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Targeting Mitochondria 2025 Speakers & Sessions

Day 1 - Wednesday October 22, 2025

Workshops

Workshop 1: How to Evaluate Mitochondria Function?
Naïg Gueguen, Mitovasc Institute, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire d'Angers, France

Workshop 2: Mitochondria Transplantation: From Theoretical to Clinical Applications
Andrés Caicedo, Universidad San Francisco de Quito, Ecuador


Day 2 - Thursday, October 23, 2025

Congress Sessions 

Targeting Mitochondria 2025 Keynote Speech
•⁠ Nick Lane – Mitochondria and the Meaning of Life

Session 1: Mitochondrial Dynamics in Health and Diseases: Mechanistic and Perspectives


•⁠  ⁠Marc Germain – Actin Dynamics In Mitochondrial Function: Implications For Cellular Homeostasis And Disease
•⁠  ⁠Yosuke Togashi – Immune Evasion through Tumor-Derived Mitochondrial Transfer
•⁠  ⁠Edmund Kunji – Targeting Mitochondrial Pyruvate Carrier: Impact on Future Metabolic Therapies
•⁠  ⁠Luca Gattinoni – Fighting Fire with Fire: Boosting T Cell Therapy by Intercellular Mitochondrial Transfer
•⁠  ⁠Joanna Rorbach – Mitochondrial Protein Synthesis: A Key on Health and Disease / Mitoribosomes and Disease
•  Tatjana Kleele – Mitochondrial Dynamics: Steering the Future of Mitochondrial Remodeling in Health and Disease
•  Florent Waltz – How Mitochondria Organize Their Powerhouse Machinery for Optimal Performance

Short Oral Presentations 

Quantitative Cellular Characterization of Extracellular Mitochondria Uptake and Delivery
Gregory Lavieu, INSERM, Université Paris Cité, France

The Mitochondrial DNAJC Co-Chaperone TCAIM Reduces A-Ketoglutarate Dehydrogenase Protein Levels to Regulate Metabolism Wen Yang, Shanghai Jiaotong University, China

Can We Untie the Linkage Between Life Extension and a Decline in Healthspan via Healthy Mithophagy
Einav Gross, Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Israel

Mitochondrial Respiration Atlas Reveals Differential Changes in Mitochondrial Function Across Sex and Age
Fangluo Chen, Johns Hopkins University, United States of America

Session 2: Advances in Mitochondria: Insights, Debates, and Controversies


•⁠  ⁠Alessandro M. Morelli – Delocalisation of the Macromolecular Devices for Efficient ATP Synthesis in Extra-Mitochondrial Districts

Short Oral Presentations  

Regulation of Respiratory Supercomplexes Through Inhibitory Cytochrome C Oxidase Y304 Phosphorylation Causes Mitochondrial Dysfunction in Diabetic Heart
Tasnim Arroum, Wayne State University, United States of America

Time-Restricted Feeding, Whole-Body Mitochondrial Synchronization and Health Status
Dylan Sarver, University of California Los Angeles, United States of America


Day 3 - Friday, October 24, 2025

Congress Sessions 

Targeting Mitochondria 2025 Keynote Speech
•⁠  ⁠Adam Szewczyk – Targeting Mitochondrial Channels: Update and Strategies


Session 3: Emerging Trends and Innovations in Mitochondria Research


•⁠  ⁠Alessandro Prigione – Brain Organoids for Drug Discovery of Mitochondrial Neurological Disorders
•⁠  ⁠David Rizo Roca – Mitochondria and Creatine: Perspectives and Strategies
•⁠  ⁠Alberto Anel – Mitochondrial Cybrids: Advancing Precision Oncology
•⁠  ⁠Ayumu Sugiura – The Role of Mitochondrial-Derived Vesicles in Peroxisome Biogenesis
 

Session 4: Mitochondria medicine: Strategies to Target Mitochondria, Clinical Trials and Potential Mitochondria-Based Therapies


•⁠  ⁠Volkmar Weissig – Drug Development for the Therapy of Mitochondrial Diseases
•⁠  ⁠Kosuke Kusamori – Development of Mitochondria-Based Therapeutic Strategies for Disease Treatment
•⁠  Gökhan Burçin Kubat – Mitochondrial Transplantation: From Skeletal Muscle Atrophy to Human Clinical Advances and Perspectives
•⁠  Andrés Caicedo - Mitochondria Transplantation: From Theoretical to Clinical Applications

Short Oral Presentations and Innovations 

MNRR1-dervied peptides, a promising therapeutic target for mitochondrial dysfunction syndromes
Lawrence Grossman, Wayne State University, USA

Advanced Strategies for Correcting Mitochondrial Mutations in Human Disease Models
Martijn Koppens, UMC Utrecht, Netherlands

Restoring Mitochondrial Quantity and Quality to Reverse Warburg Effect and Drive Tumor Differentiation
Jiangbin Ye, Stanford University, United States of America

Mitochondrial Transplantation as a Novel Therapeutic Strategy for Anthracycline-Induced Cardiotoxicity
Sofia Trigo Anca, Centro Nacional de Investigaciones Cardiovasculares, Spain

Targeting Mitochondria 2025 Awards 

WMS Concluding Remarks

Final Program of Targeting Mitochondria 2025

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WMS Annual Meeting 2024 Highlights

Thank You 2024

The 15th WMS Annual Meeting on Targeting Mitochondria, held on October 29-31, 2024, was a great success! Over 112 presentations showcased innovative research and advancements in mitochondrial science to more than 151 attendees from 41 countries.

You can now access Targeting Mitochondria 2024 captured moments: Photo Gallery. 

Targeting Mitochondria 2024 Awards

Best Short Oral Presentation Award

Cristiane Beninca, scientific director of the Metabolism and Mitochondria Imaging Core, UCLA, USA

"A Novel GPCR Agonist Induces Selective Mitophagy in a Complex III Deficiency Model Improving Bioenergetic Function and Overall Cellular Health"

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Best Poster Presentation Awards

Danielius Umbrasas, Lithuanian University of Health Sciences, Lithuania

"Gallbladder Mitochondria Function as a Prognostic Factor for Liver Transplantation Outcomes: A Pilot Study"

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Tingting Chen, University of Groningen, Netherlands

"Investigating the Role of Mitochondria-Containing Extracellular Vesicles in Alzheimer's Disease"

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Abstracts Book & VOD - Targeting Mitochondria 2024

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If you were not able to attend the congress online or in-person, the abstracts book and Video of All Presentations of Targeting Mitochondria 2024 are now available for purchase. 

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