Save the Date for UMDF Mitochondrial Medicine 2025 - June 18-21 in St. Louis, MO.
We are excited to announce the launch of the MitoU Seminar Network. Beginning in January of 2023, the UMDF along with MitoTalks and the Center for Mitochondrial and Epigenomic Medicine will continue to share information about upcoming seminars right here - all in one location.
Visit umdf.org/seminars to view all meetings.
Next Webcast will be December 9, 2024
Moderator: Philip Yeske, PhD
Topic: Clinical Trial Updates
- Natalie Yivgi Ohana, PhD - Minovia Therapeutics
- Vijay Modur, MD, PhD - BPGbio Inc.
- Katies Landes, Executive Director - Stealth BioTherapeutics
- Susan VanMeter, MD - UCB
- Patrice Rioux, MD, PhD - Thiogenesis Therapeutics
- Robert Fischer, MD, PhD - OMEICOS
- Saol Therapeutics
Time: 12:00pm ET/11:00am CT/9:00a PT
Looking Ahead...
January 13 - 12pm ET - Click Here to Register
Topic: Cerebral Hyperperfusion on L-Arginine therapy in MELAS and Clinical Trial Updates
Speakers/Panelists:
- Ingrid Tein, BSc, MD, FRCP(C) - Hospital for Sick Children (SickKids), Toronto, CA
- Fernando Scaglia, MD - Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX
- Jan Smeitink, MD, PhD - Khondrion
- Chad Glasser, PharmD, MPH - Tisento Therapeutics
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Magnus Hansson, MD, PhD - Abliva
February 10 - 12pm ET - Click Here to Register
Topic: The Role of Rehabilitation Medicine in the Care of Children with Mitochondrial Disease
Speakers/Panelists:
- Dr. Afua Asante-Otoo, MD, FAAPMR, National Institutes of Health, Staff Clinician / Pediatric Physiatrist, Rehabilitation Medicine Department
- Hanna Hildenbrand, MS, OTR/L, National Institutes of Health, Occupational Therapist, Rehabilitation Medicine Department
- Dr. Minal Jain, PT, DSc, FAPTA, National Institutes of Health, Acting Chief Physical Therapy Section, Rehabilitation Medicine Department
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Beth Solomon, MS, CCC-SLP, National Institutes of Health, Senior Lead Speech-Language Pathologist, Rehabilitation Medicine Department
March 10 - 12pm ET - Click Here to Register
Topic: Clinical Trial Readiness
Speakers/Panelists:
- Coming Soon.
April 14 - 12pm ET - Click Here to Register
Topic: Mitochondrial Genetics and Use of Biomarkers for Mitochondrial Disease
Speakers/Panelists:
- Jing Wang, MD, FACMG, ASCP (MB), Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, PA
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Devin Oglesbee, PhD, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN
May 12 - 12pm ET - Click Here to Register
Topic: Chair Highlights for Upcoming UMDF Mito Med 2025
Speakers/Panelists:
- Jonathan R. Brestoff, MD, PhD, MPH, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO
- Michio Hirano, MD, Columbia University, New York, NY
- Natalie M. Niemi, PhD, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO
- David J. Pagliarini, PhD, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO
- Fernando Scaglia, MD, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX
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Philip E. Yeske, PhD, UMDF Science & Alliance Officer, Pittsburgh, PA
Watch Past UMDF Bench-to-Bedside Seminars
Monday, November 11, 2024
Moderator: Fernando Scaglia, MD
Speakers/Panelists:
Mariana Loos, MD, Hospital de Pediatría "Juan P. Garrahan," Argentina
Soledad Kleppe, MD, Hospital Italiano de Buenos Aires, Argentina
Monday, October 14, 2024
Moderator: Fernando Scaglia, MD
Watch Novel Approaches for Achieving a Molecular Diagnosis in Mitochondrial Disease Patients
Yue Wang, PhD, FACMG, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX
Marisa Friederich, PhD, University of Colorado School of Medicine, Aurora, CO
Monday, September 9, 2024
Moderator: Peter McGuire, MS, MD
Watch Neuropsychological Testing and Mitochondrial Disease
Audrey Thurm, PhD, National Institute of Mental Health, NIH
Eliza Gordon-Lipkin, MD, National Human Genome Research Institute, NIH
Monday, April 8, 2024
Moderators: Amel Karaa, MD, UMDF Science & Medical Advisory Board Chair and Nicole Wilson, UMDF Program Manager
Zuela Zolkipli-Cunningham, MD, Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia
Peter J. McGuire, MS, MD, National Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI)
Amber Sapp, PT, DPT, Emmes
Monday, March 11, 2024
Moderators: Philip Yeske, PhD, UMDF Science & Alliance Officer, Marni Falk, MD, Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia, and Xiaowu Gai, PhD, Children’s Hospital of Los Angeles
MSeqDR: the Mitochondrial Disease Sequence Data Resource Consortium - Accelerating Genomic Discovery
Elizabeth McCormick, MS, LCGC, Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia
Emily Bogush, MS, CGC, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
Lishuang Shen, PhD, Children’s Hospital of Los Angeles
Daniel McGinn, GC, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
Nicole Wilson, UMDF Program Manager
Monday, February 12, 2024
Moderator: Fernando Scaglia, MD, Baylor College of Medicine
Novel Mendelian Mitochondrial Disorders in the Arabian Peninsula
Majid Alfadhel, MD, MHSc, SSC-Ped, ABHS(CH), FCCMG, King Abdullah International Medical Research Centre, King Abdulaziz Medical City, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
Mohammed Almannai, MD, King Abdullah International Medical Research Centre, King Abdulaziz Medical City, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
Monday, January 8, 2024
Moderator: Amy Goldstein, MD, Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia
Neuroradiologic Features of Mitochondrial Disease - Click Here to Watch
Asthik Biswas, MD, Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children, UK
César Augusto Alves, MD, PhD, Boston Children's Hospital, Boston, MA
