by AKU | Oct 25, 2019 | Uncategorized
We are only one month away from Garrod Day! On the 25th November, we celebrate the birthday of Sir Archibald Garrod, the AKU pioneer who first understood the inherited nature of the disease way back in 1902. Garrod day is marked by hosting coffee mornings all over the...
by AKU | Sep 27, 2019 | Uncategorized
We are busy preparing for our annual Garrod Day Coffee Morning on the 25th of November. This year’s Garrod Day will be an international event, with coffee morning’s being held all over the world. In this week’s blog, you can learn some fantastic top tips on how to...
by AKU | Sep 12, 2019 | Uncategorized
It’s another busy few months here at the AKU Society. We are travelling all over Europe to represent AKU patients and learn new skills at various events from Gothenburg to Barcelona. This week’s blog looks at where we will be and why. SeptemberCambridge Rare Diseases...
by AKU | Sep 6, 2019 | Uncategorized
It’s that time of year again; our annual Garrod Day Coffee Morning is on the 25th of November. Sir Archibald Garrod was an doctor who first described AKU as an inborn error of metabolism and noticed it was inherited in 1902. He had a childhood interest with...
by AKU | Aug 28, 2019 | Uncategorized
We are very sad to announce that Ann Kerrigan passed away last week due to complications during heart surgery. Ann has been involved with the AKU Society for as long as we can remember and was one of the first people to attend the National Alkaptonuria Centre...
by AKU | Aug 23, 2019 | Uncategorized
Hi! My name is Maria and I am currently a 2nd-year student at Royal Holloway University of London, where I study Psychology. I come from Madrid in Spain, but I have been living in England for the last two years of my life. During these two years, I have worked as a...
