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16th World Congress on Targeting Mitochondria | 2025

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The mitochondrial protein Opa1 promotes adipocyte browning that is dependent on urea cycle metabolites	09 December 2021	Written by World Mitochondria Society	4938
How some tissues can “breathe” without oxygen	08 December 2021	Written by World Mitochondria Society	6047
Cancer Cells Strengthen by Sucking Mitochondria out of Immune Cells Using ‘Tiny Tentacles’, Study Finds	22 November 2021	Written by World Mitochondria Society	7041
Scientists Explore the Creation of Artificial Organelles	23 September 2021	Written by World Mitochondria Society	7269
An Overactive Sweet Tooth May Spell Trouble for Our Cellular Powerplants	06 August 2021	Written by World Mitochondria Society	5482
Comprehensive Multi-Omics Analysis Reveals Mitochondrial Stress as a Central Biological Hub for Spaceflight Impact	04 August 2021	Written by World Mitochondria Society	6253
UCPH Researchers Prove Powerhouse Malfunction as the Major Cause of Parkinson’s Disease	12 July 2021	Written by World Mitochondria Society	5647
It’s True: Stress Does Turn Hair Gray (And It’s Reversible)	02 July 2021	Written by World Mitochondria Society	51133
Age-Related Mitochondrial Dysfunction as a Key Factor in COVID-19 Disease	08 June 2021	Written by World Mitochondria Society	6555
New warning system discovered in the immune defence	26 May 2021	Written by World Mitochondria Society	5271

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Welcome to Targeting Mitochondria 2026

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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

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Brain Organoids for drug discovery of Mitochondrial Neurological Disorders

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