09:00am - 16:55pm

Mitochondrial Structure and Function

September 20th, 2024
Yunqi Campus, Westlake University, Hangzhou

Introduction

The symposium brings together researchers working in the field of mitochondria with a focus on ongoing studies. This platform will provide opportunities to engage in discussions with peers to cultivate enhanced cooperation.


Date: September 20th, 2024 (All-day event)

Venue: 1F Lecture Hall, Building 5, Yunqi Campus, Westlake University, Hangzhou

Agenda: View speakers and program

Host: School of Medicine, Westlake University

Organizers:
Alexey Amunts and Xiang-Dong Fu

Event Contacts:
Zhenli Wang (王珍丽) / wangzhenli(at)westlake.edu.cn
Alexey Amunts / amunts(at)westlake.edu.cn


Sign-In: 08:30-09:00am

1F Lecture Hall, Building 5


VIEW AGENDA
September 20th, 2024 (Friday)
Talks: 20 min presentation + 5 min discussion.
Language: All sessions and talks will be delivered in English.
Session I: Mitochondria Biogenesis in Health and Disease
09:00 - 09:25
Cristae are independent bioenergetic units: implication in respiratory chain defects
Orian Shirihai
University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA)
09:25 - 09:50
Mitochondrial nucleic acids, immunity and aging-associated diseases
Geng Wang
Xiamen University
09:50 - 10:15
Mitochondrial CⅣ deficiency recapitulates amyotrophic lateral sclerosis
Xiaorong Zhang
Institute of Biophysics (IBP), Chinese Academy of Sciences
10:15 – 10:40
Coffee Break
Session II: Mitochondrial Quality Control
10:40 - 11:05
Decipher novel mechanisms for mitochondria quality and quantity control
Xiaowen Huang
Westlake University
11:05 – 11:30
Developing live-cell superesolution imaging technqiues to study Tauopathy associated defects in dynamic organelle interactome
Liangyi Chen
PKU Institute of Molecular Medicine
11:30 – 11:55
Targeted induction of mitochondria-initiated ferroptosis for tumor suppression
Yilong Zou
Westlake University
12:00 - 13:30
Lunch
Session III: Mitochondrial Molecular Biology
13:30 - 13:55
A novel protein CYTB-187AA with mitochondrial DNA-encoded protein arising from cytosolic translation (mPACT) pattern
Xingguo Liu
Guangzhou Medical University
13:55 – 14:20
Structural basis for differential inhibition of eukaryotic ribosomes by tigecycline
Jingdong Cheng
Fudan University
14:20 – 14:45
The role of mitochondria in Planarian neoblast pluripotency and regenerative response
Kai Lei
Westlake University
14:45 – 15:10
Safe immuno-metabolic targeting of cancer by a ubiquinone uncompetitive inhibitor of mitochondrial complex I
Dieter Wolf
Westlake University
15:10 – 15:40
Coffee Break
Session IV: Mitochondrial Architecture
15:40 - 16:05
Sculpting mitochondrial cristae with a transmembrane microprotein
Shan Zhang
Zhejiang University
16:05 - 16:30
Structure of the II2-III2-IV2 mitochondrial supercomplex from a parasite reveals a protein inhibitor of complex III
Alexey Amunts
Westlake University
16:30 - 16:55
The molecular basis of cell respiration
Maojun Yang
Tsinghua University
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