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Miratul Muqit appointed Director of the UK Dementia Research Institute Parkinson’s Research Centre

Kodi Hunter with the Sir James Black award. To the right, Professor Inke Nathke, Deputy Dean of Life Sciences, who presented Kodi with the award. To the left, Philip Cohen

Kodi Hunter receives the prestigious Sir James Black Award

The Sir James Black Award is an annual prize presented by the School of Life Sciences at the University of Dundee to the final year undergraduate student deemed to have made the most outstanding contribution to research during their final year project.

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L-R: Miratul Muqit, Tom McWilliams, Ian Ganley

MRC PPU Alumnus Honoured with Prestigious Medical Science Award

Dr Thomas McWilliams, a former postdoctoral researcher in the labs of Professors Ian Ganley and Miratul Muqit, has been named the recipient of the 2025 Young Scientist Anders Jahre Award for Medical Research—a distinguished honour recognising groundbreaking contributions to Nordic basic medical science.

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Inflammation activates key protein linked to Parkinson’s and Crohn’s diseases

A new study from the Swamy lab has uncovered how inflammation and immune responses can regulate a key protein linked to both Parkinson’s disease and Crohn’s disease, providing crucial insights into how these very different conditions may share common roots.

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Volunteers’ Week: Celebrating the Dundee Research Interest Group (DRIG)

Since 2017, the Dundee Research Interest Group (DRIG) has brought together people with Parkinson’s, carers, clinicians, and researchers to create a truly inclusive and collaborative research environment. …more

Coffee and conversation on Coeliac in St. Andrews

On a drizzly April afternoon, University of Dundee researchers Dr Mahima Swamy and Dr Grace Borichevsky travelled to The Cottage Kitchen in St Andrews, where they met members of the University of St. Andrews Gluten-free Society to chat about all things Coeliac over warm drinks and gluten-free goodies.

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(L to R) Callum Stanton, Chiara Maniaci, Ralitsa Madsen and Alex Musk sitting together.

Welcoming Our Newest PhD Students: Alex Musk and Callum Stanton

We are delighted to welcome two new Wellcome Trust PhD Programme students to the MRC Protein Phosphorylation and Ubiquitylation Unit (MRC-PPU) at the University of Dundee: Alex Musk and Callum Stanton.

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Photo of Pawan Singh, Shalini Agarwal, Ilaria Volpi and Lea Wilhelm (clockwise from top left)

MRCPPU researchers discover new drug target for Parkinson’s disease

The groups of Miratul Muqit, Ian Ganley and Adrien Rousseau at the MRC-PPU in collaboration with Glenn Masson at the School of Medicine have identified novel crosstalk between the PINK1 mitophagy pathway and the integrated stress response pathway.

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Renowned Filmmakers Herne Katha Showcase Sapkota Lab’s Research to Global Nepali Audience

The Herne Katha team, who are renowned filmmakers from Nepal, visited Professor Gopal Sapkota’s laboratory at the MRC Protein Phosphorylation and Ubiquitylation Unit within the School of Life Sciences to document his journey and research.

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Dundee researchers to receive International translational award to develop new medicines for Parkinson’s disease

A highly ambitious project led by Miratul Muqit and scientists at the School of Life Sciences and School of Medicine at the University of Dundee has been selected for the highly prestigious 2025 SPARK NS Translational award, a global translational research programme, aimed at accelerating scientific discoveries in Parkinson’s disease to reach patients.

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