Day 1 Agenda

Time Cartier Salon Albert Salon Laurier Salon
9:00am – 10:00am
Keynote: Accelerating Mitochondrial Disease Drug Discovery with Brain Organoid Models    
10:00am – 11:00am
Mitochondria and Lung Transplantation: Innovation and Clinical Translation Mitochondria and Stem Cell Fate and Maintenance Patient Session: Could an Existing Drug Become a Mito Treatment? Understanding Drug Repurposing and Clinical Trials
11:00am – 11:30am
Break
11:30am – 12:30pm
Mitochondrial Transplantation and Innate Immunity: Defining Mechanism Through Human Organ Emulation Bridging the Gap in Inter-organellar Crosstalk: The Regulatory Roles of Mitochondrial Contact Sites Patient Session: Ask the expert
12:30pm – 1:30pm
Lunch & Rising Stars Session
1:30pm – 2:30pm
Keynote: Precision Neurology and Neurometabolic Medicine: Targets, Timing, and Modeling in Mitochondrial Disease and Stroke    
2:30pm – 3:30pm
Fireside Chat: Current Perspectives on the Field of Neuromuscular Research Mitochondrial Dysfunction in Mitochondrial and Neuromuscular Diseases Mitochondria as Forensic Evidence: Bridging Biology, Law, and Investigation Patient Session: Dystonia and Mito: Understanding Movement Changes and What Can Help
3:30pm – 4:00pm
Break
4:00pm – 5:00pm
Mitochondrial dysfunction in rare neuromuscular diseases Endocannabinoids and Mitochondria Patient Session: Sleep and Mitochondrial Disease: Why Rest Can Be So Complicated
5:30pm – 7:00pm
Reception & Poster Session

Day 2 Agenda

Day 1 Agenda

Time Cartier Salon Albert Salon Laurier Salon
9:00am – 10:00am
Keynote: Accelerating Mitochondrial Disease Drug Discovery with Brain Organoid Models
10:00am – 11:00am
Mitochondria and Lung Transplantation: Innovation and Clinical Translation Mitochondria and Stem Cell Fate and Maintenance Patient Session: Could an Existing Drug Become a Mito Treatment? Understanding Drug Repurposing and Clinical Trials
11:00am – 11:30am
Break
11:30am – 12:30pm
Mitochondrial Transplantation and Innate Immunity: Defining Mechanism Through Human Organ Emulation Bridging the Gap in Inter-organellar Crosstalk: The Regulatory Roles of Mitochondrial Contact Sites Patient Session: Ask the expert
12:30pm – 1:30pm
Lunch & Rising Stars Session
1:30pm – 2:30pm
Keynote: Precision Neurology and Neurometabolic Medicine: Targets, Timing, and Modeling in Mitochondrial Disease and Stroke
2:30pm – 3:30pm
Fireside Chat: Current Perspectives on the Field of Neuromuscular Research Mitochondrial Dysfunction in Mitochondrial and Neuromuscular Diseases Mitochondria as Forensic Evidence: Bridging Biology, Law, and Investigation Patient Session: Dystonia and Mito: Understanding Movement Changes and What Can Help
3:30pm – 4:00pm
Break
4:00pm – 5:00pm
Mitochondrial dysfunction in rare neuromuscular diseases Endocannabinoids and Mitochondria Patient Session: Sleep and Mitochondrial Disease: Why Rest Can Be So Complicated
5:30pm – 7:00pm
Reception & Poster Session

Day 2 Agenda

Poster # Authors Title
1 Alex Chen, Kun Wang, Sujani Ganesh, Kenji Nakamura, Nourhan Almasri, Mirjana Jerkic, Ori Rotstein, Markus Selzner, Eno Hysi Assessing the Impact of Mitochondrial Transplantation Therapies Using Ultrasound and Photoacoustic Imaging
2 Anastasiya Kuznyetsova, Thulasi Mahendran, David A. Hood Exercise training and sulforaphane: therapeutics for aged skeletal muscle mitochondria
3 Angelo Slade, Avery Macleod, Tomáš Petrík, Aditi Mojumder, Adekunbi Luwaji, Mila Paryzek, Katarína Gaplovská, Jozef Nosek, Ľubomír Tomáška, Martin Holcik Functional Characterization of SIFD-Associated TRNT1 Variants Using an Auxin-Inducible Yeast Complementation Platform
4 Angelo Slade, Tomáš Petrík, Katarína Gaplovská, Viktória Hodorová, Broňa Brejová, Ľubomir Tomaška, Jozef Nosek, and Martin Holcik Is mRNA Translation Compromised in Sideroblastic Anemia, B-Cell Immunodeficiency, Periodic Fevers, and Developmental Delay (SIFD)?
5 Asis Tung Investigating the therapeutic potential of probiotic-derived mitophagy-inducing molecules in a Drosophila model of Parkinson’s disease
6 Benjiman Boyd, Zoltan Sarnyai, Adrian Soto-Mota, Zachery Freyberg Bioenergetic Mechanisms of Borderline Personality Disorder: A Perspective Model for the Exploration of Basal Beta-Hydroxybutyrate Concentrations
7 Cairns G, Gourlay M, Larionov N, Ly H M, Burelle Y Mitochondrial permeability transition pore dynamics governs quiescence depth in Muscle Stem cells
8 Caresse Nian, Sara Sadr, Zion Park, Sheldon Mei, Aaron Clasky, Frank X. Gu Formulating the Physicochemical Microenvironment for Long-Term Preservation of Isolated Mitochondria
9 Catrina Wong, Samar S. M. Elsheikh, Fernanda C. Dos Santos, Mugeng Liu, Marie Anne Gebara, Torie Gettinger, Jordan Karp, Helen Lavretsky, Benoit H. Mulsant, Ginger E. Nicol, Charles F. Reynolds, 3rd, Eric J. Lenze, Daniel J. Mueller, James L. Kennedy, OPTIMUM Research Group, Vanessa F. Goncalves Investigating the therapeutic potential of probiotic-derived mitophagy-inducing molecules in a Drosophila model of Parkinson’s disease
10 Chernega Timofei, Bodenstein David, Andreazza Ana Dual delivery of mtDNA nanocarrier and intact mitochondria to rescue mitochondrial function in iPSC-derived cardiomyocyte model of Myoclonic Epilepsy with Ragged Red Fibers
11 Daniel Pirvulescu Characterization and Engineering of Outer Mitochondrial Membrane Glycans
12 Daniella Della Mea, Thulasi Mahendran and David A. Hood Evaluating Mitochondrial Transplantation as a Strategy to Enhance Skeletal Muscle Health
13 Dontsova V, Mu C, Shearer J. Effect of Probiotic and Pharmacological Intervention on Hippocampal Mitochondrial Function in a Triple-Hit Model of Infantile Epileptic Spasms Syndrome
14 Duale Ahmed, Angelo Slade, Thérèse Atallah, Thet Fatica, Stephen Baird, Krishna Bhattarai, Edana Cassol, Martin Holcik Mitochondrial-associated Heme dysregulation may be key to driving SIFD-associated immunodeficiency
15 Edward Gardner, Dr. Matt Triolo, Dr. Mireille Khacho Protein-S-Glutathionylation Regulates Myogenic transitions
16 Elena Greenall, Pavel Powloski, Ana Andreazza, Ruth Ross Modelling Ketogenic Therapy in iPSC-Derived Midbrain Organoids
17 Elham Hekmatnia, Tünde Lapohos, Contesini Dos Santos, Henrique Luis Piva, Nadia Abzan, Matthew Holden, Leila B. Mostaço-Guidolin Quantitative Characterization of Mitochondrial Organization in Asthmatic Fibroblasts Across ECM Microenvironments
18 Emily Fujiwara, Lyra Vania, Yuanye Yan, Ali Salahpour, Ana Andreazza, Amy J. Ramsey Mitochondrial Gene Delivery as a Therapeutic Strategy for GRIN1 Neurodevelopmental Disorder
19 Emine Dide Yurtal, David F Bodenstein, Milica Radisic Optimizing Mitochondrial Transplantation in Engineered Models of Myocardial Ischemia-Reperfusion Injury
20 Ethan A. Simpson, Jason P. Acker Leukoreduction Filtration as a Detergent-Free Strategy for Platelet-Derived Mitochondrial Recovery
21 Ha My Ly, Melissa Gourlay, Nikita Larionov, George Cairns, Yan Burelle A PEROXISOME–MITOCHONDRIA METABOLIC AXIS COORDINATES MUSCLE STEM CELL PROGRESSION AND REGENERATION
22 Jesús Valdés-Hernández; Minho Kim; Markiyan Konyk; Felix Katzenbur; Carlos Villafane; Dominika Wilczok; Frank Gu; Eugenia Kumacheva; Milica Radisic; Alex Zhavoronkov; Alán Aspuru-Guzik FROST: Functional Recovery and Optimization of Stored Mitochondria
23 Jude Demyati, Gabriel Siebiger, Erika Beroncal, Aizhou Wang, Marcelo Cypel, Ana Andreazza Longitudinal Tracking of Porcine-Derived mtDNA Retention and Perfusate ccf-mtDNA Following Xenogeneic Mitochondrial Transplantation in Human Ex Vivo Lung Perfusion
24 Katelyn Eisner, Christopher Perry Determining the role of mitochondrial dysfunction as a driver of mitochondrial uptake in skeletal muscle fibres and resident cells
25 Lilian Huang, Sila Appak-Baskoy, Avinash N. Mukkala, Catherine Bellissimo, Nicholas Mykhaylov, Maria Petrut, Menachem Ailenberg, Mirjana Jerkic, Ori D. Rotstein Enhancement of Mitochondrial Function through Pharmacological Approaches as a Treatment for Liver Ischemia-Reperfusion Injury
26 Lucas Santos, Nicole Tais Frohlich, Bianca Wollenhaupt-Aguiar, José Cláudio Fonseca Moreira, Guillaume Paré and Benicio N. Frey Serum from women with major depression and bipolar disorder induce ER stress and mitochondrial dysfunction in neuron-like cells: A model of peripheral-central crosstalk in mood disorders
27 Mads Loewith, Mohamed Elsayed, Aaron Wheeler Rapid Screening of Forensic Biological Evidence using Digital Microfluidics-Driven Mitochondrial Haplogroup Assays
28 Malak Al Daraawi1, Maggie Carreau1, Duale Ahmed1, Amulya Kaianathbhatta2, Guilherme Contesini2, Leila Mostaço-Guidolin2, Edana Cassol1 1Department of Health Sciences, Carleton University, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada 2Department of Systems and Computer Engineering, Carleton University, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada Age-associated F-actin accumulation limits mitochondrial remodeling and antiviral output in macrophages
29 Maria Vasileiadi, Trisha Menon, Donguk Jo, Alexander J. Nyman, Sarah Tiessen, Julia Celestini, Jennifer Fabe, Walter Swardfager, Maged Goubran, Sean M. Nestor, et al. Metabolic Health as a Determinant of TMS Outcomes in Depression
30 Melissa Gourlay, George Cairns, Ha My Ly, Nikita Larionov, Yan Burelle Temporal and Myogenic-State-Specific Emergence of Mitochondrial Dysfunction in Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy
31 Melnyk A. ; Mokhtari I. ; Garcia P. ; Orfi Z. ; Kim T. ; Duchesne E. ; Dumont N. Investigating Mitochondrial Alterations in Muscle Stem Cell Senescence in Oculopharyngeal Muscular Dystrophy
32 Moore MM , Weinstein JW, Engebrecht CE, Irwin CI, Kanagaiah PK, Al-Rubayie KA ,Monickaraj JM ,Brocht AB, Heatwole CH Development of a Regulatory Grade, Disease-Specific Patient Reported Outcome for Therapeutic Trials Involving Patients with Mitochondrial Disease (The MITD-Health Index)
33 Nadia Abzan, Henrique L. Piva, Carole Beaulieu, Edana Cassol, William G. Willmore, Leila B. Mostaço-Guidolin Quantitative Analysis of 3D Mitochondrial Network Alternations in Response to Hypoxia
34 Natasha Crews, A. C. T. Teng, A. M. D. Vandenbelt, C. J. Reitz, X. Long, W. Li, Anthony O. Gramolini Disrupted FKBP8-PLN Interaction Contributes to Perinuclear Protein Aggregation in Arrhythmogenic Right Ventricular Cardiomyopathy
35 Nidhi P. Kulkarni*, Clement C. Zai, Kody G. Kennedy, Megan Mio, Ana C. Andreazza, Vanessa F. Goncalves, L. Trevor Young, Bradley J. MacIntosh, Benjamin I. Goldstein Greater Mitochondrial Polygenic Risk is Associated with Reduced Cerebral Blood Flow in Youth with Bipolar Disorder
36 Pauline Garcia, Maya Sottolichio, Floriane Dumont Du Plessis, Inès Mokhtari, Alessia Procaccini-Iannuzzi, Charles Antoine Dubois, Tatiana Koike, José Carlos Rivera, Jean-Sébastien Joyal, Elise Duchesne, Nicolas Dumont Uncovering DMPK as a regulator of mitochondrial network dynamics and fate in Muscle Stem Cells
37 Petrut, Maria; Samuels, Rowan; Appak-Baskoy, Sila; Peng, Michael; Gonzalez, Lazaro Gil; Huang, Lilian; Andreazza, Ana; Rotstein, Ori Recovering Mitochondria from Platelets: A novel source for mitochondrial transplantation
38 Sampurna Biswas, Anahita Kasmaie, Hema Saranya Ilamathi, Marc Germain Spatial regulation of mitochondrial DNA in mitochondrial remodeling
39 Sarah Toukan, Kimia Abedi, Edmond Young Mitochondrial Transport and Uptake in a Dynamic Biomimetic Lung-on-a-Chip System
40 Sourena Panahi, Manchit Kalra, Hannah Newell, Russell Jude de Souza Mitochondrial DNA Haplogroup N9a and Metabolic Syndrome-Related Outcomes: A Systematic Review
41 Stephanie Z. Liu, Severine Cathelin, Eric Grignano, Steven M. Chan Mitochondrial DNA Mutations in the Malignant Transformation of Clonal Hematopoiesis
42 Thulasi Mahendran, Daniella Della Mea and David A. Hood Regulation of mitochondrial transplantation by acute contractile activity, intracellular Ca²⁺, and AMPK signaling in differentiated myotubes
43 Tin Heng Mak*, Kira Sun*, Sandra Pereira, Raghunath Singh, Bailey Humber, Laurie Hamel, Mahavir Agarwal, Ana Andreazza, Adria Giacca, Margaret Hahn Central Infusion of Ketones Prevents Antipsychotic-Induced Impairment of Glucose Metabolism
42 Victoria Saba Echezarreta, Sanna Masud, Jason Moffat, Ian Scott Tafazzin and abhd18 genetic interactions in a zebrafish model of Barth syndrome
45 Yasemin Altug, Padraic Romfh, Shannon Tessier Utilizing Resonance Raman Spectroscopy To Assess Organ Viability During Hypothermic Oxygenated Machine Perfusion (HOPE)