7 October 2026
The Lady Ademola Lecture
St Hugh's Lady Ademola Lecture will take place online during Black History Month on Thursday 22 October at 1.00pm. This is an annual event held in hon...
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Alumna Shamima Rahman appointed Professor of Paediatric Metabolic Medicine at UCL
Alumna, Shamima Rahman was recently appointed Professor of Paediatric Metabolic Medicine at University College London.
She gave her inaugural lecture “E = mitochondria x Children2: A Tale of Two Genomes” to an audience including Professor John Morris, Emeritus Fellow and Lecturer in Medicine at St Hugh’s College.
Professor Rahman researches the genetics of rare mitochondrial genetic diseases and holds honorary consultant appointments at Great Ormond Street Hospital and the National Hospital for Neurology, where she sees children and adults affected by mitochondrial diseases as part of the NHS Specialised National Clinical Service for Rare Mitochondrial Disorders.
