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: How Mitochondria Shape Brain AgingMeagan 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















































