Agenda

Targeting Mitochondria 2024 Agenda

Day 1 - Tuesday, October 29, 2024

WMS Workshop 2024:

Mitochondrial Innovations Workshop: Bridging Theory and Practice

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Day 2 - Wednesday, October 30, 2024

Keynote Presentation:
The Mitochondrial Kingdom: Historical Moments, Evolutionary Insights, Current Understanding and Future Projections 

Session 1: Mitochondrial Biodynamics in Health and Diseases: Mechanistic and Perspectives

• Targeting Mitochondrial Mitophagy and Biogenesis
• Mitochondria and Cancer: Emerging Insights
• Mitochondria and Ageing: A Contemporary Analysis
• Communication between Mitochondria and Host Cells
• Investigating the Interconnections between Iron, Ferritin and Mitochondria

Session 2: Evaluation and Quality Control of Mitochondrial Function: Hands on Demonstrations

• Innovations in the Measurement of Mitochondria Functions
• Real-time Visualization of Mitochondrial Behavior in vivo
• New Mitochondrial Monitoring Devices and Sensors
• Quality Control Mechanisms in Mitochondrial Processes

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Day 3 - Thursday, October 31, 2024

Session 3: 15^th World Mitochondria Society Meeting: Emerging Trends and Strategies in Mitochondria Research

• Exosomes and Extracellular Vesicles: Effects on Mitochondrial Signaling Pathways
• Integrating Artificial Intelligence in Mitochondrial Research
• The Mitochondria-Microbiota Interplay
• Mitochondria and Photomedicine: An Update
• Mitochondria & Chinese Medicine: A Consideration?
• Targeting Mitochondria with New Drugs

Session 4: Mitochondrial Medicine 2024: From Bench to Bedside

• Mitochondria Transplantation
• Mitochondrial Transfer & Tunneling Nanotubes (TNTs)
• Pharmaceutical Approaches
• New Clinical Studies Targeting Mitochondria from Industry and Academic Researchers

Targeting Mitochondria 2024 Concluding Remarks & Awards