15th World Congress on Targeting Mitochondria | October 29-31, 2024 | Berlin, Germany

Targeting Mitochondria 2024 Awards: Recognizing Excellence in Mitochondria Research

Awardsss 2023

Targeting Mitochondria 2024 will acknowledge exceptional contributions to the field through a selection of prestigious awards.

Scientific Contribution of the Year
Best Short Presentation Award
Best Poster Award
Most Innovative Project Award

Winners will be chosen by expert panel, while taking into consideration the attendees' votes; awards will be presented at end of the conference.

Post conference the World Mitochondria Society will communicate about the winners in their press releases and on Linkedin.

Learn more about previous award winners.

News

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 ...

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...

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.&nb...

The Role of Mitochondria in Zika Virus Propagation: Mechanisms of Immune Evasion and Inter-Cellular Transmission

It is a great pleasure to welcome Dr. Indira Mysorekar, Baylor College of Medicine, USA, at Targeting Mitochondria 2024 this October in Berlin.&n...

Dynamics of Mitochondria: Regulation of Nucleoid Morphology to Protect Mitochondrial Function

Prof. Naotada Ishihara, Osaka University, Japan, will be joining Targeting Mitochondria 2024 this October in Berlin. Presentation title:&n...

New Biosensing Solutions and Optimized Pharmacological Inhibitors to Counteract Mitophagy in Cancer Cells

It is a great pleasure to welcome Dr. Giulia Bertolin, Université de Rennes, France, at Targeting Mitochondria 2024 this October in Berlin. ...

Mitochondria and Photomedicine: Advances in Infrared Light Treatment

Prof. Maik Hüttemann, Wayne State University, USA, and active member of the WMS Scientific Committee will be joining Targeting Mitoch...

DoubleTree by Hilton Berlin Ku’damm will host Targeting Mitochondria 2024

The 15th World Congress on Targeting Mitochondria on October 29-31, 2024 in DoubleTree by Hilton Berlin Ku'dammLos-Angeles-Platz 110789 Berlin, Ger...

Dr. James McCully will be invited by Dr. Marvin Edeas to highlight Mitochondrial Transplantation on March 22

Dr. Marvin Edeas, Institut Cochin, INSERM U1016, Université Paris Cité, France, is pleased to invite Dr. James McCully of Harvard Medical Schoo...

Emerging Trends & Strategies: 15th World Congress 2024

Join us in Berlin from October 29-31, 2024, for the 15th World Congress on Targeting Mitochondria. Targeting Mitochondria 2024: New Visionary...

Mitochondrial Innovations Workshop: Bridging Theory and Practice

The World Mitochondria Society has scheduled an annual workshop on the Evaluation of Mitochondrial Function, led by Dr. Naig Gueguen, for October 29...

2023 Best Scientific Contribution Award at Targeting Mitochondria 2023

Dr. Naig Gueguen from the Mitovasc Institute has been recognized with the coveted 2023 Best Scientific Contribution Award, a testament to her role a...

2023 Best Short Oral Presentation Award

Targeting Mitochondria 2023 Best Short Oral Presentation Award #2 The World Mitochondria Society celebrates Sami Noujaim from the University of Sou...

2023 Best Short Oral Presentation Award

Targeting Mitochondria 2023 Best Short Oral Presentation Award #1 The World Mitochondria Society congratulate Dr. Ioannis Tsichlis from the Nationa...

Targeting Mitochondria 2023 Best Poster Presentation Award for Young Investigator

It gives us immense pleasure to announce that Tatjana Kuen from Leopold-Franzens Universität Innsbruck, Austria, has been distinguished with the Tar...

World Mitochondria Society Task Force: Call For Strategic Projects

We have the pleasure to announce the formation of the WMS Task Force, a groundbreaking initiative committed to driving innovation and reshaping the la...

The Power of Epigenetics: The Patterns of mitoDNA Methylation Transmitted Across Generation

Dr. Marc-André Sirard, Director of the Center for Research in Reproduction, Development and Intergenerational Health at Université Laval, Canada ...

Targeting MCJ/DnaJC15 to modulate mitochondrial respiration in disease

Dr. Mercedes Rincon, University of Colorado Anschutz School of Medicine, USA will join the Targeting Mitochondria 2023 Congress and give a presentatio...

Repairing Marginal Kidneys With Mitochondrial Transplantation: A New Powerful Tissue Engineering Tool That Will Change the Transplant Landscape

Dr. Giuseppe Orlando, Wake Forest University, USA, will join the Targeting Mitochondria 2023 Congress and give a presentation entitled "Repairing Marg...

Mitochondria Organelle Transplantation for Neurological Diseases & Aging

Dr. Mark S. Kindy from the University of South Florida, USA, will join the Targeting Mitochondria 2023 Congress and give a presentation entitled "Mito...

What spaceflight and bed rest have in common: A proteomic point of view

Dr. Marta Murgia from the University of Padova, Italy will join the Targeting Mitochondria 2023 Congress and give a presentation entitled "What s...

Advances in the Development of Mitochondria-Targeted Pharmaceuticals

Dr. Maxim Skulachev, CSO at Mitotech (Israel) , who manages Mitotech's core scientific research, will share the latest advances in developi...

Vladimir Skulachev's Strategic Impact on Mitochondrial Medicine: A Tribute to his Vision, Discoveries, and Legacy

Prof. Vladimir Gogvadze, Karolinska Institutet, Sweden, and active member of the scientific committe will join Targeting Mitochondria 2023 t...

Metabolic effects of Cimicfuga racemosa extract on mitochondria and implications for the resistance against oxidative cell death and longevity

Prof. Carsten Culmsee, active member of the scientific committe and from the University of Marburg, Germany, will join Targeting Mitochondria 2023 thi...

WASF3 disrupts mitochondrial respiration and may mediate exercise intolerance in Myalgic Encephalomyelitis/Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (ME/CFS)

Dr. Paul Hwang, Senior Investigator at the National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute, USA will present his latest finding targeting mitochondria in chr...