Charleston Conference on Mitochondrial Physiology & Pathobiology

When: November 15-18, 2009
Where: Wild Dunes Resort, Isle of Palms, South Carolina

Meeting Organizers

John Lemasters, MD, PhD & Craig Beeson, PhD
Medical University of South Carolina

Dear Colleagues,

We invite you to attend the first Charleston Conference on Mitochondrial Physiology and Pathobiology at the Wild Dunes Resort on the Isle of Palms near Charleston, South Carolina. This conference is a forum to explore the newest research in mitochondrial function and disease. We are delighted that leading scientists from around the world have agreed to be part of our program. We encourage you to join us for an engaging and instructive three days and to submit your abstracts for poster presentation and possible selection for oral presentation.

Registration and the full program can be found here

We look forward to seeing you soon.

Sincerely,
John & Craig

Conference Program Sessions

• Mechanisms of Uncoupling, David G. Nicholls, Buck Insitute, Chair
• Mitochondrial Channels, John J. Lemasters, MUSC, Chair
• Mitochondrial Dynamics and Autophagy, Orian Shirihai, BU Medical Center, Chair
• Proteomics, Craig C. Beeson, MUSC, Chair
• Beta Cell Function & Metabolic Syndrome, Jan Nedergaard, Wenner-Gren Inst, Chair
• Oxidative Stress and Aging, Hartmut Jaeschke, U Kansas Med Center, Chair
• Mitochondrial Mechanisms in Toxicity, Zhi Zhong, MUSC, Chair
• Metabolomics and Screening, Shannon M. Bailey, U Alabama, Chair