Title:  “New perspectives on mitochondrial variation in Human disease” Speaker:  Dr Joanna Elson, Institute of Genetic Medicine, University of Newcastle Venue: Rooms B02/B03, SITraN, 385a Glossop Road, Sheffield S10 2HQ Biography I am a lecturer who has worked in the team for nearly fifteen years. I look at mtDNA disease through the prism of evolution, and apply informatics…

Title: “Aberrant TDP-43 homeostasis in the pathogenesis of ALS-FTD”      Speaker: Dr Jemeen Sreedharan, Honorary Consultant Neurologist, King’s College Hospital Venue: Rooms B02/B03, SITraN, 385a Glossop Road, Sheffield S10 2HQ Background van Geest post doctoral fellow Honorary Consultant Neurologist, King’s College Hospital Dr Sreedharan developed an early interest in neurodegeneration during his time as a medical student at…

Title:        “Changing the operational range of the spinal locomotor network: Cholinergic input to MNs”                                  Speaker:  Dr. Konstantinos Ampatzis, Assistant Professor, Department of Neuroscience, Karolinska Institute, Stockholm, Sweden     Venue:      Rooms B02/B03, SITraN, 385a Glossop Road, Sheffield, S10…

Title:  “Genetic stability of human pluripotent stem cells and implications for regenerative medicine” Speaker: Dr Ivana Barbaric, Lecturer in Stem Cell Biology, Department of Biomedical   Science, The University of Sheffield Venue: Rooms B02/B03, SITraN, 385a Glossop Road, Sheffield, S10 2HQ Background Our research is focused on investigating the causes and consequences of genetic changes in…