16th World Congress on Targeting Mitochondria | 2025

WMS Speakers 2023

Why a WMS Task Force?
Marvin Edeas, Institut Cochin, Université de Paris, France

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

Brain Organoids to Model Mitochondrial Neurological Diseases
Alessandro Prigione, Heinrich Heine University (HHU) Düsseldorf, Germany

Cholesterol: Why Have Mitochondrial Biologists Ignored this Critical Mitochondrial Component for Over a Century?
Ian Holt, Instituto de Investigación Sanitaria Biodonostia, Spain

WASF3 disrupts mitochondrial respiration and may mediate exercise intolerance in ME/CFS
Paul Hwang, National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute, USA

Defining the molecular nature of the mitochondrial permeability transition pore(s)
Paolo Bernardi, the University of Padova, Italy

Mitochondrial Transplantation: What's Next?

James McCully, Boston Children’s Hospital, USA

Targeting Mitochondrial Activity in Liver in Disease: Barriers and Perspectives

María Luz Martínez-Chantar, CIC bioGUNE, Spain

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

Carsten Culmsee, University of Marburg, Germany

Mitochondrial Monitoring in Perioperative and Critical Care: Recent Advances & Perspectives

Egbert Mik, Erasmus MC, The Netherlands

Protein Transport across Mitochondrial Membranes
Peter Rehling, University Medical Center Göttingen, Germany

What spaceflight and bed rest have in common: A proteomic point of view
Marta Murgia, University of Padova, Italy

Nils Wiedemann 1 Mitochondrial Presequence Protein Translocation
Nils Wiedemann, Universität Freiburg, Germany

The Role of Mitochondria in Liver Regeneration
Jiri Neuzil, Griffith University, Australia

MNRR1/CHCHD2 and Mitochondrial Dysfunction in Disease
Lawrence Grossman, Wayne State University, USA

Targeting MCJ/DnaJC15 to modulate mitochondrial respiration in disease
Mercedes Rincon, University of Colorado Anschutz School of Medicine, USA

Internalization of Exogenous Mitochondria for Endothelial Corneal Dystrophy Treatment
Patrick J. Rochette, Université Laval, Canada

Mitochondrial Stress as a Central Biological Hub for Spaceflight Impact
Afshin Beheshti, Blue Marble Space Institute of Science, USA

Repairing Marginal Kidneys With Mitochondrial Transplantation: A New Powerful Tissue Engineering Tool That Will Change the Transplant Landscape
Giuseppe Orlando, Wake Forest University, USA

Targeting Mitochondria Based on Mitochondrial Drug Delivery Systems (DDS)
Yuma Yamada, Hokkaido University, Japan

The Power of Epigenetics: the Patterns of mitoDNA Methylation Transmitted Across Generation
Marc-André Sirard, Université Laval, Canada

Mitochondria Organelle Transplantation for Neurological Diseases and Aging
Mark S. Kindy, University of South Florida, USA

Cardiac MitoMed: From Bench to Bedside

Sang-Bing Ong, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, China

Restoration of Mitochondrial Homeostasis provides Glaucoma Neuroprotection

Arupratan Das, Indiana University School of Medicine, USA

Personalized Medicine in Mitochondrial Health and Disease: Myth and Reality

Ciro Leonardo Pierri, the University of Bari Aldo Moro, Italy

News

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 ...

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

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

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

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

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

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

Blood-Based Marker: Mitochondrial DNA Damage in Parkinson’s Disease

Dr. Laurie Sanders, Duke University School of Medicine, USA, will be joining Targeting Mitochondria 2024 this October in Berlin. Presentation t...

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. ...

The Intersection of Mitochondrial Function and Psychiatric Disorders: Biomarkers, Gene Variants, and Patient Stratification

It is a great pleasure to welcome Dr. Ana Andreazza, University of Toronto, Canada at Targeting Mitochondria 2024 this October in Berlin. Prese...

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...

Mitochondria Iron Metabolism: Its Role in Pathogenesis of Diseases

It is a great pleasure to welcome Dr. Sonia Levi, Vita-Salute San Raffaele University, Italy, at Targeting Mitochondria 2024 this October in Berl...

State of the Science Mitochondria-specific Targets, Therapeutics and Biomarkers Investigation following Traumatic Brain Injury in the US Military

It is a great pleasure to welcome Dr. Jignesh D. Pandya, Walter Reed Army Institute of Research, USA, at Targeting Mitochondria 2024 this October in B...