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Michal Minczuk leads £7.7 million ARIA project to make mitochondria programmable

10 September 2026

Mitochondrial DNA has resisted the genetic engineering revolution for around 50 years. This week, Advanced Research + Invention Agency (ARIA) is launching an ambitious effort to change that. Professor Michal Minczuk of MRC-MBU is to lead an outstanding international team on "Programmable mitochondria (ProMiT): Comparing...

Masters in the Molecular Mechanisms of Human Disease

10 September 2026

Applications are now open for the 2027-28 intake for the Masters in the Molecular Mechanisms of Human Disease.

Summer Student Explores Flow Cytometry

3 September 2026

The CIMR Flow Cytometry Core Facility was delighted to host a second-year biomedical student from Anglia Ruskin University Peterborough for a one-week placement in August, offering an introduction to the technologies and expertise that support research across the institute. During the week, the student gained an overview...

MRC Centre of Research Excellence in Mitochondrial Genome Therapeutics

6 August 2026

We are delighted to announce that from April 2027 we will be hosting the University of Cambridge element of the MRC Centre of Research Excellence in Mitochondrial Genome Therapeutics (CoRE-MitoGT). Funded by the Medical Research Council , CoRE-MitoGT brings together world-leading experts in mitochondrial disease, genome...

Melissa Gammons, Jeanne Salje, Holly Monkhouse and Ellie Fox recognised for their contributions to a more inclusive and supportive research community

2 June 2026

Many congratulations to CIMR group leaders Melissa Gammons and Jeanne Salje, and PhD students Holly Monkhouse and Ellie Fox for their nominations for the University of Cambridge Research Culture Celebration in recognition of the meaningful work they do to promote an equitable and inclusive research environment in CIMR and...

ARU Student Visit

14 April 2026

We were delighted to welcome a group of undergraduate students from Anglia Ruskin University's Biomedical Science Society yesterday (13th April). Three of our PhD students, Holly Monkhouse, Ellie Fox and Anna Ceesay explained the different routes they took into their PhD research, and shared their experiences of being a...

Cambridge Festival Fun!

24 March 2026

We had a great time on Saturday at the Cambridge Festival's Biomedical Campus Open Day. Well over 1,000 visitors enjoyed activities and demonstrations from many of the research institutions, charities and health care workers on the Biomedical Campus. It was lovely to welcome so many visitors on a sunny Saturday! Thanks to...

Inspiring Scientists at CIMR-MBU

3 March 2026

Over the February half term CIMR, along with the Mitochondrial Biology Unit and for the first time the Institute of Metabolic Science, ran our ISACM work experience programme. We hosted 15 year 12 students, who spent three days gaining lab experience and a final day at St Catharine’s College, our partner in the scheme...

CIMR Researcher Anton Venhuizen Awarded Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions Fellowship to Investigate Rare Disease Associated with WNT Signalling

2 March 2026

We are delighted to congratulate to Dr Anton Venhuizen, a postdoc in the Gammons lab at the Cambridge Institute for Medical Research (CIMR) who has recently been awarded a highly competitive and prestigious Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions Postdoctoral Fellowship Award to continue their work understanding rare genetic...

CIMR to co-host a new PhD studentship to investigate the root causes of childhood neurological disease

5 February 2026

The Chi-Wang studentship is a collaboration between CIMR, Jesus College and Cambridge Children’s Research Institute (CCRI) . The studentship is supported by a generous philanthropic gift from Amanda Chi and David Wang, and is a unique opportunity to pursue a four-year doctoral degree in biomedical sciences, focusing on the...