Transmission Electron Microscopy School & Scientific Symposium on Mitochondrial Biology
The field of mitochondrial biology and medicine is in rapid growth, and it is our intention to capture this momentum and excitement with a school and a symposium focused on mitochondrial physiology, dynamics.
Mitochondrial functions are linked to surprisingly dynamic behavior, as mitochondria adapt and respond to a plethora of cellular needs. Given that mitochondrial dysfunction is associated with a variety of chronic diseases, including neurological and neurodegenerative processes, as well as cancer and metabolic disorders that induce brain toxicity, there is an urgent need to understand how mitochondrial events are orchestrated and integrated within brain cells. This course and symposium on Mitochondrial Physiology and Dynamics aims to bring leading researchers who study mitochondrial function, regulation and mechanism together to build a complete picture of mitochondria as a platform to integrate signaling pathways and cellular processes in physiology and disease, such as cell survival, apoptosis, redox control, calcium homeostasis and metabolic and biosynthetic pathways.
The development of this school and symposium will also give the possibility for researchers from South America committed to the study of mitochondrial physiology and dynamics to establish and strengthen international collaborations. These scientific interactions and future collaborative activities, with the objectives of understanding the physiopathology of neurological / neurodegenerative diseases, will increase the quality of publications, prepare high quality human resources, and establish an international neuroscience network among South American researchers who are not geographically favored to participate actively in meetings in North America. In this context, this would be the first direct interaction between many of the participating researchers with groups from Argentina, Chile and Brazil who are leading this proposal. We believe that this specific activity will also stimulate the transfer of knowledge and eventually of technology to ensure that scientific and technological developments are accessible to a wider range of researchers.
