People

The people working within the NMRG share a mission to advance mitochondrial research and encompass a wide range of backgrounds, interests and expertise, with current staff and students listed below. 

Principal Investigators

Dr Charlotte Alston

  • Associate Clinical Lecturer
  • Telephone: 0191 2088877

Dr Helen Devine

  • NUAcT Clinical Fellow and Honorary Consultant Neurologist

Dr Joanna Elson

Professor Laura Greaves

  • Professor of Molecular Pathology
  • Telephone: +44 (0) 191 208 3074

Professor Gavin Hudson

  • Professor of Mitochondrial Genomics
  • Telephone: +44 (0) 191 241 8650

Professor Bobby McFarland

  • Action Medical Research Professor of Neuromuscular Disease
  • Telephone: +44 (0) 191 2820340

Dr Thomas Nicholls

  • Research Fellow
  • Telephone: +44 (0) 191 208 6291

Dr Sarah Pickett

Dr Uwe Richter

Dr Oliver Russell

  • Lecturer in Mitochondrial Drug Discovery
  • Telephone: 0191 208 6291

Dr Jim Stewart

Professor Robert Taylor

Dr Amy Vincent

Staff

Dr Christin Albus

  • Research Associate in Mitochondrial Biol

Dr Tiago Bernardino Gomes

Dr Chun Chen

  • Alzheimer's Society UK Postdoctoral Fellow
  • Email:
  • Telephone: +44 (0) 191 208 5663

Adam Creigh

  • Research Assistant

Dr Iffath Ghouri

  • Research Associate in Mito Function
  • Telephone: +44 (0) 191 208 8454

Dr Katja Menger

Dr Dafni Michalettou

Dr Anna Smith

Dr Laura Alexandra Smith

Dr Lucy Smith

Lucie Taylor

  • Laboratory Technical Specialist

Dr Helen Tuppen

  • Senior Research Associate
  • Telephone: +44 (0) 191 208 3098