16th World Congress on Targeting Mitochondria | 2025

The Future of Medicine will come through Mitochondria

Prof. Volkmar Weissig We are excited to invite you to the 17th World Mitochondria Scoiety's Annual Meeting, happening from October 21–23, 2026, in Berlin. This annual event brings together top experts in mitochondrial research and medicine to share new discoveries and ideas in mitochondrial therapy, gene treatment, and mitochondrial transplantation.

Targeting Mitochondria 2017 Awards

Scientific Contribution Award

Prof. Vladimir Gogvadze, Karolinska Institute, Sweden

"Mitochondria: A Switchboard Between Various Cell Death Modalities"

Best Short Oral Presentation Award

Prof. Maik Hüttemann, Wayne State University, USA

"Modulation of Cytochrome C Oxidase Activity with Specific Near-Infrared Light Wavelengths Attenuates Brain Ischemia/Reperfusion Injury"

Best Poster Pesentation Award

Anne-Marie Heckel, CNRS-University of Strasbourg, France

"Development of a Crispr-Cas9 Tool Targeting Mitochondria DNA"

News

A Mitochondrial Protein May Hold the Secret to Longevity

A Mitochondrial Protein May Hold the Secret to Longevity

Researchers from the Tokyo Metropolitan Institute for Geriatrics and Gerontology have identified a mitochondrial protein that may play an important ...

Sugar first, mitochondria later: how brain immune cells respond to injury

Sugar first, mitochondria later: how brain immune cells respond to injury

When the brain is injured, its immune cells don’t wait around. New research reveals that microglia, the brain’s resident immune cells, launch their ...

Exercise May Help the Brain Heal After Stroke

Exercise May Help the Brain Heal After Stroke

New research shows movement can send energy to damaged brain cells, opening new doors for therapy Exercise has long been known to help people recov...

Concluding Remarks of WMS 2025

Concluding Remarks of WMS 2025

The 16th World Congress on Targeting Mitochondria marked a defining moment for the mitochondrial community. Over three days in Berlin, the discussio...

WMS 2025 Awards – Celebrating Scientific Excellence in Mitochondrial Medicine

WMS 2025 Awards – Celebrating Scientific Excellence in Mitochondrial Medicine

At Targeting Mitochondria 2025, the World Mitochondria Society honored three outstanding scientific contributions that perfectly reflect the spirit ...

Targeting Mitochondria 2025, A Record-Breaking Edition Defining the Next Frontier of Medicine

Targeting Mitochondria 2025, A Record-Breaking Edition Defining the Next Frontier of Medicine

The World Mitochondria Society (WMS) proudly announces an unprecedented level of participation at the 17th World Congress on Targeting Mitochondria...

Best Image Award 2025 Winners Announced

Best Image Award 2025 Winners Announced

We are thrilled to reveal the three winners of the Best Image in Mitochondria Research 2025! ...

Mitochondria & Organelle Crosstalk - Rethinking Organelle Crosstalk: Mitochondrial-Derived Vesicles in Peroxisome Biogenesis Presented by Dr. Ayumu Sugiura

Mitochondria & Organelle Crosstalk - Rethinking Organelle Crosstalk: Mitochondrial-Derived Vesicles in Peroxisome Biogenesis Presented by Dr. Ayumu Sugiura

At the heart of cellular metabolism, mitochondria and peroxisomes play tightly interconnected roles in lipid regulation, redox homeostasis, and ener...

Targeting Mitochondrial Pyruvate Carrier: Impact on Future Metabolic Therapies

Targeting Mitochondrial Pyruvate Carrier: Impact on Future Metabolic Therapies

Prof. Edmund Kunji from the University of Cambridge will give a major talk entitled Targeting mitochondrial pyruvate carrier: impact on future metab...

Keynote Speech: Targeting Mitochondrial Channels: Update and Strategies

Keynote Speech: Targeting Mitochondrial Channels: Update and Strategies

Keynote Speech: Targeting Mitochondrial Channels: Update and Strategies Adam Szewczyk, Nencki Institute of Experimental Biology, Poland In his key...

Development of Mitochondria-Based Therapeutic Strategies for Disease Treatment

Development of Mitochondria-Based Therapeutic Strategies for Disease Treatment

We are pleased to announce that Prof. Kosuke Kusamori from Tokyo University of Science, Japan, will be presenting his pioneering research on "Developm...

How Mitochondria Organize Their Powerhouse Machinery for Optimal Performance

How Mitochondria Organize Their Powerhouse Machinery for Optimal Performance

We are pleased to announce that Dr. Florent Waltz from the University of Basel, Switzerland, will be presenting at the Targeting Mitochondria 2025 c...

Prof. Yosuke Togashi to Present Groundbreaking Insights on Mitochondrial Transfer and Immune Evasion in Cancer

Prof. Yosuke Togashi to Present Groundbreaking Insights on Mitochondrial Transfer and Immune Evasion in Cancer

Prof. Togashi’s upcoming lecture follows his landmark publication in Nature (February 2025), where his team uncovered a novel immune evasion mechani...

Fighting Fire with Fire: Boosting T Cell Therapy by Intercellular Mitochondrial Transfer

Fighting Fire with Fire: Boosting T Cell Therapy by Intercellular Mitochondrial Transfer

It is a great pleasure to announce that Prof. Luca Gattinoni, Leibniz Institute for Immunotherapy, Germany, will join Targeting Mitochondria 2025 as a...

Mitochondria and Creatine: Perspectives and Strategies

Mitochondria and Creatine: Perspectives and Strategies

Dr. David Rizo Roca, Karolisnka Institutet, Sweden, will join the 16th World Congress on Targeting Mitochondria 2025 to tal about "Mitochondria and Cr...

Brain Organoids for drug discovery of Mitochondrial Neurological Disorders

Brain Organoids for drug discovery of Mitochondrial Neurological Disorders

It is a great pleasure to announce that Prof. Alessandro Prigione, active member or WMS scientific committee, Heinrich Heine University, Germany, will...

New Workshop on Mitochondrial Transfer and Transplantation: From Bench to Bedside

New Workshop on Mitochondrial Transfer and Transplantation: From Bench to Bedside

The World Mitochondria Society is pleased to announce a hands-on workshop, “Mitochondrial Transfer and Transplantation: From Bench to Bedside,” led ...

Abstracts of Targeting Mitochondria 2024 are Published in the "Journal of Mitochondria, Plastids and Endosymbiosis"

Abstracts of Targeting Mitochondria 2024 are Published in the "Journal of Mitochondria, Plastids and Endosymbiosis"

It is a great pleasure to announce that all abstracts accepted at Targeting Mitochondria 2024 are now published in the journal by Taylor &...

WMS Best Short Oral Presentation: GPCR Agonist CAP-1902 Enhances Mitophagy to Improve Mitochondrial Function in Complex III Deficiency

WMS Best Short Oral Presentation: GPCR Agonist CAP-1902 Enhances Mitophagy to Improve Mitochondrial Function in Complex III Deficiency

Congratulations to Cristiane Beninca, the scientific director of the Metabolism and Mitochondria Imaging Core at UCLA. for receiving the Best ...

Exploring Mitochondria-Containing Extracellular Vesicles in Alzheimer’s Disease Wins WMS Best Poster Presentation (2)

Exploring Mitochondria-Containing Extracellular Vesicles in Alzheimer’s Disease Wins WMS Best Poster Presentation (2)

Congratulations to Tingting Chen from the University of Groningen, Netherlands, for receiving the Best Poster Presentation Award at the 15th...

Gallbladder Mitochondrial Function as a Predictor of Liver Transplantation Outcomes Wins WMS Best Poster (2)

Gallbladder Mitochondrial Function as a Predictor of Liver Transplantation Outcomes Wins WMS Best Poster (2)

The World Mitochondria Society is excited to announce that Danielius Umbrasas from the Lithuanian University of Health Sci...

Nominations for Best Mitochondria Image 2024

Nominations for Best Mitochondria Image 2024

1. Never Tear Us Apart By Una Rastovic, The Roger Williams Institute of Liver Studies, King's College London & Foundation for Liver...

Report Book & Replay of the Workshop are Now Available

Report Book & Replay of the Workshop are Now Available

Workshop Access - How to Evaluate Mitochondria Function? If you couldn't join the workshop, the materials are now available for purchase. Benefi...

Posters List of Targeting Mitochondria 2024

Posters List of Targeting Mitochondria 2024

More than 112 communications were presented during Targeting Mitochondria 2024, including more than 70 posters. Access full posters list. ...

World Mitochondria Society 2024 Keynote Speaker Day 1: Prof. Eric Schon

World Mitochondria Society 2024 Keynote Speaker Day 1: Prof. Eric Schon

WMS is happy to welcome Prof. Eric Schon from Columbia University, USA, as a keynote speaker on Day 1 of Targeting Mitochondria 2024 in Berlin this Oc...

World Mitochondria Society 2024 Keynote Speaker Day 2: Prof. Howy Jacobs

World Mitochondria Society 2024 Keynote Speaker Day 2: Prof. Howy Jacobs

It is with great pleasure that we welcome Prof. Howy Jacobs from Tampere University, Finland, as a keynote speaker on Day 2 at Targeting Mitochondria ...

Stem Cell Educator Therapy: A New Era in Mitochondrial Transfer and Regeneration

Stem Cell Educator Therapy: A New Era in Mitochondrial Transfer and Regeneration

Dr. Yong Zhao, Throne Biotechnologies, will be joining Targeting Mitochondria 2024 this October in Berlin. Dr. Zhao will be sharing his latest ...

Cellular Dynamics: The Synergistic Interplay of Iron, Mitochondria, and Ferroptosis in Health and Disease

Cellular Dynamics: The Synergistic Interplay of Iron, Mitochondria, and Ferroptosis in Health and Disease

Prof. Carsten Culmsee, University of Marburg, Germany, and active member of the WMS Scientific Committee will be joining Targeting Mitochondria...

Mitochondrial Extracellular Vesicles: Orchestrating Brain Plasticity and Recovery

Mitochondrial Extracellular Vesicles: Orchestrating Brain Plasticity and Recovery

Prof. Stefano Pluchino, University of Cambridge, United Kingdom, will be joining Targeting Mitochondria 2024 this October in Berlin. Prof. Pluc...

Mitochondria Delivery via Extracellular Vesicles to the Blood-Brain Barrier

Mitochondria Delivery via Extracellular Vesicles to the Blood-Brain Barrier

Dr. Devika S Manickam, Duquesne University, USA, and active member of the WMS Scientific Committee will be joining Targeting Mitochondria 2024 th...

Mitochondrial Transplantation Mediates Improved Cellular Energy Metabolism, Restoration of Mitochondrial Function and Prevention of Cell Death

Mitochondrial Transplantation Mediates Improved Cellular Energy Metabolism, Restoration of Mitochondrial Function and Prevention of Cell Death

It is a great pleasure to welcome Dr. Mark Kindy, U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs James A. Haley VA Hospital and University of South Florida...

Cracking the Code of Aging: Exploring Mitochondrial Dynamics and Organelle Connections

Cracking the Code of Aging: Exploring Mitochondrial Dynamics and Organelle Connections

It is a great pleasure to welcome Dr. Antentor Hinton, Vanderbilt University, USA, at Targeting Mitochondria 2024 this October in Berlin. P...

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Mitochondria in the Press & Media

A new driver of inflammation in aging: Mitochondrial RNA leakage

A new driver of inflammation in aging: Mitochondrial RNA lea…

Mitochondrial Dysfunction: The “Mother” of All Hallmarks of Aging

Mitochondrial Dysfunction: The “Mother” of All Hallmarks of …

Exercise Does More Than Move Muscles It Moves Mitochondria

Exercise Does More Than Move Muscles It Moves Mitochondria

Biomolecular Condensates Found to Safeguard Mitochondria During Aging

Biomolecular Condensates Found to Safeguard Mitochondria Dur…

Nature’s Boarding Pass: How Proteins Enter Mitochondria

Nature’s Boarding Pass: How Proteins Enter Mitochondria

Mitochondria: Not Just the Powerhouse, but a Pathogen Defense Hub

Mitochondria: Not Just the Powerhouse, but a Pathogen Defens…

Mitochondria May Be the Brain’s Secret Sleep Switch

Mitochondria May Be the Brain’s Secret Sleep Switch

How Mitochondria Can Be Matched to Pathology

How Mitochondria Can Be Matched to Pathology

Cancer’s Energy Hack: Tumor Cells Steal Mitochondria from Nerves to Fuel Metastasis

Cancer’s Energy Hack: Tumor Cells Steal Mitochondria from Ne…

A Chimera that Breaches Mitochondria

A Chimera that Breaches Mitochondria

Mitochondria Take the Lead: How Metabolism Rewrites Cell Fate

Mitochondria Take the Lead: How Metabolism Rewrites Cell Fat…

Timing of Mitochondrial Dysfunction Found to Shape Lifespan

Timing of Mitochondrial Dysfunction Found to Shape Lifespan

Mitochondrial Pyruvate Carrier: A Gateway to Future Metabolic Therapies

Mitochondrial Pyruvate Carrier: A Gateway to Future Metaboli…

Dnmt3a mutation enhances mitochondrial function in blood stem cells, leading to clonal expansion and increased disease risk

Dnmt3a mutation enhances mitochondrial function in blood ste…

Zika Virus NS1 Hijacks Mitochondria Through Tunneling Nanotubes for Immune Evasion

Zika Virus NS1 Hijacks Mitochondria Through Tunneling Nanotu…

How Mitochondria Organize Their Powerhouse Machinery for Optimal Performance

How Mitochondria Organize Their Powerhouse Machinery for Opt…

Revolutionary Breakthrough in Mitochondrial Production Offers Hope for Degenerative Diseases

Revolutionary Breakthrough in Mitochondrial Production Offer…

Why Our Cells Slow Down with Age: The Mitochondria Mystery

Why Our Cells Slow Down with Age: The Mitochondria Mystery

Mitochondria, p53, and the Secret to Aging Gracefully.

Mitochondria, p53, and the Secret to Aging Gracefully.

Immunoengineered Mitochondria for Efficient Therapy

Immunoengineered Mitochondria for Efficient Therapy

NASA’s MitoMars Project Explores Mitochondria Replacement Therapy for Deep Space Missions

NASA’s MitoMars Project Explores Mitochondria Replacement Th…

What is a Mitochondrial Cybrid? Impact and Strategies by Dr. Alberto Anel

What is a Mitochondrial Cybrid? Impact and Strategies by Dr…

The Extracellular Matrix Integrates Mitochondrial Homeostasis

The Extracellular Matrix Integrates Mitochondrial Homeostasi…

Mitochondrial Dysfunction Impairs β-Cell Maturation and Function in Diabetes

Mitochondrial Dysfunction Impairs β-Cell Maturation and Func…

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