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16th World Congress on Targeting Mitochondria | 2025

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Can Ultra-Processed Foods Accelerate Brain Aging?	24 September 2026	Written by World Mitochondria Society	573
Mitochondria Can Move Between Cells. Can We Turn That Into Therapy?	22 September 2026	Written by World Mitochondria Society	1696
Could Synaptic Mitochondrial Competence Be One of the Missing Determinants of Cognitive Resilience?	15 September 2026	Written by World Mitochondria Society	1271
Is Brain Aging a Failure of Mitochondrial Cooperation?	03 September 2026	Written by World Mitochondria Society	1322
Can We Restore Ageing Muscle by Reorganizing Its Mitochondria?	30 August 2026	Written by World Mitochondria Society	1402
First Mitochondrial Transplantation into the Human Eye: A New Frontier for Organelle Therapy	24 August 2026	Written by World Mitochondria Society	2943
Can Cancer Cells Use Mitochondria to Escape Chemotherapy?	23 July 2026	Written by World Mitochondria Society	1914
What if mitochondrial aging begins somewhere else?	22 July 2026	Written by World Mitochondria Society	1812
Brain Mitochondria: The Hidden Architects of Cognition and Behaviour	15 July 2026	Written by World Mitochondria Society	2585
Can Less Oxygen Help Treat Mitochondrial Disease?	09 July 2026	Written by World Mitochondria Society	2317

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Targeting Mitochondria 2026 Announces Final Scientific Agenda

The World Mitochondria Society has released the final scientific agenda for Targeting Mitochondria 2026, taking place on October 21–23 in Berlin and...

Innovation Showcase - Call for Emerging Mitochondrial Technologies

We welcome researchers, start-ups and technology developers working on mitochondrial imaging, functional assays, metabolic analysis, artificial inte...

When Mitochondria Are Damaged, Who Decides Cell Survival? From Mitophagy to Stress Signaling: The Next Frontier in Neurodegeneration

We are pleased to announce that Dr. Derek Narendra from The National Institutes of Health, USA, will join Targeting Mitochondri...

Memory and Mitochondria: Are We Entering the Era of Programmable Brain Energy? T

The World Mitochondria Society is pleased to announce that Dr. Etienne Hébert Chatelain from Université de Moncton, Canada, will join...

Mitochondrial Translation Under Stress: A New Frontier in Mitochondrial Medicine.

At the upcoming World Mitochondria Society meeting, Dr. Ru-Rong Ji from Duke University School of Medicine, USA, will highlight a strategic ...

Submit your work for the Best Image Award 2026

Best Scientific Image Award 2026: Show the World Your Mitochondrial Discovery Can a single image change the way we see mitochondrial biology? The ...

From Powerhouse to Prescription: Hazel H. Szeto Joins the WMS As KEYNOTE Speaker

From Powerhouse to Prescription: Dr. Hazel Szeto Joins the WMS Annual Meeting 2026 as KEYNOTE Speaker. We are proud to announce that Hazel H. S...

The Mitochondrial Measurement Challenge: WMS 2026 Workshop

Before we can target mitochondria, we must first understand how to accurately measure their function, dysfunction, adaptability, and resilience. Thi...

Call for Abstracts & Innovations

Berlin will host the 17th World Congress of the World Mitochondria Society on October 21–23, 2026. This is more than a call for abstracts. ...

Welcome to Targeting Mitochondria 2026

It is with great pleasure that we welcome you to the 17th World Mitochondria Society Annual Meeting which will be held on October 21-23, 2026 in Ber...

Concluding Remarks of WMS 2025

The 16th World Congress on Targeting Mitochondria marked a defining moment for the mitochondrial community. Over three days in Berlin, the discussio...

WMS 2025 Awards – Celebrating Scientific Excellence in Mitochondrial Medicine

At Targeting Mitochondria 2025, the World Mitochondria Society honored three outstanding scientific contributions that perfectly reflect the spirit ...

Targeting Mitochondria 2025, A Record-Breaking Edition Defining the Next Frontier of Medicine

The World Mitochondria Society (WMS) proudly announces an unprecedented level of participation at the 17th World Congress on Targeting Mitochondria...

Mitochondria & Organelle Crosstalk - Rethinking Organelle Crosstalk: Mitochondrial-Derived Vesicles in Peroxisome Biogenesis Presented by Dr. Ayumu Sugiura

At the heart of cellular metabolism, mitochondria and peroxisomes play tightly interconnected roles in lipid regulation, redox homeostasis, and ener...

Targeting Mitochondrial Pyruvate Carrier: Impact on Future Metabolic Therapies

Prof. Edmund Kunji from the University of Cambridge will give a major talk entitled Targeting mitochondrial pyruvate carrier: impact on future metab...

Keynote Speech: Targeting Mitochondrial Channels: Update and Strategies

Keynote Speech: Targeting Mitochondrial Channels: Update and Strategies Adam Szewczyk, Nencki Institute of Experimental Biology, Poland In his key...

Development of Mitochondria-Based Therapeutic Strategies for Disease Treatment

We are pleased to announce that Prof. Kosuke Kusamori from Tokyo University of Science, Japan, will be presenting his pioneering research on "Developm...

How Mitochondria Organize Their Powerhouse Machinery for Optimal Performance

We are pleased to announce that Dr. Florent Waltz from the University of Basel, Switzerland, will be presenting at the Targeting Mitochondria 2025 c...

Prof. Yosuke Togashi to Present Groundbreaking Insights on Mitochondrial Transfer and Immune Evasion in Cancer

Prof. Togashi’s upcoming lecture follows his landmark publication in Nature (February 2025), where his team uncovered a novel immune evasion mechani...

Fighting Fire with Fire: Boosting T Cell Therapy by Intercellular Mitochondrial Transfer

It is a great pleasure to announce that Prof. Luca Gattinoni, Leibniz Institute for Immunotherapy, Germany, will join Targeting Mitochondria 2025 as a...

Mitochondria and Creatine: Perspectives and Strategies

Dr. David Rizo Roca, Karolisnka Institutet, Sweden, will join the 16th World Congress on Targeting Mitochondria 2025 to tal about "Mitochondria and Cr...

Brain Organoids for drug discovery of Mitochondrial Neurological Disorders

It is a great pleasure to announce that Prof. Alessandro Prigione, active member or WMS scientific committee, Heinrich Heine University, Germany, will...

New Workshop on Mitochondrial Transfer and Transplantation: From Bench to Bedside

The World Mitochondria Society is pleased to announce a hands-on workshop, “Mitochondrial Transfer and Transplantation: From Bench to Bedside,” led ...