Dr Miratul Muqit
British-Bangladeshi Dr Miratul Muqit, a leading researcher into the causes of Parkinson’s disease based at the University of Dundee, was named as one of this year’s awardees of the prestigious European Molecular Biology Organisation Young Investigator Programme.
Dr Muqit, who is a Wellcome Trust Clinical Investigator in the MRC Protein Phosphorylation and Ubiquitylation Unit (MRC-PPU), part of the University’s School of Life Sciences, combines his cutting edge research into better understanding the causes of Parkinson’s disease, according to a university press release.
Being a Consultant Neurologist at Ninewells Hospital, Dr Muqit is treating patients with the disabling condition.
“I am absolutely delighted to be joining the EMBO YIP programme and interacting with researchers from all across Europe that will bring new ideas to enhance our research efforts,” said Dr Muqit.
In 2004 he was a key member of the London-based team that discovered that mutations in a gene known as PINK1 can cause Parkinson’s.
Dr Muqit has been working out the mechanism of how disruption of the PINK1 gene leads to Parkinson’s at the University of Dundee since 2008.
His work has led to several important breakthroughs in this field and revealed a remarkable process of how PINK1, together with another gene called Parkin, plays a crucial role in keeping cells healthy by ensuring that the energy-producing centers of cells, mitochondria, are rapidly broken down and removed when damagedThe EMBO YIP awards are among the most prestigious given to young researchers every year.
In addition to the prestige, the EMBO YIP Prize also provides awardees with significant academic, practical and financial support to help them realise their potential as future world-class researchers.
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