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Robert Pitceathly
Professor of Clinical Neurology and Mitochondrial Medicine,
University College London
Dr Robert Pitceathly completed his preclinical and clinical medical degree at St Andrews’ and Manchester universities before commencing his postgraduate neurology specialist training in Manchester. He subsequently undertook a PhD in Mitochondrial Diseases at the UCL Queen Square Institute of Neurology, before obtaining an NIHR academic clinical lecturer post in London.
From March 2019 he started an MRC Clinician Scientist Fellowship and leads a research group studying mitochondrial disease and dysfunction at UCL Queen Square Institute of Neurology. He has Honorary Consultant status at The National Hospital for Neurology and Neurosurgery, where he co-leads the NHS England nationally commissioned Rare Mitochondrial Disorders Service.
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Long-read Sequencing for the Diagnosis of Primary Mitochondrial DNA Disorders28-Jan-2026Main Stage