Mitochondrial DNA Depletion Syndrome 13 (MTDPS13) is a rare and devastating mitochondrial disease that causes the loss of healthy mitochondria, leading to severe energy deficiency throughout the body and often resulting in early death. Currently, there are no effective treatments available.

We are delighted to announce that Odetta Antico and Prosenjit Pal have been awarded highly competitive Collaborative Research Network (CRN) Discovery Fellowships from Aligning Science Across Parkinson’s (ASAP), in partnership with

Researchers at the MRC Protein Phosphorylation and Ubiquitylation Unit (MRC PPU) at the University of Dundee have been awarded a series of major international research grants totalling $18 million from the Aligning Science Across Parkinson’s (ASAP) initiativeAligning Science Across Parkinson’s (ASAP) initiative, in partnership with

We are thrilled to announce that Kai Gallant, a postdoctoral fellow in the lab of Professor Satpal Virdee, has been awarded the Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions (MSCA) Postdoctoral Fellowship. This highly competitive grant will support their pioneering research into the hidden "switches" of the cellular world: the regulation of E3 ligases by cellular small molecules.

A new study led by the Sapkota Lab in collaboration with Harvard’s Woo lab is shedding light on how an emerging class of medicines, designed to eliminate specific harmful proteins in cells, may have broader effects than previously thought.

We are delighted to share that Elton Zeqiraj has been awarded the Biochemical Society Award for Sustained Excellence.

We are delighted to announce that Tom Deegan has been awarded the Biochemical Society’s prestigious Colworth Medal for 2027.

We are delighted to announce that Professor Kei Sakamoto, a former Principal Investigator at the MRC Protein Phosphorylation and Ubiquitylation Unit (MRC PPU), has been elected as an International Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh (RSE) in 2026.

The MRC Protein Phosphorylation and Ubiquitylation Unit (MRC PPU) is pleased to announce the appointment of Monika Zwirek as its new General Manager, succeeding Paul Davies.