Short Oral Accepted 2026

Leveraging Mitochondria for Therapeutic Payload Delivery: A Novel Modality to Unlock the Potential of Genetic Medicine
Alexander Schueller,
Cellvie AG, Switzerland

Multiparametric Live-Cell Bioenergetic Profiling Across Human Cell Lineages: Validating a Dynamic Biomarker for Oncological Exhaustion
Stanislav Panov,
 LMB Clinic, Kazakhstan

Targeting Mitochondrial Malic Enzymes in Cancer Metabolism
Ben Krinkel,
University of Auckland, New Zealand

From Asymmetry to Transport: Atomistic Insights into the Mitochondrial ADP/ATP Carrier (AAC)
Xiaohui Cang,
Zhejiang University School of Medicine, China

Senolytic Therapy in MASH: A Potential Strategy for Reducing Fibrosis and Preventing Hepatocellular Carcinoma
Sona Stemberkova Hubackova,
Institute for Clinical and Experimental Medicine, Czechia

Near Infrared Radiation Disrupts Mitochondrial Iron Homeostasis and Bioenergetics: Protection by Chlorogenic and Rosmarinic Acids
Batool Albadaineh,
University of Bath, UK

A Structural Framework for Interpreting Mitochondrial rRNA Variation in Cancer
Antón Vila Sanjurjo,
University of A Coruña, Spain

Inhibition of Mitochondrial Fission Factor (MFF) Attenuates Pathological Mitochondrial Fission and Proliferative Phenotypes in Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension
Jaskaran Singh Hora,
Queen's University, Canada

Impacts of Barth Syndrome on Survival and Disease Progression
Lindsay Marjoram,
Barth Syndrome Foundation, USA

Mitochondria and Exosomes Intercellular Co-transfer via Annular Gap Junction Vesicle in Human Glioblastoma Stem Cells Niche
Gabriel Arismendi-Morillo,
University of Deusto, Spain

FADS2 Determines the Mitochondrial Lipidomic Landscape and Steroidogenic Function of Adrenocortical Cells
Vasileia Ismini Alexaki,
TU Dresden, Germany

Tuning Stem Cell Lineage Commitment Through PBM-Induced Mitochondrial Remodeling
Michael Cho,
University of Texas at Arlington, USA

TRPC6-Driven Mitochondrial Calcium Overload: A Novel Druggable Axis Linking Growth Hormone Signaling to Podocyte Bioenergetic Collapse in Diabetic Nephropathy
Sumathi Raviraj,
University of Hyderabad, India

Structural Conservation Among Mitochondrial and Non-Mitochondrial Drug Targets Reveals Determinants of Off-Target Liabilities and Selective Ligand Discovery
Ciro Leonardo Pierri,
University of Bari, Italy

Mitochondrial Positioning as a Spatial Regulator of Intercellular Neuroimmune Communication
Csaba Cserép, HUN-REN Institute of Experimental Medicine, Hungary

Adaptive Selection: β-Blockers Harness Oxygen-Dependent Mitophagy to Rescue Kearns-sayre Human Heart Organoids
Jaya Krishnan, Goethe-University Frankfurt, Germany

Alphaviruses Inhibit Mitochondrial Fission in a Species-specific Manner to Modualte Replication and Pathogenesis
RuthMabel Boytz, Yale University, USA

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Previous Webinars

Thank you for joining the WMS Webinar: A Special Thanks to Dr. Carla Lopes and Dr. Pasquale D’Acunzo,

The World Mitochondria Society (WMS) extends its warmest thanks to all attendees of the recent webinar: “How to Isolate and Characterize Extracellular Vesicles Containing Mitochondrial Material”, held on April 30, 2025.

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Webinar Mitochondria Thank you

Thank You for Joining WMS Webinar: A Special Thanks to Dr. Andrés Caicedo and Dr. Estefanía Nova

The World Mitochondria Society (WMS) extends its warmest thanks to all attendees of the recent webinar: “Understanding Horizontal Mitochondrial Transfer: The Good and the Bad”, held on April 9, 2025.

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Webinar

Thank You for Joining WMS Webinar: A Special Thanks to Prof. Howy Jacobs

The World Mitochondria Society sincerely thanks you for attending our webinar with Professor Howy Jacobs from Tampere University, Finland. We are especially grateful to Prof. Jacobs for sharing his groundbreaking insights into mitochondrial thermoregulation and its impact on cell biology, evolution, and disease. His presentation has opened new perspectives and challenges our understanding of mitochondrial function.

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Who is Attending Targeting Mitochondria 2026

Industrial

BlueOakNx (Sponsor)
Secretech Biosciences (Sponsor)
Eos SENOLYTIX (Sponsor)
Nanolive (Sponsor)
Lucid Scientific (Sponsor)
Avox Pharma, Turkey
Beiersdorf AG, Germany
Eurac research, Italy
Cellvie AG, Switzerland
Cortex Health, USA
F. Hoffmann-La Roche, Switzerland
GSK (GlaxoSmithKline), UK
Lunella Biotech, Canada
Mighto Therapeutics, Germany
Miphic, Norway
Mitolab Lab, Kazakhstan
MygoGenesis LLC, USA
Novartis BioMedical Research, Switzerland
OC Functional Medical Center, USA
Stapgen LLC, USA
Wellness Plan MD, Ltd, USA
XONE Precision Medicine, Canada
UCB Pharma, USA

Academics

Aarhus University, Denmark
Albstadt-Sigmaringen University of Applied Sciences, Germany
Archer Lab, Canada
Barth Syndrome Foundation, USA
Biomedical Research Center of Slovak Academy of Sciences, Slovakia
Buddhist Tzu Chi Medical Foundation Hualien Tzu Chi Hospital, Taiwan
Centrum Nowych Technologii Uniwersytetu Warszawskiego, Poland
Charles University, Czech Republic
CIC biomaGUNE, Spain
Comenius University in Bratislava, Slovakia
Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche, Italy
Dresden University of Technology, Germany
Fundación García Cugat, Spain
Hanyang University, South Korea
Hochschule Albstadt-Sigmaringen, Germany
HUN REN Institute of Experimental Medicine, Hungary
IDI IRCSS, Italy
IMCB / A*STAR, Singapore
Independent Researcher, Singapore
INSERM UMR 1260, France
Institute for Clinical and Experimental Medicine, Czech Republic
Institute for Clinical Chemistry and Laboratory Medicine, Germany
Institute of Physiology of the Czech Academy of Sciences, Czech Republic
Instituto Cugat, Spain
İzmir Institute of Technology (IZTECH), Turkey
Jagiellonian University, Poland

Karolinska Institutet, Sweden
Kocaeli University, Turkey
Luxembourg Institute of Health, Luxembourg
Marburg University, Germany
Max Planck Institute for Multidisciplinary Sciences, Germany
Medical School, Greece
Medical University of Graz, Austria
National Institute of Cardiology Ignacio Chavez, Mexico
National Taiwan University, Taiwan
Paul Flechsig Institute of Brain Research, Germany
Rigshospitalet, Kennedy Centret, Denmark
Royal Veterinary College, United Kingdom
Seoul National University, South Korea
St Jude Childrens Hospital, USA
Stellenbosch University, South Africa
Sungkyunkwan University, South Korea
Queen's University, Canada
Tufts University, USA
Tokyo University of Science, Japan
Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Mexico
Universidad San Sebastian, Chile
Università degli Studi di Milano, Italy
Università degli Studi di Napoli Federico II, Italy
Université de Montréal, Canada
Universitätsklinikum Düsseldorf, Germany
Universitätsmedizin Frankfurt am Main, Germany
University Albstadt-Sigmaringen, Germany
University at Buffalo, USA
University College London, UK
University of Arkansas, USA
University of Bari Aldo Moro, Italy
University of Basel, Switzerland
University of Bath, Switzerland
University of Bath, UK
University of Bergen, Norway
University of Bristol, UK
University of Chieti-Pescara, Italy
University of Copenhagen, Denmark
University of Florida, USA
University of Frankfurt, Germany
University of Hyderabad, India
University of Innsbruck, Austria
University of Kansas Medical Center, USA
University of Liverpool, UK
University of Manchester, UK
University of Milano-Bicocca, Italy
University of Texas at Arlington, USA
Universidad de Talca, Chile
Universidad San Sebastian, Chile
Wayne State University School of Medicine, USA
Yamaguchi University Graduate School of Medicine, Japan
Yale University, USA
Zhejiang University School of Medicine, China

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