by AKU | Nov 3, 2022 | AKU Blog
Today’s blog is written by Harriet Willett, who has just begun her PhD researching AKU at the University of Liverpool: Hi everyone! I’m Harriet. I am a graduate from Lancaster University with a Master’s in NaturalSciences specialising in chemistry and statistics. I...
by AKU | Sep 26, 2022 | AKU Blog
The AKU Society provides a free and confidential counselling service for all those impacted by AKU, whether you or a family member are newly diagnosed, or have been living with it for some time. This service is provided by David and Rebecca from RaremindsCIC....
by AKU | Jun 28, 2022 | AKU Blog
We would like to give a warm welcome to our newest trustee, Jess Barnes. She joins us as the first female on the board and we are delighted to have her on the team. Jess is a mum to a young son that has AKU and has supported the charity since his diagnosis in...
by AKU | Jun 1, 2022 | AKU Blog
This week’s blog looks back at our 12th International Conference on AKU. After two years of COVID, we were finally able to reunite the AKU scientific community. We heard presentations from 23 speakers, coming from eight different countries, who discussed current and...
by AKU | May 4, 2022 | AKU Blog
In June this year, we are celebrating the 10th anniversary of the National Alkaptonuria Centre (NAC), which has played a pivotal role in supporting and caring for the AKU community. In 2012, the AKU Society collaborated with the Department of Health to establish...
