Menu Welcome – to our centre Leadership Our principal investigators – Professor Volker Straub leads the John Walton Muscular Dystrophy Research Centre and he holds joint appointments between Newcastle University and the NHS. Along with Emeritus Professor Kate Bushby, they have over 160 publications in the last three years. Professor Straub splits his time between research and clinical commitments, with a focus on neuromuscular disease, and he provides leadership across the five strands of the centre.Profess
Research into rare disease from the NIHR Newcastle BRC has been highlighted as an example of pioneering work in a new report published by the government. Photo by Luke Stackpoole on Unsplash The new Rare …
After 29 years at Newcastle University, Professor Katie Bushby MD FRCP has announced her retirement as Professor of Neuromuscular Genetics from the end of May. Along with Volker Straub, Katie was one of the founding …
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