Mitochondrial Medicine: Exploring the Roots of Health and Disease
This virtual conference will provide perspective on emerging paradigms of mitochondrial medicine and empower clinicians to address these key growing public health concerns, especially in regards to long-COVID, cardiometabolic health and chronic immune dysfunction.
Speakers
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Jeff Bland, PhDJeffrey Bland, PhD, is a pioneering figure in the food-is-medicine movement and a leading expert in nutritional biochemistry. As founder of Big Bold Health, he now focuses on longevity through immune health, championing the concept of immune rejuvenation as a pathway to healthy aging. Dr. Bland’s work highlights the powerful role of plant polyphenols and omega-3 fatty acids in supporting immune resilience. Widely known as the “father of Functional Medicine,” he has spent more than 40 years advancing nutrition science, regenerative agriculture, and personalized approaches to lifelong vitality.
Dr. Bland began his career in academia as a university professor. In the early 1980s, he became a protégé of two-time Nobel Laureate, Dr. Linus Pauling. Dr. Bland then spent decades as a natural products industry insider and entrepreneur, while also serving as a scientific advisor and mentor to dynamic founders and leading brands.
A lifelong educator, Dr. Bland has traveled the world many times over as a renowned speaker. In 1991, he and his wife, Susan, founded The Institute for Functional Medicine. In 2012, they established another educational nonprofit called The Personalized Lifestyle Medicine Institute, which brings together researchers, clinicians, industry leaders, and other stakeholders to focus on new models of healthcare delivery, advancements in medical nutrition therapy, and exciting emerging science.
Dr. Bland is the author of The Disease Delusion: Conquering the Causes of Chronic Illness for a Healthier, Longer, and Happier Life, as well as additional books and many research papers. His next book will be published by HarperCollins in March 2027. The Nourished Gene: Rejuvenate Your Immunity, Reverse Chronic Symptoms, and Activate Your Longevity is now available for pre-order from all major booksellers.
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Elroy Vojdani, MDDr. Elroy Vojdani, MD is the founder of Regenera Medical, a boutique functional and immune medicine practice in Los Angeles focused on the intersection of immunology, metabolism, and environmental health. After graduating from the University of Southern California School of Medicine and completing his residency at the USC Keck School of Medicine, Dr. Vojdani began his career as an interventional radiologist, diagnosing and treating complex late-stage cancers and other severe diseases.
While this experience provided deep insight into hospital-based medicine, his passion for preventing disease before it progresses into chronic illness led him to pursue a root-cause, systems-based approach to care. Today, he focuses on identifying the biological drivers of chronic inflammatory and autoimmune conditions and continues in his father’s footsteps, seeking answers to medical conditions that often go undiagnosed or untreated.
Dr. Vojdani has co-authored more than 35 scientific publications and remains actively involved in research related to autoimmune, neurodegenerative, and autoinflammatory diseases. He is also the co-author of the medical textbook Food Associated Autoimmunity and the author of When Food Bites Back, with a forthcoming book, The Immunometabolic Code, exploring the relationship between immune regulation, metabolism, and chronic disease.
