Staff Profile
Dr Oliver Russell
Research Associate
- Email: oliver.russell@ncl.ac.uk
- Telephone: 0191 208 6291
- Address: Mitochondrial Research Group
4th flr. Catherine Cookson Building
Medical School
Newcastle University
Framlington Place
Newcastle upon Tyne
NE2 4HH
Background
I completed my PhD within the Wellcome Centre for Mitochondrial Research in 2014. My research is primarily focused on the development of assays to discover new compounds to improve mitochondrial function in patients with mitochondrial disease.
Area of expertise
Development of treatments for mitochondrial disease
Qualifications
PhD Newcastle University
Mres Newcastle University
BSc (Hons) Pharmacology, Newcastle University
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Publications
- Russell O, Turnbull D. Mitochondrial DNA disease - molecular insights and potential routes to a cure. Experimental Cell Research 2014, 325(1), 38-43.
- Russell OM, Fruh I, Rai PK, Marcellin D, Doll T, Reeve A, Germain M, Bastien J, Rygiel KA, Cerino R, Sailer AW, Lako M, Taylor RW, Mueller M, Lightowlers RN, Turnbull DM, Helliwell SB. Preferential amplification of a human mitochondrial DNA deletion in vitro and in vivo. Scientific Reports 2018, 8(1), 1799.
- Russell OM, Lightowlers RN, Turnbull DM. Applying the Airbrakes: Treating Mitochondrial Disease with Hypoxia. Molecular Cell 2016, 62(1), 5-6.
- Rai PK, Russell OM, Lightowlers RN, Turnbull DM. Potential compounds for the treatment of mitochondrial disease. British Medical Bulletin 2015, 116(1), 5-18.