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Planning to attend #MitoMed 2026 in Orlando, FL June 17-20? Scholarship applications are now open for patients and families with #mitochondrialdisease, along with researchers and clinicians. The application deadline is April 15. Visit umdfconference.org/scholarships/ to apply!

Abstracts for this year’s Mitochondrial Medicine conference in Orlando, FL (June 17-20) are due by March 31. A limited number of abstracts will be selected for oral presentations during select platforms. Submit your #mitochondrialdisease abstracts today!  umdfconference.org/abstract-submi…

The deadline for the #Mitochondrial Medicine Pathway for Advanced Clinical Training (M-PACT) #grant, a one-year award designed to support the training of US-based clinicians at the residency or fellowship stage, has been extended to March 2 at 5 PM EST. umdf.smapply.org

Deadline extended! Due to the quality and number of applications received, we’ve extended the application deadline for the 2026 Research Grant Program in collaboration with @AusMito to Monday, March 2 at 5 PM EST. umdf.smapply.org #mitochondrialdisease

The deadline to submit an application for UMDF’s 2026 Research Grant Program in collaboration with the @AusMito is quickly approaching. Applications are due by Friday, February 27 at 5 PM EST. umdf.smapply.org #mitochondrialdisease

Registration for UMDF’s Mitochondrial Medicine Conference 2026 in Orlando, FL June 17-20 is open! Join us at Renaissance Orlando at SeaWorld as #mitochondrialdisease families, clinicians, researchers & industry partners learn and grow together.  umdfconference.org #MitoMed

REMINDER: The 2026 Research Grant Program in collaboration with @AusMito is open! Apply today to show how your work can have a potential impact on patients with #mitochondrialdisease. Applications close on February 27, 2026 at 5 PM EST. umdf.smapply.org

UMDF is pleased to announce our new Mitochondrial Medicine Clinical Training Pathway Grant (M-PACT) open to US-based clinicians at the residency or fellowship stage working to cure #mitochondrialdisease. Apply by 2/27 at 5 PM EST at umdf.smapply.org.

REMINDER: #Abstracts for UMDF’s Mitochondrial Medicine conference are due by March 31, 2026! All submissions will be peer-previewed with a small number being selected for oral presentation. Click the link to submit your abstract! #mitochondrialdisease umdf.smapply.org

UMDF, in collaboration with @AusMito, is pleased to announce that the 2026 Research Grant Cycle is now open! Applications focused on primary #mitochondrialdisease can be submitted until Feb. 27, 2026. For questions email grants@umdf.org or visit: umdf.smapply.org

Come participate in the largest annual scientific conference in the world focused on mitochondrial disease. With researchers, clinicians, industry and patient families all in attendance, it's also a great networking event. Hope to see you in Orlando!

On behalf of the entire mitochondrial disease community, a huge "thank you" to @malachi_moore13 for using his platform as an NFL player to raise awareness for mitochondrial disease and the important work being done @UMDF. Henrietta would be proud- I'm sure your mother is.

Join us Monday, November 10 for a Bench-to-Bedside two talks on Muscle Stem Cell Therapy for hashtag#mitochondrialdisease, moderated by Zuela Zolkipli-Cunningham, MD. Register today: umdf-mitou.teachable.com/p/mitou-umdfbtb #mito #mitoresearch #stemcelltherapy

📢 📢 REMINDER: Join us for a Bench-to-Bedside webinar NEXT WEEK! On Monday, Oct 13 at 12pm et, we'll feature "Learnings from Diagnosing and Managing Mitochondrial Disease in Malaysia." 🔗 Register in advance: umdf-mitou.teachable.com/p/mitou-umdfbtb #mitochondrialdisease #genetics #rare

UMDF's annual conference on Mitochondrial Medicine is an opportunity for nextgen clinicians to train with #mitochondrialdisease specialists toward quicker diagnosis and optimal care for the #mito community. Learn more: umdfconference.org Full video: youtu.be/JAOa499mSbI?si…

Join us for a Bench-to-Bedside webinar on Monday, Oct 13 at 12pm et, focused on Learnings from Diagnosing and Managing Mitochondrial Disease in Malaysia. 🔗 Register in advance: umdf-mitou.teachable.com/p/mitou-umdfbtb

📢6th annual Next Generation Therapeutics Panel with @ChildrensPhila on Friday, 9/12 at 10am-12pm ET. Free, virtual and open anyone interested in therapeutics for #mitochondrialdisease. 🎙️UMDF's Dr. Philip Yeske will be moderating a panel ➡️ Register Here: eventbrite.com/e/6th-annual-n…

Introducing our Mitochondrial Medicine 2026 Co-Chairs: ◽ Carlos Moraes, PhD of the University of Miami Miller School of Medicine ◽ Fernando Scaglia, MD of Baylor College of Medicine 📆 Mark your calendar for #MitoMed Orlando: June 17-20, 2026. umdfconference.org

UMDF proudly announces funding for Keri-Lyn Kozul, PhD. Funding support was generously provided by The Kamaria Satcher Fund for Kearn’s-Sayre Syndrome (KSS) at UMDF. #FBXL4 and #KSS are both examples of mitochondrial deletion and depletion syndromes. umdf.org/research

ALL patients, families, clinicians, and researchers are welcome to join us for a special Bench-to-Bedside talk on Mitchondrial Replacement Therapy on September 5 at 10am ET featuring international #mito partners and clinicians. Free but please Register: umdf.org/event/mitochon…