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JWMDRC 10-year anniversary event!

This year at the JWMDRC, we are very excited to be celebrating the 10-year anniversary of our centre!

October 10th, 2024

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Meredith James awarded NIHR Fellowship

Over £2million has been granted to eight exceptional researchers in the North East to support their development as future clinical academic leaders.

September 17th, 2024

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European Partnership Opens a New Era in Rare Disease Research

ERDERA kicks off this September, with the aim of improving the lives of 30 million rare disease patients in Europe and beyond.

September 12th, 2024

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A new Professor in the Centre!

Chiara is now officially a Professor 👍

August 2nd, 2024

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Funding from AFM and MDUK

We are very happy to share our recent success with our proposals submitted to the recent calls of MDUK and AFM.

August 1st, 2024

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Exciting Upgrade for JWMDRC Neuromuscular Patient Registries

A new software platform developed by Newcastle University

July 31st, 2024

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New papers published

We have recently had two papers published reporting results of projects done in our lab.

July 26th, 2024

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The EJP-RD: building the rare diseases research ecosystem

We are thrilled to announce the publication of a new article highlighting the past 5 years of the European Joint Programme on Rare Diseases (EJP-RD)

July 4th, 2024

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The first European LGMD2I/R9 Community Conference was held in May

The first European LGMD2I/R9 Community Conference was held in May in Amsterdam, the Netherlands

July 2nd, 2024

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Jain Foundation’s 2024 Dysferlin Conference Awards

The Jain Foundation Conference was a great success for us this year, with the team being awarded for their work in the field of dysferlinopathy.

June 20th, 2024

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FSHD North East & Cumbria Engagement Day

To celebrate World FSHD Day, Giorgio Tasca and the JWMDRC are thrilled to announce the FSHD Engagement Day, taking place in Newcastle in November.

June 20th, 2024

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New paper on the Paediatrics User Guide published

Our paper, describing the development of the Paediatrics User Guide (PUG), has been accepted for publication at Frontiers in Medicine.

June 6th, 2024

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The European Conference on Rare Disease & Orphan Products

The ECRD is a major conference in the European rare disease landscape on 15th & 16th May 2024.

April 22nd, 2024

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Rare Disease Research UK’s 1st Annual Conference

The first annual RDR UK conference took place in Newcastle, bringing together around 120 individuals with an interest in rare disease research.

April 19th, 2024

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New manuscript was published in Nature Genetics

Identification of the relevance of a candidate gene lead to our paper being published in Genetics Nature

March 5th, 2024

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Muscular Dystrophy Association Clinical and Scientific Conference

The MDA Clinical & Scientific Conference will take place from the 2nd to the 6th of March 2024 in Orlando, Florida, USA.

February 29th, 2024

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BMD Hub website launch!

On the 29th of February, in celebration of Rare Disease Day, the BMD Hub has been launched.

February 29th, 2024

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First VCP International Conference

Dr. Marianela Schiava and Prof. Jordi Díaz-Manera presented at the 1st VCP International Conference

February 29th, 2024

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New publication in Scientific Reports

Several members of the team have participated in a new publication in Scientific Reports.

February 29th, 2024

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