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Research Associate at @MitoResearch @UniOfNewcastle funded by @GOSHCharity. Focus on mitochondria, epilepsy and neurodegeneration🧠

Newcastle Upon Tyne, England
Joined February 2020
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Laura Alexandra Smith
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Please share with interested students and feel free to get in touch to find out more about this exciting opportunity! #PhDHiring #Neuroscience #Epilepsy @UniofNewcastle @mitojobs.
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The PhD studentship will be funded by The Noah Jordan Foundation, a recently established paediatric mitochondrial disease charity. 🗓️Closing date: 16th July 2025.⏰ Start date: 15th Sept 2025.
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📢 Exciting 3-year funded PhD opportunity 🧠 .We're delighted to be recruiting a PhD student to join Prof Bobby McFarland and I at the Newcastle Mitochondrial Research Group, to investigate the mechanisms underlying Alpers' syndrome.
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PhD Project - PhD studentship - Understanding the causes and identifying treatments for Alpers’ syndrome at Newcastle University, listed on FindAPhD.com
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RT @marco_bocchio: Also congrats to @LauraSmithNCL for winning the best research talk award!. Many thanks to organisers @Kamar_Ameen_Ali an….
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RT @marco_bocchio: Great to attend the @BritishNeuro NorthEast event and connect with neuroscientists from @UniofNewcastle, @durham_uni, @T….
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RT @4Lilyfoundation: There’s a desperate need to increase awareness of #rarediseases, including #mitochondrialdisease. Without awareness, e….
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Celebrating Rare Disease Day with a brilliant team at the Newcastle Mitochondrial Research Group 🌏💜 . @UniofNewcastle @4Lilyfoundation @AusMito
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RT @bhandaream: Are you looking for a PhD in neuroscience?. Apply before 16 Jan for 2 PhD projects through @MIBTP_BBSRC in our lab @Warwick….
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RT @ResearchNetERI: Some fantastic talks from @EpilepsyInst Theme Lead and Research Fellows in the Neurobiology of Epilepsy afternoon sessi….
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10 months
RT @SanaHannan_: Thank you to everyone who attended the @ILAEBRITISH @yesILAE meeting today on 'Bench to Bedside' #epilepsy research 🧠🧪🛏️….
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RT @ResearchNetERI: Delighted to be attending the @ILAEBRITISH Branch Young Epilepsy Section conference today. We look forward to hearing k….
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11 months
It's great to see @UniofNewcastle lit up green in support of #WorldMitoWeek2024 💚 . Huge thanks to @ValDiLeoMito for organising this!
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Raising awareness and funding research into #POLG disease is vital to help understand the causes and identify treatments for people living with POLG disease, but this crucial research will also likely benefit many other neurological diseases including #epilepsy and #dementia.
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Such a powerful film produced by the @PolGFoundation for World Mitochondrial Disease Awareness Week, highlighting the devastating impact of POLG-related mitochondrial disease on young people and their families. #WorldMitoWeek2024 .
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RT @4Lilyfoundation: 💚IT'S HERE!!!!!💚.💚World Mitochondrial Disease Week Has Begun!!!💚. 👀Keep your eyes peeled for some fabulous posts comin….
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RT @fayemcloud9: There is still time to register for this exciting ILAE British YES meeting on the 20th of October! Great opportunity to le….
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RT @taylorlabncl: Great to celebrate another @StudentsNCL PhD graduation in the ☀️, many congratulations @yasmintangjx !! .
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RT @EpilepsyInst: The @EpilepsyInst has very limited places left on #TeamScience for this year’s #GreatNorthRun in Newcastle - registration….
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