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Agenda

DAY 1 / OCTOBER 6th, 2008

8:00 AM—8:05 AM

Welcome
Michael N. Sack, MD, PhD

8:05 AM—8:15 AM

Opening Remarks
Elizabeth G. Nabel, MD

Session 1

The Regulatory Control of Mitochondrial Homeostasis
Chair: Daniel P. Kelly, MD

8:15 AM—8:35 AM

Proteolytic Control of Mitochondrial Biogenesis and Dynamics
Thomas Langer, PhD

8:35 AM—8:55 AM

The PGC Family is Master Regulators of Mitochondrial Biogenesis
Bruce M. Spiegelman, PhD

8:55 AM—9:15 AM

Assembling the Components and Circuitry for Mitochondrial Biogenesis
Vamsi K. Mootha, MD

9:15 AM—9:35 AM

Mitochondrial Gene Expression and Signaling in Disease and Aging
Gerald S. Shadel, PhD

9:35 AM—9:50 AM

Biological Function of SIRT5 in Metabolism
Takashi Nakagawa

9:50 AM—10:25 AM

BREAK

Session 2

Reactive Oxygen Species Biology, Calcium and the Role of
Mitochondria in Signal Transduction

Chair: Toren Finkel, MD, PhD,

10:25 AM—10:45 AM


Mechanisms of Cardioprotection by Nitric Oxide acting at the Mitochondrial Level
Paul S. Brookes, PhD

10:45 AM—11:05 AM

New Perspectives on the Role of Mitochondria in Heart Disease
Brian O'Rourke, PhD

11:05 AM—11:25 AM

Keeping Mitochondria in Shape: A Matter of Life and Death
Luca Scorrano, MD, PhD

11:25 AM—11:45 AM

Mitochondrial Production of Reactive Oxygen Species
Dmitry B. Zorov, PhD

11:45 AM—12:05 PM

Mitochondrial Pathways for Reactive Oxygen Species Formation
and Myocardial Injury

Fabio Di Lisa, MD

12:05 PM—1:35 PM

Lunch/ Poster Session (Attended)

Session 3

Proteomics in Advancing the Understanding of Mitochondrial Biology
Chair: Peipei Ping, PhD

1:35 PM—1:55 PM

The Dynamics of the Mitochondrial Proteome
Peipei Ping, PhD

1:55 PM—2:15 PM

Mitochondria in Heart Failure
Jennifer van Eyk, PhD

2:15 PM—2:35 PM

Systems Biology of the Mitochondria
Robert S. Balaban, PhD

2:35 PM—2:50 PM

Proteomics of Lysine Acetylation in Mitochondrion
Yingming Zhao

Session 4

Imaging of Mitochondrial Function
Chair: Robert S. Balaban, PhD

2:50 PM—3:10 PM

Dynamic Cardiac Mitochondria
W. Jonathan Lederer, MD, PhD

3:10 PM—3:35 PM

BREAK

3:35 PM—3:55 PM


A Functional Link Between Mitochondrial Morphology and Cell Cycle Progression at G1-S
Jennifer A. Lippincott-Schwartz, PhD

3:55 PM—4:15 PM


Mitochondrial Energy Metabolism in the Diabetic Heart
and Skeletal Muscle

Kieran Clarke, PhD

4:15 PM—4:35 PM

Mitochondria from Cradle to Grave
Roberta A. Gottlieb, MD

4:35 PM—4:50 PM

PDGFR-β Signaling is an Essential Component of the Cardiac Response to Load Induced Stress
Aarif Y. Khakoo, MD

4:50 PM—5:00 PM

Scientific Poster Award Presentation

7:00PM—9:00 PM

Banquet Dinner - Hyatt Regency Bethesda, Ballroom level
Waterford Lalique Suite

DAY 2 / OCTOBER 7th, 2008

8:00 AM—8:15 AM

Welcome
Robert S. Balaban, PhD

Session 5

Mitochondrial Dysfunction and Genetic Diseases
Chair: Paul M. Hwang, MD, PhD

8:15 AM—8:35 AM

Metabolic Basis of Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy
Hugh Watkins, MD, PhD

8:35 AM—8:55 AM

Mitochondrial Dynamics in Development and Disease
David C. Chan, MD, PhD

8:55 AM—9:15 AM

Mitochondria-Targeted Antioxidants as Potential Therapies
Michael P. Murphy, PhD

9:15 AM—9:30 AM

Reduced Fatty Acid Metabolism and Elevated Mitochondrial H2O2 Emission are Associated with Decreased PPARα in Diabetic Human Myocardium
Ethan Anderson

9:30 AM—9:55 AM

BREAK

Session 6

Mitochondrial Role in Increasing Cardiovascular Risk including
Obesity and Type II Diabetes

Chair: Michael N. Sack, MD, PhD

9:55 AM—10:15 AM

The Role of Insulin Signaling in Mitochondrial Dysfunction
Evan Dale Abel, MD, PhD

10:15 AM—10:35AM

Mitochondrial Dysfunction and Type 2 Diabetes
Gerald I. Shulman, MD, PhD

10:35 AM—10:55AM

Role of Skeletal Muscle in Human Energy Metabolism
Kong Y. Chen, PhD

Session 7

Mitochondrial Function in Cardiovascular Disease- Ischemia, Hypertrophy and Heart Failure
Chair: Elizabeth C. Murphy, PhD

10:55 AM—11:15AM

Connexin 43 in Mitochondria: Functional Importance
Rainer Schulz, MD, PhD

11:15 AM—11:35 AM

Molecular Identity of the Mitochondrial Permeability Transition Pore
Christopher P. Baines, PhD

11:35 AM—11:55 AM

Cardioprotection and Altered Mitochondiral Transport
Charles J. Steenbergen, Jr., MD, PhD

11:55 AM—1:25 PM

Lunch/Attended Poster Session

1:25 PM—1:45 PM


Mitchondrial Function and Energy Metabolism in Heart Failure
Rong Tian, MD, PhD

1:45 PM—2:05 PM

Dysregulation of the PGC-1 Cascade in the Failing Heart
Daniel P. Kelly, MD

2:05 PM—2:25 PM

The Modulation of Mitochondrial Respiration by Nitrite During Ischemia/Reperfusion
Sruti Shiva, PhD

Session 8

The Mitochondria as a Therapeutic Target in Cardiovascular Disease
Chair: HeinrichTaegtmeyer, MD, PhD

2:25 PM—2:45 PM

Inhibition of GSK-3β in Cardioprotection
Steven J. Sollott, MD

2:45 PM—3:05 PM


Genes and Small Molecules That Slow Aging-Effects on
Cardiovascular Disease

David A. Sinclair, PhD

3:05 PM—3:30 PM

BREAK

3:30 PM—3:50 PM


Targeting Malonyl CoA Inhibition of Mitochondrial Fatty and Uptake as
an Approach to Treat Cardiac Ischemia

Gary D. Lopaschuk, PhD

3:50 PM—4:10 PM


Pre and Postconditioning :- from Laboratory Bench to Hospital Bedside
Derek M. Yellon PhD, DSc

4:10 PM—4:30 PM


Novel Therapies for Mitochondrial Pathology in Heart Failure
William C. Stanley, PhD

4:30 PM—4:45 PM

Closing Remarks
Michael N. Sack, MD, PhD