Among the WMS Speakers 2026
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- Published on 05 February 2025
KEYNOTE - From Mitochondrial Discovery to Approved Therapy: Lessons for the Future of MedicineHazel Szeto, Weill Medical College of Cornell University, USA
From Energy to Signaling: Tracking Early Mitochondrial Distress with PET to Predict Trajectories from Normal Brain Aging to Neurodegenerative DiseaseMeagan McManus, University of Arizona College of Medicine, USA
Mitochondrial transfer from glial cells to neurons confers protection against peripheral neuropathyRu-Rong Ji, Duke University School of Medicine, USA
Building on the Foundation of Four: Advancing Mitochondrial Targeted Geropeptide MedicineKevin Slawin, Eos SENOLYTIX, USA
Mitochondrial Quality Control in Oligodendrocyte Life and DeathRobert A. Hill, Dartmouth College, USA
Mitochondrial Diversity and Plasticity Across Cells and Tissues: From Functional Specialization to Disease VulnerabilityAnna Monzel, Columbia University Irving Medical Center, USA
Is Alzheimer’s Disease a Mitochondrial Resilience Disorder Before It Becomes a Proteinopathy?Benedict Albensi, Nova Southeastern University, USA
From Mitochondrial Pathology to Precision Diagnosis: Lessons from the Newcastle Mitochondrial Disease Program Robert Taylor, Newcastle University, UK
Who Controls NAD⁺? Mitochondria as Gatekeepers of Cellular Metabolism and Therapeutic ResponseMathias Ziegler, University of Bergen, Norway
Transplantation of encapsulated mitochondria alleviates dysfunction in mitochondrial disease modelsXingguo Liu, Guangzhou Medical University, China
Damage-Sensing in Mitochondrial Disorders: From Mitophagy to the Integrated Stress ResponseDerek Narendra, National Institutes of Health, USA
Mitochondria Function Evaluation: Workshop Highlights, Methods, Discrepancies, and RecommendationsNaig Gueguen, CHU Angers, France
Programmable Mitochondria: Rewiring Brain Bioenergetics to Restore Cognition.Étienne Hébert Chatelain, Université de Moncton, Canada
Cell-Type-Targeted Mitochondrial Transfer TherapyBotond Roska & Temurkhan Ayupov, Institute of Molecular and Clinical Ophthalmology IOB, Switzerland
The Mitochondria–Lysosome Axis: A New Dimension in Cellular Resilience and DiseaseJiajie Diao, University of Cincinnati College of Medicine, USA
Mitochondrial Complexome Profiling: A New Diagnostic and Mechanistic Window into Respiratory Chain Disease.Ilka Wittig, Goethe University, Germany
Intercellular Mitochondrial Transfer in Tauopathies: Mechanisms and Therapeutic PerspectivesAmandine Grimm, University of Basel, Swizerland


















































