Mito Foundation

“I won’t let fear take over.” – Vishma After a stroke, Vishma learned she had mitochondrial disease. Now she’s speaking out — and asking for your help this Christmas. 💚 🔁 Share to raise awareness 💸Donate if you can 🔗bit.ly/3K1MhJi

Dr Megan Ball @MCRI_for_kids , a Mito Foundation PhD scholarship recipient, is one to watch. Read a lay summary of her paper mapping 60 years of progress in mito treatments. Thanks to @MitoCanada for sharing with our community > mitocanada.org/therapies-for-… @MCRI_for_kids

We’re funding 6 new mito research grants for 2025. This includes 5 Incubator Grants + our new Travel & Collaboration Grant to strengthen clinical research capacity in Australia. Congrats to our 2025 recipients: Ruiz • Kang • Campbell • Pagan • Compton • Walker

Australia receives first pre-clinical research and training licence in mitochondrial donation. The licence allows training in this technique using donated human eggs. Find out what this means for Australians with mito: bit.ly/3LWnUgH

Research Opportunity! Survey: Understanding the measurement of quality of life in people with rare genetic conditions and their carers The results of this survey will help improve health policy decisions for people with rare genetic conditions. bit.ly/3L4KEKL

🚨 Closing tomorrow, Wednesday 9 October 2025. Funding opportunity: Grants of up to A$5,000. Don't miss out — apply now.

Join experts and advocates on 8 Oct (7.30PM AEDT) for a free online event exploring the future of this groundbreaking technique. Register: progress.org.uk/event/mitochon…

💚 Are you a clinician, nurse or allied health professional? Apply now for a Travel and Collaboration Grant up to A$5K to support: ✔️ Attending mito conferences ✔️ Clinical trial site visits ✔️ Collaboration + skills building 🗓 Apply by 9 Oct: bit.ly/4m4R4q3

🚨 Closing soon: Friday 5 September 2025. Funding opportunity: Grants of up to A$25,000 for a period of up to 12 months. Don't miss out — apply now 👇mito.org.au/incubator-gran…

Our Bi-annual Grant Round is open. Apply for an Incubator Grant! This mechanism aims to support high-quality preliminary research and help researchers secure further funding for projects. Applications close: 05.09.25 mito.org.au/incubator-gran…

A message for the mito community from Prof John Carroll: 🧬 What the UK’s milestone means ⏳ Timeline for Australia 🔍 How mitoHOPE is progressing Read the open letter ➡️ mito.org.au/open-letter-mi… #mitoHOPE #MaevesLaw #MitochondrialDonation

Registrations are open for the 2025 Mito Community Summit! Date: Saturday 1 and Sunday 2 November 2025 Location: Rydges Sydney Central — Surry Hills, NSW This annual event brings the mito community together to learn, connect, and collaborate. Learn more 👉mito.org.au/mito_community…

📢 New research just published in the @NEJM shows promising early results for mitochondrial donation from the United Kingdom: 👶 8 babies born 🧬 No signs of mitochondrial disease ✅ All are developing normally What does this mean for Australians? bit.ly/3Ud9Akv

🏆 Nominations for the Mito Foundation Awards for Excellence in Mitochondrial Research are open! Award winners will be presented with a $1,000 Travel Grant. Nominations close on Sunday 17 August. Learn more: bit.ly/3NTVFfQ #Research #Mito #mitochondrialdisease

Together, we’ve backed bold ideas that could lead to better treatments and clinical breakthroughs for primary mitochondrial disease 🔬 We stand united in our global mission to change lives for those impacted by mito.

Professor Jozef Gecz @GeczSquadGoals, University of Adelaide Oligonucleotide Therapy for an Early-Onset Fatal Mitochondrial Neurodegenerative Disorder Using Humanised Mouse Model

Dr David Manser, @Sydney_Uni, Supervisor @Dr_RyanDavis Genomic and Mitochondrial Biomarker Characterisation in Late-Onset Multiple Acyl-CoA Dehydrogenase Deficiency (MADD)

Congratulations to the recipients of the 2025 Mito Foundation Incubator Grants. This funding is designed to support high-quality preliminary research and help researchers secure further funding for their projects.