. Alva is a...

Abigail Giles receives The Richard J Bing Award for Young Investigators

2 June 2025

At the recent World Congress of the International Society for Heart Research , held in Japan, Abigail Giles was awarded The Richard J Bing Award for Young Investigators . Abigail studied for her PhD at the MBU, funded by the NIH Oxford-Cambridge Partnership Program, spending her time split between Cambridge and the...

Big Biology Day 2025

Mouse models show potential for the clinical treatment of heteroplasmic mitochondrial disease

John Walker gives opening lecture at the 15th International Congress on In-born Errors of Metabolism (Kyoto)

Study in mice shows potential for new treatment to reduce brain damage from stroke

Aspiring Scientists Training Programme (ASTP)

Mike Murphy receives the Derek Willoughby Medal from the William Harvey Research Institute at Queen Mary, University of London

CSAR PhD Student Award for MBU Student Lucia Luengo Gutierrez

Judy Hirst awarded European Research Council Advanced Grant

MBU Postdoc receives Young Invesgator Award from SFRRE

Abigail Giles receives The Richard J Bing Award for Young Investigators

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