Staff Profile

As the AGE Research Group Resource Manager, Jo is responsible for managing the full range of AGE resources (including human resources, research data, financial information and communications), and works closely with the leadership team to ensure the effective use of these resources.

Before joining the AGE Research Group in September 2023 Jo had previously worked at Newcastle University for 9 years; 7 years as a Research Project Manager and Patient Registries Team Lead at the John Walton Muscular Dystrophy Research Centre, and before that as the Assistant Director for Information and Communications at Newcastle University Careers Service. She studied Applied Human Communication at Manchester Metropolitan University, holds a Postgraduate Diploma in Business Management, and is a qualified Prince2 Project Management Practitioner.

• Article

  • Bullivant J, Sen A, Page J, Graham RJ, Jungbluth H, Schara-Schmidt U, Lynch O, Bönnemann C, den Hollander A, Lennox A, Moat D, Saegert C, Amburgey K, Buj-Bello A, Dowling JJ, Marini-Bettolo C. The Myotubular and Centronuclear Myopathy Patient Registry: A multifunctional tool for translational research. Neuromuscular Disorders 2024, 35, 42-52.

• Conference Proceedings (inc. Abstracts)

  • Annoussamy M, Eggenspieler D, Camino E, Porter B, Bullivant J, Imber L, Murphy L, Hughes Z, Hughes W, Servais L. Relevance of maximal performance measurement during real-life ambulation in neuromuscular diseases: patients' and caregiver perspectives. In: World Muscle Society Virtual Congress 2021. 2021.
  • Bullivant J, Porter B, Murphy L, Render L, Bellgard M, Lennox A, Spring M, Hollander A, Bonnemann C, Jungbluth H, Buj-Bello A, Dowling J, Marini-Bettolo C. Myotubular and centronuclear myopathy patient registry: Accelerating the pace of research and treatment. In: World Muscle Society Virtual Congress 2021. 2021, Virtual: Elsevier Ltd.