Last call: ISCaM2018 – 5th Annual Meeting – Metabolic Adaptations and Targets in Cancer – Bratislava

ISCaM2018 – 5th Annual Meeting – Metabolic Adaptations and Targets in Cancer – Bratislava Wednesday, 17 October 2018 to Saturday, 20 October 2018 >>>Deadline for abstract submission extended to: July 31, 2018<<<< Invited speakers: Adrian L. HARRIS, Stephan HERZIG, Josef UKROPEC, Gyorgy SZABADKAI, Carlos SEBASTAIN, Pierre SONVEAUX, Elena RAINERO, Paolo CEPPI, Marila YUNEVA, Maria SHOSHAN, Dario LONGO,…

Michael Duchen receives the 2018 Charles L. Hoppel Prize for Outstanding Contributions in Mitochondrial Research

The Second Annual Charles L. Hoppel, M.D. Award for Outstanding Contributions in Mitochondrial Research this year was awarded to Michael – congratulations! See details of the award here UCL Biosciences news: “Professor Duchen was selected from a highly competitive pool of nominees based on the recognition of his contributions as an innovative pioneer and world…

6th Annual Sir John Walker Lecture

The 6th Annual Sir John Walker lecture on the ‘Genomics approaches to mitochondrial physiology and disease’ will be taking place on February 22nd. The lecture will be delivered by Dr. Vamsi Mootha, a Professor of Systems Biology and of Medicine at Harvard Medical School, investigator at the Howard Hughes Medical Institute and leader of a research…

MitoPorto 2018

  On July 13th, 2018 the University of Porto will be hosting the MitoPorto International Symposium which will address mitochondrial evolution, metabolism and disease. The day will offer keynote lectures from speakers such as Zofia Chrzanowska-Lightowlers (Wellcome Trust Centre for Mitochondrial Research, UK), Paulo J. Oliveira (CNC.IBILI, Biocant, U.Coimbra, PT), Célia Nogueira (National Institute of…

Seminar: Biochemical and evolutionary peculiarities of the hyper-prevalent parasitic eukaryote Blastocystis

Mark van der Giezen (Biosciences, University of Exeter) will be speaking about the Biochemical and evolutionary peculiarities of the hyper-prevalent parasitic eukaryote Blastocystis in a seminar held next Wednesday (October 4th 2017) at 12:00 in the UCL Roberts Building, Room 106.   Abstract for the seminar Mitochondria are the main sites of ATP generation in eukaryotes. These…

Mitochondria: Form and Function Meeting

The Consortium for Mitochondrial Research together with three UK societies  (Physiological Society, Biochemical Society, British Pharmacological Society) will be holding a meeting: Mitochondria: Form and Function focusing on recent developments in mitochondrial research, with discussions on their implications in understanding health and disease, as well as potential physiological targets to fight disease. The meeting will have…