The Evolving Concept of Mitochondria:
From Symbiotic Origins to Therapeutic Opportunities

October 18 - 21, 2018

Organizers:

Anu Suomalainen, University of Helsinki, Finland
John E. Walker
, MRC Mitochondrial Biology Unit, University of Cambridge, United Kingdom
Douglas C. Wallace, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia & University of Pennsylvania
Mila Pollock, Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory

Since it was first observed within cells at the end of the nineteenth century, our bacterial endosymbiont, the mitochondrion, has been interrogated from many perspectives.  Initially described as a cytoplasmic structure, then as the source of energy, later an organismal entity, and recently a component of many diseases, the multi-faceted mitochondrion has engendered fascination from a broad spectrum of physical, chemical, biological, and medical perspectives.  

What is this cell-within-a-cell? Where did it come from? What is its relevance to our health and well being? How will mitochondrial knowledge affect the future?  These are the questions we hope to discuss in this stimulating meeting of modern mitochondriacs who will discuss past, current state and future prospects through their important contributions to the field. 

The meeting on The Evolving Concept of Mitochondria: From Symbiotic Origins to Therapeutic Opportunities will begin at 7:00 PM on Thursday, October 18th and conclude Sunday, October 21st at 4:30 PM.

Topics:
  • Mitochondrial Biology, Bioenergetics, Biogenesis and Disease
  • The Origins of the Organelle
  • Complex I - from Structure to Disease
  • Mitochondrial DNA: Structure, Function and Inheritance
  • Mitochondrial Expression System and Proteome
  • Mitochondrial Protein Import Systems and Metabolic Transporters
  • Mitochondrial Diseases, Past and Present
  • Mitochondrial Regulation of Metabolism
  • Mitochondria, Calcium Signaling and Cell Death
  • Mitochondrial Dynamics and Quality Control
  • Novel Approaches to Mitochondrial Therapy
  • Preserving the History of Mitochondria Research

Session Chairs:
Valerio Carelli, University of Bologna School of Medicine, Italy
Anne Chomyn, California Institute of Technology
Marni Falk, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
Maria Falkenberg, University of Gothenburg, Sweden
Toren Finkel, University of Pittsburgh
György Hajnoczky, Thomas Jefferson University
Ferdinando Palmieri, University of Bari Aldo Moro, Italy
Vincent Procaccio, University of Angers, France
Peter Rich, Institute of Structural & Molecular Biology, UK
Anu Suomalainen, University of Helsinki, Finland
John Walker, MRC Mitochondrial Biology Unit, UK
Douglas Wallace, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia

Confirmed Speakers:
Alexey Amunts, Stockholm University, Sweden
Paolo Bernardi, University of Padua, Italy
Charles Brenner, The University of Iowa
David Chan, California Institute of Technology
Navdeep Chandel, Northwestern University, Feinberg School of Medicine
Patrick Chinnery, MRC Mitochondrial Biology Unit, UK
J. Antonio Enriquez, Spanish National Centre for Cardiovascular Research, Spain
Michael Gray, Dalhousie University, Canada
Claes Gustafsson, University of Gothenburg, Sweden
Marcia Haigis, Harvard Medical School
Mary Herbert, Newcastle University, UK
Henry Higgs, Dartmouth University
Judy Hirst, MRC Mitrochondrial Biology Unit, UK
Howy Jacobs, University of Tampere, Finland
Laurie Kaguni, Michigan State University
Emine Koç, Marshall University
Carla Koehler, University of California, Los Angeles
Edmund Kunji, MRC Mitochondrial Biology Unit, University of Cambridge, UK
Nick Lane, University College London, UK
Nils-Göran Larsson, Karolinska Institute, Sweden
Jennifer Lippincott-Schwartz, HHMI/Janelia Farm Research Campus
Dan Mishmar, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, Israel
Vamsi Mootha, Massachusetts General Hospital
Carlos Moraes, University of Miami
Michael Murphy, Medical Research Council, UK
David Nicholls, Buck Institute for Research on Aging
Nikolaus Pfanner, University of Freiburg, Germany
Rosario Rizzuto, University of Padua, Italy
Agnes Rötig, L'institut Imagine, France
Jared Rutter, HHMI/University of Utah School of Medicine
Leonid Sazanov, Institute of Science & Technology, Austria
Eric Schon, Columbia University
Luca Scorrano, University of Padua, Italy
Orian Shirihai, University of California, Los Angeles
Eric Shoubridge, McGill University/MNI, Canada
Bruce Spiegelman, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute
James Stewart, Max Planck Institute for Biology of Ageing, Germany
Anu Suomalainen, University of Helsinki, Finland
Aleksandra Trifunovic, University of Cologne, Germany
John Walker, MRC Mitochondrial Biology Unit, University of Cambridge, UK
Douglas Wallace, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
Richard Youle, National Institutes of Health
Ian Young, Australian National University, Australia
Massimo Zeviani, MRC Mitochondrial Biology Unit, UK

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