Dr Nick Lane (UCL Genetics, Evolution & Environment) and Professor Andrew Coates (UCL Mullard Space Science Laboratory) feature on the BBC’s Horizon to discuss how the hunt for oceans in space is marking the dawn of a new era in the search for alien life… Watch on BBC Two’s Horizon.
Mitochondria: balancing health and disease June 2016 Chaired by Gyorgy Szabadkai and Michael Duchen (University College of London, UK) Venue Kennedy Lecture Theatre, Institute of Child Health, London, UK Date June 14, 2016 The Abcam mitochondrial themed symposia series is held annually at the University College of London, UK. These one day meetings provide…
Professor Israel Sekler Ben-Gurion University will give a seminar on “The mitochondrial NCLX; a hub for Na+ and Ca2+ signaling linked to neurodegeneration and pain sensation” 15 March 2016 2 pm in Wolfson lecture theatre, Institute of Neurology Host: Andrey Abramov
How can science & society combat the epidemic of metabolic disease? How does human metabolism shape our society & environment? How does our culture influence our metabolic health? Based on the initiative of Frances Brodsky, Director of the Division of Biosciences at this inaugural meeting we have discussed the scope and activities of the proposed Metabolism and…
new insights into the role of mitochondrial dynamics in physiology and disease Date: Thursday 22nd May 2014, 1pm Speaker: Dr Marija Sajic, Department of Neuroinflammation, UCL Institute of Neurology Location: Gilliatt Lecture Theatre, UCL Institute of Neurology, Queen Square 12.30 buffet lunch, Foyer Seminar room Further information: Tina Holmes, millerpa@ucl.ac.uk
Research led by Dr Helene Plun-Favreau (UCL Institute of Neurology) has discovered how genetic mutations linked to Parkinson’s disease might play a key role in the death of brain cells, potentially paving the way for the development of more effective drug treatments. In the new study, published in Nature Neuroscience, a team of researchers from…
The event takes place at the The Joseph B. Martin Conference Center, Harvard Medical School on June 25-26th. Full details at: http://www.abcam.com/index.html?pageconfig=resource&rid=14753
Professors Michael Duchen and Kenneth Smith have been awarded a grant from the MS society. The grant of £214,000 provides funding for 3 years to ‘explore mitochondrial dysfunction and protection in early neuroinflammatory disease by in vivo confocal imaging’.
By George Wigmore, on 31 January 2012 “In the beginning, the Universe was created. This has made a lot of people very angry and has been widely regarded as a bad move.” While the above Douglas Adams quote may aptly describe the prevailing universal sentiment, we still continue to search the skies with SETI for…
The UCL Consortium for Mitochondrial Research recognises the fundamental role of mitochondria in the homeostasis of cells, tissues and organisms, and their key role in the development of major disease. The consortium brings together a wide range of basic and clinical scientists from a spectrum of scientific disciplines across the UCL campus, together with UK…