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Research
16 October 2018

Outsmarting a syndrome

How do you smuggle health-giving enzymes past the body's natural immune system? A Lily-funded project to develop a therapy for MNGIE syndrome is tackling that problem, and looks set to expand scientific understanding of mitochondrial disease in the process. We hear from Dr Bridget Bax, the project's principal investigator at St George's University in London, and postdoctoral research assistant Michelle Levene.

Research
12 July 2018

Meet the Researcher

Armed with Charlie her sub-cellular microscope, Eszter Dombi is part of a new generation of talented scientists leading the way in the field of mitochondrial research. Here she talks about her Lily-funded lab work at John Radcliffe Hospital, Oxford.

Research
6 July 2018

Helping from the heart

A mitochondrial research nurse based at John Radcliffe Hospital in Oxford and funded by The Lily Foundation, Colwynn Phillips represents the best of our charity's fruitful working relationship with the NHS. Here she talks about her dual role supporting affected families and coordinating a patient cohort.