The field of bioenergetics is rapidly expanding with new discoveries of mechanisms and potential therapeutic targets. The 2023 Keystone symposium on ‘Bioenergetics in Health and Disease’, which was jointly held with the symposium ‘Adipose Tissue: Energizing Good Fat’, consisted of a powerhouse line-up of researchers who shared their insights.
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The authors thank Cytokinetics, Inc., Science Signaling, Pfizer Inc., the NIH, the NIDDK, Keystone Symposia Directors fund and conference staff, and all other generous funding sources for the continuous support of the Keystone symposia.
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Granath-Panelo, M., Krook, A., Rutter, J. et al. On the cutting edge: perspectives in bioenergetics. Nat Rev Endocrinol 19, 250–251 (2023). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41574-023-00820-9
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