Save the Date for UMDF Mitochondrial Medicine 2025 - June 18-21 in St. Louis, MO.

Next Webcast will be April 14, 2025

Moderator: Fernando Scaglia, MD

Topic: Mitochondrial Genetics and  Use of Biomarkers for Mitochondrial Disease  

Topic and Speakers/Panelists: 

  • Clinical Diagnostic Testing of mtDNA genome for Primary Mitochondrial Disease - Jing Wang, MD, FACMG, ASCP (MB), Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, PA 
  • Use of Biomarkers for Mitochondrial Disease (GDF15, neurofilament light chain, and potentially FGF21 and gelsolin) - Devin Oglesbee, PhD, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN 


Time: 12:00pm ET/11:00am CT/9:00a PT and 6:00pm CET

Looking Ahead...


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
  • Philip E. Yeske, PhD, UMDF Science & Alliance Officer, Pittsburgh, PA



Watch Past UMDF Bench-to-Bedside Seminars

Monday, March 10, 2025


Moderators: Philip Yeske, PhD and Zarazuela Zolkipli Cunningham, MD

Watch UMDF Mito Medicine Conference Clinical Research Pavilion (CRP) 2024 readouts and preview of what to expect in the CRP in St. Louis in June 2025


Dr. Zuela Zolkipli Cunningham and the CHOP team to provide results from 2023-2024 and what to expect in 2025

Dr. Damiano Zanotto - Insoles update from 2024 CRP

Dr. Tony Adams to review the Gentle Jogger - NEW for the CRP in 2025

Dr. Philip Yeske and Nicole Wilson, UMDF Program Manager - mitoSHARE and COMBINEDBrain


Click Here to Watch
Monday, February 10, 2025


Moderator: Michio Hirano, MD

Overview of Mitochondrial DNA Replication Disorders (MDDS): Genetics, Biochemical Mechanisms and Therapy Approaches Ramon Martí, PhD, Group Leader, Research Group on Neuromuscular and Mitochondrial Diseases, Vall d’Hebron Research Institute (VHIR) and CIBERER, Barcelona (Catalonia) 


Preclinical Efficacy and Genetic Safety Studies of Deoxynucleoside Therapy for MDDSJavier Ramón, PhD, Postdoctoral Researcher, Research Group on Neuromuscular and Mitochondrial Diseases, Vall d’Hebron Research Institute (VHIR) and CIBERER, Barcelona (Catalonia)


Bridging Research and Practice: Clinical Perspectives, Biomarkers, and Treatment OutcomesCristina Domínguez González, PhD, Department of Neurology, Neuromuscular Unit, Hospital 12 de Octubre. i+12 Research Institute, CIBERER, Madrid, Spain

Monday, January 13, 2025


Moderators: Amel Karaa, MD and Philip Yeske, PhD

Watch The Effects of L-arginine on Cerebrovascular Reactivity, Perfusion and Neurovascular Coupling in MELAS Syndrome


Watch Clinical Trial Updates


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

Magnus Hansson, MD, PhD - Abliva

Monday, December 9, 2024


Moderators: Amel Karaa, MD and Philip Yeske, PhD

Watch Clinical Trial Updates - Part 1


Natalie Yivgi Ohana, PhD - Minovia Therapeutics

Robert Fischer, MD, PhD - OMEICOS

Patrice Rioux, MD, PhD - Thiogenesis Therapeutics

Vijay Modur, MD, PhD - BPGbio Inc.

Sharon Hamm, Pharm D - Saol Therapeutics

Susan VanMeter, MD - UCB

Katie Landes, Executive Director - Stealth BioTherapeutics

Monday, November 11, 2024


Moderator: Fernando Scaglia, MD

Watch Current Diagnostic Strategies and Challenges in the Diagnosis of Mitochondrial Disease in Argentina



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

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Monday, April 8, 2024


Moderators: Amel Karaa, MD and Nicole Wilson

Watch Clinical Trial Readiness - Update on Wearables Data and More from the 2024 Clinical Research Pavilion


Zuela Zolkipli-Cunningham, MD, Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia; Peter J. McGuire, MS, MD, National Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI); and Amber Sapp, PT, DPT, Emmes

Monday, March 11, 2024


Moderators
: Philip Yeske, PhD, and Marni Falk, MD

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; and Nicole Wilson, UMDF Program Manager

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.