Speakers 2024

Keynote Speech - Day 1  Mitochondria in Alzheimer disease: it's not what you think Eric Schon, Columbia University, USA

Keynote Speech - Day 2  Mitochondria: More Heat than Light? Howy Jacobs, Tampere University, Finland

The Power and Potential of Mitochondria Transfer Jonathan R. Brestoff, Washington University in St. Louis School of Medicine, USA

The Role of Mitochondria in Zika Virus Propagation: Mechanisms of Immune Evasion and Inter-Cellular Transmission Indira Mysorekar, Baylor College of Medicine, USA

Mitochondrial Extracellular Vesicles: Orchestrating Brain Plasticity and Recovery Stefano Pluchino, University of Cambridge, United Kingdom

Mitochondria Function Evaluation: Workshop Highlights, Methods, Discrepancies, and Recommendations Naig Gueguen, CHU Angers, France

Mitochondria and Photomedicine: Advances in Infrared Light Treatment Maik Hüttemann, Wayne State University, USA

Mitochondria Iron Metabolism: Its Role in Pathogenesis of Diseases Sonia Levi, Vita-Salute San Raffaele University, Italy

Evaluation and Quality Control of Mitochondrial Function: Where we are Now & What's Next? Egbert Mik, Erasmus MC, The Netherlands

Mitochondria Delivery via Extracellular Vesicles to the Blood-Brain Barrier Devika S Manickam, Duquesne University, USA

Mitochondrial Transplantation Mediates Improved Cellular Energy Metabolism, Restoration of Mitochondrial Function and Prevention of Cell Death Mark Kindy, MitoSense, USA

Investigating Mitochondria as Age-Old Drivers of Inflammation Stephen Tait, University of Glasgow, United Kingdom

Mitochondrial Dynamics in Health and Disease: Advances in Mood Disorders and Mitochondrial-Organ Transplantation Ana Andreazza, University of Toronto, Canada

Mitochondrial Dynamics: Updates and Perspectives Ježek Petr, Institute of Physiology of the Czech Academy of Sciences, Czech Republic

Cracking the Code of Aging: Exploring Mitochondrial Dynamics and Organelle Connections Antentor Hinton, Vanderbilt University, USA

State of the Science Mitochondria-specific Targets, Therapeutics and Biomarkers Investigation following Traumatic Brain Injury in the US Military Jignesh D. Pandya, Walter Reed Army Institute of Research, USA

Blood-Based Marker: Mitochondrial DNA Damage in Parkinson’s Disease  Laurie Sanders, Duke University School of Medicine, USA

New Biosensing Solutions and Optimized Pharmacological Inhibitors to Counteract Mitophagy in Cancer Cells Giulia Bertolin, Université de Rennes, France

Dynamics of Mitochondria: Regulation of Nucleoid Morphology to Protect Mitochondrial Function Naotada Ishihara, Osaka University, Japan

Role of Light in Regulating Blood Glucose via Mitochondrial Stimulation Michael B. Powner, City University of London, United Kingdom