The Mitochondrial Biogenesis and Dynamics in Health and Disease Conference

May 19-24, 2019 | Palm Springs, California

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Conference Summary

This FASEB Science Research Conference (SRC) will cover basic mechanisms of mitochondrial function, biogenesis, and dynamics as well as their contribution to physiology and pathology, focusing on metabolic diseases, immunology, and cancer.

This conference will bring together scientists from academia and industry who study and aim to identify new points of intervention for metabolic diseases and to exploit the immune system to cure diseases, as well as academic scientists interested in basic mechanisms of mitochondrial physiology. 

The main themes of this meeting are: 1) Building the mitochondria; 2) Different aspects of mitochondrial turnover in health and disease; 3) Mitochondria as integrators of cellular metabolism; 4) Mitochondria-derived signaling.

The conference will present:

  • Mitochondria gene expression
  • Respiratory chain assembly
  • Mechanisms of mitochondrial quality control and turnover
  • Mechanisms of mitochondrial fusion, fission and motility
  • Mitochondria export and delivery
  • Mitochondrial fuel preference and oxidation in metabolic diseases
  • Role of mitochondria in immune cell metabolism
  • Mitochondria-derived signaling

The keynote lecture will be presented by Paolo Bernardi, MD (University of Padova). The conference will feature 36 talks and 18 shorts talks selected from abstracts, four poster sessions, and a career development session, “Evolving Opportunities in Biotech, Pharma and Academia for Mitochondria Science.”

Registration Prices for Palm Springs, California

  • $1300 (USD) - Registration without Lodging (Omni Rancho Las Palmas Resort)
  • $1700 (USD) - Shared Occupancy with Attendee (Omni Rancho Las Palmas Resort)
  • $2000 (USD) - Single Occupancy (Omni Rancho Las Palmas Resort)
  • $2600 (USD) - Single Occupancy with Guest (Omni Rancho Las Palmas Resort)

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Conference Location

Omni Rancho Las Palmas Resort
41000 Bob Hope Drive
Rancho Mirage, California 92270 USA

Important Dates

  • Advance registration deadline Wednesday, April 3, 2019
  • Last day to register Saturday, April 27, 2019

Conference Organizers

Orian Shirihai, MD, PhD
Director, Metabolism Unified Research Theme, David Geffen School of Medicine, and Professor of Medicine (Endocrinology) and Molecular & Medical Pharmacology, University of California, Los Angeles, USA

Marc Liesa-Roig, PhD
Assistant Professor in-residence, Department of Medicine, Division of Endocrinology, and the Department of Molecular and Medical Pharmacology, David Geffen School of Medicine, University of California, Los Angeles, USA

José Antonio Enríquez, PhD
Full Professor, University of Zaragoza and Senior Researcher, National Center for Cardiovascular Investigations (CNIC), Madrid, Spain

Pere Puigserver, PhD
Professor, Cell Biology, Harvard University, and Professor, Cancer Biology, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Boston, MA, USA

Keynote Speaker

Paolo Bernardi, MD
University of Padova

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