Minczuk Lab

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22 September 2026 17:57

Delighted to share the launch of the Cambridge-led, £50m MRC Centre of Research Excellence in Mitochondrial Genome Therapeutics (CoRE-MitoGT). Over 14 years, we will unite international expertise to understand mtDNA disease & develop therapies targeting its root causes. www.ukri.org/news/mrc-fun...

Minczuk Lab

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22 September 2026 17:57

Congrats to Pedro Guiomar on our new paper published today! 🧬 We show that PUSL1 pseudouridylates U39 in mitochondrial tRNAs and link disruption of this pathway to human neurological phenotypes. A great team effort — congratulations to everyone involved! academic.oup.com/nar/article/...

Clinical Neurosciences, Cambridge

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22 September 2026 17:57

The first stem cell model has been created for MELAS syndrome, a rare mitochondrial disorder that causes stroke-like episodes, dementia and muscle weakness. Symptoms often begin in childhood or early adulthood. #MELAS www.clinical-neuroscience.cam.ac.uk/news/first-s...

Cell Chemical Biology

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14 July 2026 17:39

Online now! Online now! RNA-dependent SFPQ condensates coordinate multidimensional regulation of extra-long neuronal genes #chembiol

Benoit Bruneau

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26 May 2026 02:39

Go Habs! During the second pic they scored!