16th World Congress on Targeting Mitochondria | 2025

Among the WMS Speakers 2026

Details: Published on 05 February 2025

From Energy to Signaling: How Mitochondria Shape Brain AgingMeagan McManus, University of Arizona College of Medicine, USA

Nanomaterial-induced mitochondrial biogenesis enhances intercellular mitochondrial transfer efficiencyAkhilesh K. Gaharwar, Texas A&M University, USA

Mitochondrial transfer from glia to neurons protects against peripheral neuropathy Ru-Rong Ji, Duke University School of Medicine, USA

Mitochondria are absent from microglial processes performing surveillance, chemotaxis, and phagocytic engulfment.Robert A. Hill, Dartmouth College, USA

Mitochondrial Diversity Across Cells and Tissues: A New Layer of Metabolic RegulationAnna Monzel, Columbia University Irving Medical Center, USA

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Welcome to Targeting Mitochondria 2026

It is with great pleasure that we welcome you to the 17th World Mitochondria Society Annual Meeting which will be held on October 21-23, 2026 in Ber...

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

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

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

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

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

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 Adam Szewczyk, Nencki Institute of Experimental Biology, Poland In his key...

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

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. 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

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

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

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

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"

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

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)

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)

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

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

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

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

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

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 ...