WMS Speakers 2025

Keynote Speech: Targeting Mitochondrial Channels: Update and StrategiesAdam Szewczyk, Nencki Institute of Experimental Biology, Poland

Mitochondria Function Evaluation: Workshop Highlights, Methods, Discrepancies, and RecommendationsNaig Gueguen, CHU Angers, France

Workshop on Mitochondrial Transfer and Transplantation: From Bench to BedsideAndrés Caicedo, Universidad San Francisco de Quito, School of Medicine, Ecuador

Fighting Fire with Fire: Boosting T Cell Therapy by Intercellular Mitochondrial TransferLuca Gattinoni, Leibniz Institute for Immunotherapy, Germany

Mitochondrial Transplantation and its Potential Applications in Regenerative MedicineKosuke Kusamori, Tokyo University of Science, Japan

Brain Organoids for Drug Discovery of Mitochondrial Neurological DisordersAlessandro Prigione, Heinrich Heine University, Germany

Mitochondria and Creatine: Perspectives and StrategiesDavid Rizo Roca, Karolinska Institutet, Sweden

The Role of Mitochondrial-Derived Vesicles in Peroxisome biogenesisAyumu Sugiura, Juntendo University, Japan

Mitochondrial Transplantation: From Skeletal Muscle Atrophy to Human Clinical Advances and PerspectivesGökhan Burçin Kubat, Gulhane Health Sciences Institute, University of Health Sciences, Turkey

Workshops of Targeting Mitochondria 2025

Workshop 1: How to Evaluate Mitochondria Function?
Naïg Gueguen, Mitovasc Institute, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire d'Angers, France

Workshop 2: Mitochondria Transplantation: From Theoretical to Clinical Applications
Andrés Caicedo, Universidad San Francisco de Quito, Ecuador

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Forever young: Unravelling the lights of the eternal youth
By Vanessa López Polo, Cellular Plasticity and Disease Laboratory, Institute for Research in Biomedicine, Spain

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Abstracts Submission 2025 Now Open

Early Bird Registration: February 28, 2025 Short Oral Deadline: September 30, 2025 Poster Deadline: October 9, 2025

WMS Annual Meeting 2024 Highlights

The 15th WMS Annual Meeting on Targeting Mitochondria, held on October 29-31, 2024, was a great success! Over 112 presentations showcased innovative research and advancements in mitochondrial science to more than 151 attendees from 41 countries.

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Speakers 2024

Keynote Speech - Day 1  Mitochondria in Alzheimer disease: it's not what you think Eric Schon, Columbia University, USA

Keynote Speech - Day 2  Mitochondria: More Heat than Light? Howy Jacobs, Tampere University, Finland

The Role of Mitochondria in Zika Virus Propagation: Mechanisms of Immune Evasion and Inter-Cellular Transmission Indira Mysorekar, Baylor College of Medicine, USA

Mitochondrial Extracellular Vesicles: Orchestrating Brain Plasticity and Recovery Stefano Pluchino, University of Cambridge, United Kingdom

Mitochondria Function Evaluation: Workshop Highlights, Methods, Discrepancies, and Recommendations Naig Gueguen, CHU Angers, France

Mitochondria and Photomedicine: Advances in Infrared Light Treatment Maik Hüttemann, Wayne State University, USA

Cellular Dynamics: The Synergistic Interplay of Iron, Mitochondria, and Ferroptosis in Health and Disease Carsten Culmsee, University of Marburg, Germany

Mitochondria Iron Metabolism: Its Role in Pathogenesis of Diseases Sonia Levi, Vita-Salute San Raffaele University, Italy

Stem Cell Educator Therapy: A New Era in Mitochondrial Transfer and Regeneration Yong Zhao, Throne Biotechnologies, USA

Evaluation and Quality Control of Mitochondrial Function: Where we are Now & What's Next? Egbert Mik, Erasmus MC, The Netherlands

Mitochondria Delivery via Extracellular Vesicles to the Blood-Brain Barrier Devika S Manickam, Duquesne University, USA

Mitochondrial Transplantation Mediates Improved Cellular Energy Metabolism, Restoration of Mitochondrial Function and Prevention of Cell Death Mark Kindy, U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs James A. Haley VA Hospital and University of South Florida

Investigating Mitochondria as Age-Old Drivers of Inflammation Stephen Tait, University of Glasgow, United Kingdom

The Intersection of Mitochondrial Function and Psychiatric Disorders: Biomarkers, Gene Variants, and Patient Stratification Ana Andreazza, University of Toronto, Canada

The Power and Potential of Mitochondria Transfer Jonathan R. Brestoff, Washington University in St. Louis School of Medicine, USA

Mitochondrial Dynamics: Updates and Perspectives Ježek Petr, Institute of Physiology of the Czech Academy of Sciences, Czech Republic

Cracking the Code of Aging: Exploring Mitochondrial Dynamics and Organelle Connections Antentor Hinton, Vanderbilt University, USA

State of the Science Mitochondria-specific Targets, Therapeutics and Biomarkers Investigation following Traumatic Brain Injury in the US Military Jignesh D. Pandya, Walter Reed Army Institute of Research, USA

Blood-Based Marker: Mitochondrial DNA Damage in Parkinson’s Disease Laurie Sanders, Duke University School of Medicine, USA

New Biosensing Solutions and Optimized Pharmacological Inhibitors to Counteract Mitophagy in Cancer Cells Giulia Bertolin, CNRS, Université de Rennes, France

Dynamics of Mitochondria: Regulation of Nucleoid Morphology to Protect Mitochondrial Function Naotada Ishihara, Osaka University, Japan

Role of Light in Regulating Blood Glucose via Mitochondrial Stimulation Michael B. Powner, City University of London, United Kingdom

Targeting Giant Mitochondria (Megamitochondria) in Human Liver Disease: Potential Diagnostic and Therapeutic Interventions Elena Palma, King's College London, United Kingdom