Mitochondria and Us: from exploration to global collective

Caccavale, E., Johnson, M. P., Brijbassi, S., Andreazza, A. C. and Tokatlidis, K. (2022) Mitochondria and Us: from exploration to global collective. Biochemist, 44(4), pp. 22-28. (doi: 10.1042/bio_2022_122)

Abstract

The ‘Mitochondria and Us’ project embodies our ambition to break new ground by working across traditionally siloed disciplines and by co-creating innovative approaches to impact research and societal awareness. Our vision is to provide a paradigm shift of knowledge integration at all levels adopting a pandisciplinary cooperation in a crucial and emerging area of medicine impacting several incurable human diseases. We describe our efforts on this journey through a series of ‘Crossover’ workshops and webinars supported by the Biochemical Society and the Royal Society of Edinburgh, by bringing together mitochondria experts from the University of Glasgow and the University of Toronto together with designers from the Innovation School of the Glasgow School of Art, artists, patient groups, social scientists and bioethicists. The global Mitochondria Collective initiative has the vision to unite research, community voices and stakeholders to bring mitochondria to the forefront of medicine as a means of sustained impact on improved healthcare and quality of life.

• Item Type: Articles
• Status: Published
• Refereed: Yes
• Glasgow Author(s) Enlighten ID: Tokatlidis, Professor Kostas and Caccavale, Mr Elio and Johnson, Mr Michael
• Authors: Caccavale, E., Johnson, M. P., Brijbassi, S., Andreazza, A. C., and Tokatlidis, K.
• College/School: College of Arts & Humanities > School of Culture and Creative Arts; College of Arts & Humanities > School of Culture and Creative Arts > History of Art; College of Medical Veterinary and Life Sciences > School of Molecular Biosciences
• Journal Name: Biochemist
• Publisher: Portland Press
• ISSN: 0954-982X
• ISSN (Online): 1740-1194
• Published Online: 04 August 2022
• Copyright Holders: Copyright © 2022 The Authors
• First Published: First published in Biochemist 44(4): 22-28
• Publisher Policy: Reproduced under a Creative Commons License