Johanna Gorol | Nutrition and Nutraceuticals for Healthy Aging | Milan Longevity Summit 2026

*Enhancing Immune Cell Health Through Urolithin A-Induced Mitophagy* *Can a compound produced from food help our cells clear out damaged mitochondria?* In this session from *Nutrition and Nutraceuticals for Healthy Aging* at the *Milan Longevity Summit 2026*, *Johanna Gorol* explores how *urolithin A* and mitophagy could influence mitochondrial and immune cell health. Mitochondria are essential to cellular energy and function, but damaged mitochondria can accumulate with age. Mitophagy is the cellular process responsible for identifying and removing these dysfunctional mitochondria — an important component of cellular quality control. Gorol examines how urolithin A, a metabolite associated with compounds found in certain foods and produced through the gut microbiome, can stimulate mitophagy and how this mechanism could potentially support immune cell function and resilience. Johanna Gorol is a researcher at the *Frankfurt Cancer Institute*, where her work investigates cellular and molecular mechanisms relevant to immune function, metabolism, and health. The Milan Longevity Summit brings together global leaders across science, medicine, policy, business, technology and society to rethink the future of health through a *One Health* perspective — recognising that the wellbeing of people, planet and economies is deeply interconnected. *Learn more about the Milan Longevity Summit:* https://www.milanlongevitysummit.org/it/speakers26/johanna-m.-gorol #MilanLongevitySummit #Longevity #OneHealth #JohannaGorol #UrolithinA #Mitophagy #Mitochondria #ImmuneHealth #HealthyAgeing #Healthspan