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25.01.2022 Day 2 of #AussieMit2018 begins with Professor Carolyn Sue from the Kolling Institute in Sydney discussing precision medicine in mitochondrial disease.

24.01.2022 If you live in Sydney and you would like to know more about mitochondrial donation, read on! The pioneer in mitochondrial donation, Professor Sir Doug Turnbull will be presenting a public lecture on Monday 26 November 2018 at the Kolling Institute, Royal North Shore Hospital. He will discuss his research in mitochondrial donation and the change of legislation in the UK allowing families to access this ground-breaking IVF technique. ... To attend this free and informative event, please RSVP to Fabienne at [email protected] or call (02) 9463 1827 for more information.

24.01.2022 Attention Melbournians! If you can’t attend the Patient and Family Day at AussieMit, there is another opportunity for you to hear from an international expert in mitochondrial donation. Professor Sir Doug Turnbull is the Director of the Wellcome Trust Centre for Mitochondrial Disease at Newcastle University in the UK. He will be presenting a public lecture at the Royal Children’s Hospital in Melbourne discussing the importance of mitochondrial donation and the UK experience.... Register today for this FREE event!

23.01.2022 Professor John Christodoulou is among the experts in mito research attending the Patient and Family Day. Professor Christodoulou is the Chair of Genomic Medicine in the Department of Paediatrics at the University of Melbourne. He is also the Head of the Neurodevelopmental Genomics Research Group, and Director of the Genetics Research Theme, at the Murdoch Childrens Research Institute. He has a major research interest in the application of next generation sequencing technologi...es in rare genetic disorders. Register today to attend the informative session! http://www.aussiemit.com.au/patient-and-family-day/

23.01.2022 A reminder that Poster Submissions for AussieMit 2018 close Wednesday 10 October. For further information on how to submit click here: http://www.aussiemit.com.au/submit-an-abstract/

16.01.2022 The Mito Foundation is excited to announce Booster Grants are now available to exceptional research into mitochondrial disease (mito). Mito Foundation Booster Grants offer an exciting opportunity for those whose research was deemed of a high quality by the National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC) but were unsuccessful in securing funding. This funding has been made possible by the fundraising efforts of the Foundation, including The Bloody Long Walk National Ser...ies. If you are or know a researcher who would like to apply for a grant, follow the link below. Applications close 7 January 2019.

16.01.2022 Great to see The Hon. Catherine King supporting the rare disease community! #NationalRareDiseaseSummit #MitoFoundation

15.01.2022 As the AussieMit conference and Patient and Family Day come to an end for 2018, we would like to thank everyone who was involved in the success of this year’s event. We look forward to seeing you all for #AussieMit2020!

12.01.2022 The first day of our biyearly AussieMit conference has officially kicked off! We’ll be posting updates over the next few days. Watch this space! Join the conversation with the hashtag #AussieMit2018.

11.01.2022 Amongst scientists awarded some of Australia's most prestigious fellowships from the National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC) is AussieMit Speaker, Prof. Aleksandra Filipovska. Find out more about Prof. Filipovska at bit.ly/2CGPN8a.

09.01.2022 Professor Anu Suomolanian will be among the expert speakers at this year’s Patient and Family Day session. She is the Professor of Clinical Molecular Medicine, Academy Professor and the Director of the Molecular Neurology Research Program in the University of Helsinki. Her scientific mission is to develop a cure for progressive, currently untreatable mitochondrial disorders of brain and muscle. The major focus of her research group is to discover molecular mechanisms underlyi...ng primary and secondary mitochondrial dysfunction in disease, develop models for these disorders and to utilize physiological knowledge from the models to develop therapies for currently incurable mitochondrial disorders. Don’t miss out on the opportunity to hear from international experts in mito research. Registrations closing soon! http://www.aussiemit.com.au/patient-and-family-day/

04.01.2022 Professor Sir Doug Turnbull shared his expertise in mitochondrial donation with patients, researchers and clinicians at the Kolling Institute in Sydney this aft...ernoon. We are looking forward to hearing more from Professor Turnbull in Melbourne at The Royal Children's Hospital on 28 November, and during AussieMit 2018 and at the Patient and Family Day on 1 December. He highlighted the vital role that patients played in securing legislation change in the UK. #mito #mitochondrialdonation #AussieMit #MitoFoundation #mitochondrialresearch

02.01.2022 We’ve wrapped up the first day of the #AussieMit2018 conference. It was a great day with inspiring and informative presentations. We look forward to day 2! #mito #researchconference #aussiemit #melbourne