MiP2014

The Mitochondrial Physiology Society, Obergurgl, Tyrol, Austria. 2014-Sep-08 to 12

Programme structure

A1. mtDNA, mt-phenotype and disease – is there biochemical and molecular-genetic evidence to explain observed associations?
A2. Fission and fusion, mitochondrial structure and function - is there a tight connection?
A3. Mitochondrial density and normalization of respiration – is there a general biochemical or molecular marker?
A4. Biochemical reserve capacity, respiratory control ratios and coupling efficiency – are conventional concepts inconsistent?

B1. Incubation media for mt-preparations and experimental temperature in functional studies of mammalian mitochondria – guided by concept or merely tradition?
B2. Intracellular oxygen pressure versus oxygen regimes in studies of ROS production and respiration - are mitochondria sources or sinks of ROS?
B3. Quantitative measurement of mt-membrane potential - potentiometric/fluorometric.
B4. Instrumental platforms in mitochondrial physiology – industrial presentations.

C1. Do blood cells versus muscle biopsies provide valid models for diagnosis of mitochondrial pathologies?
C2. Integrity of mitochondrial preparations – is a consensus possible on quality control criteria?
C3. Availability and quality control of chemicals used in mitochondrial research – who controls?
C4. Standards for the diagnosis of mitochondrial pathologies – a challenge for collaboration with mitochondrial organizations?

Chair:

Gnaiger Erich, Medical University Innsbruck, AT. - erich.gnaiger@mitophysiology.org

Members (confirmed):

Ali Sameh S, Helmy Institute of Medical Sciences, Giza, Egypt. - ssali@ucsd.edu
Borutaite Vilma, Lithuanian University of Health Sciences Kaunas, LT. - vilbor@vector.kmu.lt
Dela Flemming, University of Copenhagen, DK. - fdela@sund.ku.dk
Elmér Eskil, Lund University, SE. - eskil.elmer@neurovive.se
Koopman Werner J, Radboud Univ Nijmegen Medical Centre, NL. - w.koopman@ncmls.ru.nl
Ojuka Edward, University of Cape Town, South Africa. - edward.ojuka@uct.ac.za
Wei Yau-Huei, Mackay Medical College, New Taipei City, Taiwan. - joeman@ym.edu.tw

Members (invited):

Chakrabarti Sasanka, Institute of Post-graduate Medical Education & Research, Kolkatta, India. - sasanka_c54@rediffmail.com
Chen Quan, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Nankai University, Beijing. - chenq@ioz.ac.cn
Haas Richard H, University of California San Diego, CA, USA. - rhaas@ucsd.edu
Hickey Anthony J, University of Auckland, NZ. - a.hickey@auckland.ac.nz
Neufer P Darrel, East Carolina University, Greenville, NC, US. - neuferp@ecu.edu
Perry Christopher G, York University, Toronto, Canada. - cperry@yorku.ca
Rossignol Rodrigue, Université Victor Segalen-Bordeaux, FR. - rossig@u-bordeaux2.fr
Tanaka Masashi, Toyko Metropolitan Institute of Gerontology, JP. - mtanaka@tmig.or.jp
Vercesi Anibal E, State University of Campinas, Sao Paulo, Brazil. - anibal@unicamp.br
Zorzano Antonio, Universitat de Barcelona, Spain. - antonio.zorzano@irbbarcelona.org