2026 Agenda

Please see below for the 2026 Agenda. Check back for more updates!

The Quantum Biology Forum

Monday, April 13, 2026

8:00 am ET

Welcome, Check-In & Networking

Registration, Light Breakfast, and Poster/Abstract Viewing

Session 1 – Opening Plenary: What is Quantum Biology?

9:00 am ET

Welcome & Vision for Quantum Medicine

Lance Becker, MD, Professor, Institute of Bioelectronic Medicine, Feinstein Institutes for Medical Research, Northwell Health

9:15 am ET

Quantum Biology: A 30,000-ft Overview

Geoffrey Guy, Founder and Chairman, The Guy Foundation

9:30 am ET

The History and Revival of Energy-Field-Based Science in Biology

Juliana Mortenson, MD, Physician Physicist

9:45 am ET

Quantum Physics of Biology: Foundational Quantum Effects in Living Systems

Nathan Babcock, PhD, Physicist and Lead Researcher in the Quantum Biology Lab, Howard University

10:00 am ET

Extended Panel / Audience Q&A

Geoffrey Guy, Founder and Chairman, The Guy Foundation
Juliana Mortenson, MD, Physician Physicist
Nathan Babcock, PhD, Physicist and Lead Researcher in the Quantum Biology Lab, Howard University
Moderator: To Be Announced

10:30 am ET

Coffee Break & Poster/Abstract Viewing

Session 2 – Photons in Biology

11:00 am ET

Photobiomodulation and Mitochondrial Reprogramming

Praveen Arany, DDS, PhD, Associate Professor of Oral Biology and Biomedical Engineering, President-elect of the World Association for Photobiomodulation Therapy (WALT), University at Buffalo

11:15 am ET

Non-Retinal Rhodopsins and Systemic Photobiomodulation

Ann Liebert, PhD, Professor of Research and Development, Shepherd University; Coordinator of Photomolecular Research, Sydney Adventist Hospital

11:30 am ET

Measuring Biophotons in Mammals

Michal Cifra, PhD, Institute of Photonics and Electronics, Czech Academy of Sciences

11:45 am ET

Photons from the Brain and Bioelectric Signaling

Nirosha Murugan, PhD, Canada Research Chair (Tier 2) and Assistant Professor, Department of Health Sciences, Wilfred Laurier University

12:00 pm ET

Extended Panel: Light as Medicine

Ann Liebert, Professor of Research and Development, Shepherd University; Coordinator of Photomolecular Research, Sydney Adventist Hospital
Michal Cifra, PhD, Institute of Photonics and Electronics, Czech Academy of Sciences
Nirosha Murugan, PhD, Canada Research Chair (Tier 2) and Assistant Professor, Department of Health Sciences, Wilfred Laurier University
Moderator: Edward Margerrison, Director Office of Science and Engineering, FDA

12:30 pm ET

Lunch Roundtable Discussions

Buffet Lunch & Networking

Session 3: Mitochondria as Quantum Organelles

1:15 pm ET

Immunometabolism & Mitochondrial Energy Transfer

Jonathan Brestoff, MD, PhD, Associate Professor of Pathology & Immunology, Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis

1:30 pm ET

Mitochondrial DNA, Quantum Metabolism & Energy Flow

Douglas Wallace, PhD, Director, Center for Mitochondrial and Epigenomic Medicine, Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia

1:45 pm ET

Mitochondrial Transplantation Clinical Update

Lance Becker, MD, Professor, Institute of Bioelectronic Medicine, Feinstein Institutes for Medical Research, Northwell Health

2:00 pm ET

Extended Quick Panel: Mitochondria at the Quantum Edge

Jonathan Brestoff, MD, PhD, Associate Professor of Pathology & Immunology, Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis
Douglas Wallace, PhD, Director, Center for Mitochondrial and Epigenomic Medicine, Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia
Lance Becker, MD, Professor, Institute of Bioelectronic Medicine, Feinstein Institutes for Medical Research, Northwell Health
Moderator: To Be Announced

2:30 pm ET

Networking Coffee Break & UT Lab Tours

Coffee Break & Poster/Abstract Viewing

Session 4 – Electrons, Fields & Plasmon Resonance

3:00 pm ET

Bioelectronic Medicine and Neural Modulation

Stavros Zanos, MD, PhD, Associate Professor, Institute of Bioelectronic Medicine, Feinstein Institutes for Medical Research

3:15 pm ET

Catalytic Medicine and Plasmon Resonance for Energy Transfer (CNM-Au8®)

Mark Mortenson, Chief Science Officer & Co-Founder, Clene Nanomedicine

3:30 pm ET

Frequency-Specific Microcurrent Therapy

Carolyn McMakin, DC, Pioneer and Developer of Frequency-Specific Microcurrent (FSM)

3:45 pm ET

Rapid Abstract #4

3:50 pm ET

Rapid Abstract #5

3:55 pm ET

Rapid Abstract #6

4:00 pm ET

Extended Panel: Electron- and Field-Based Therapeutics

Stavros Zanos, MD, PhD, Associate Professor, Institute of Bioelectronic Medicine, Feinstein Institutes for Medical Research
Mark Mortenson, Chief Science Officer & Co-Founder, Clene Nanomedicine
Carolyn McMakin, DC, Pioneer and Developer of Frequency-Specific Microcurrent (FSM)
Rapid Presenters to be announced…
Moderator: To Be Announced

4:30 pm ET

Special Keynote

Stephen Wolfram, PhD, Founder and CEO, Wolfram Research

5:00 pm ET

Cocktail Reception & Networking Dinner

Networking & Dinner Reception

Tuesday, April 14, 2026

8:00 am ET

Check-In & Breakfast

Breakfast Networking & Abstract/Poster Viewing

Session 5 – Brain, Consciousness & Quantum Effects

9:00 am ET

Day 2 Opening Remarks

Lance Becker, MD, Professor, Institute of Bioelectronic Medicine, Feinstein Institutes for Medical Research, Northwell Health

9:05 am ET

Quantum Effects in Brain Energy Dynamics

Martin Picard, PhD, Professor of Behavioral Medicine (in Psychiatry) and Director, Mitochondrial Psychobiology Lab, Columbia University

9:20 am ET

Evolutionary Biochemistry, Mitochondrial oscillations, and the Origins of Consciousness

Nick Lane, PhD, Professor of Evolutionary Biochemistry, University College London

9:35 am ET

Quantum Aspects of Consciousness

To be announced…

9:50 am ET

Consciousness and Quantum Coherence

To be announced…

10:05 am ET

Panel: Quantum Biology of Mind

Martin Picard, PhD, Professor of Behavioral Medicine (in Psychiatry) and Director, Mitochondrial Psychobiology Lab, Columbia University
Nick Lane, PhD, Professor of Evolutionary Biochemistry, University College London
Moderator: To Be Announced

10:35 am ET

Networking Coffee Break

Coffee Break & Poster/Abstract Viewing

Session 6 – Rapid Science Abstract Highlights + Translation Discussion

11:00 am ET

6-8 Rapid-Fire Abstract Talks

11:50 am ET

Audience Engagement & Speaker Voting

Short Discussion on Regulatory, Funding, and Clinical Pathways

12:15 pm ET

Lunch with Table Conversations

– Pre-Assigned or Self-Selected Roundtables on 10-20 Different Topics
– See Table Topics Program for Suggested Themes:

  • Quantum Consciousness
  • Mitochondrial Bioenergetics
  • Photobiomodulation Translation
  • Bioelectric Regeneration
  • Regulatory Pathways for Quantum Therapies
  • New Quantum Measuring Devices
  • Best Technology
  • Focus on Accelerating Discoveries
  • How to Enhance Collaboration Between Physicists, Biologists, Engineers and Medicine
  • What are the Biggest Barriers and How Can We Reduce Barriers to Progress
  • What is the Role of Academia, Industry, Patients, and Funders?
  • How to Get More Patient Voices
  • Is There a Better Label than Quantum Biology?
  • Quantum Physics for Biologists and
  • Biology for Quantum Physicists

Session 7 – Energy Medicine & Future Therapies

1:30 pm ET

Energy, Medicine & Future Therapies

To be announced…

1:45 pm ET

Mitochondrial Thermodynamics and Quantum Health

Alistair Nunn, PhD, Director of Science, The Guy Foundation; Visiting Professor, University of Westminster

2:00 pm ET

Mathematics and the Design of Living Systems

Gregory Hurst, Associate Director and Principal Mathematician – Human Organ Design, United Therapeutics

2:15 pm ET

Photobiomodulation Devices

Brian Bicknell, PhD, Research Fellow at the NICM Health Research Institute, University of Western Sydney

2:30 pm ET

Two 30-Minute Panels and Open Discussion

Scaling Energy and Quantum Therapies

3:30 pm ET

Networking Coffee Break

Coffee Break & Poster/Abstract Viewing

Session 8 – Closing Plenary: Patient Impact & the Road Ahead

3:45 pm ET

Fireside Chat: A Patient’s Perspective on ALS and Quantum-Based Therapeutics

Eric Dane, Actor and ALS Patient
Moderator: Lance Becker, MD, Professor, Institute of Bioelectronic Medicine, Feinstein Institutes for Medical Research, Northwell Health

4:05 pm ET

Final Panel: Clinical Translation and Next Steps

Carolyn McMakin, Pioneer and Developer, Frequency-Specific Microcurrent (FSM) Therapy
Mark Mortenson, Chief Science Officer & Co-Founder, Clene Nanomedicine
Praveen Arany, DDS, PhD, Associate Professor of Oral Biology and Biomedical Engineering, President-elect of the World Association for Photobiomodulation Therapy (WALT), University at Buffalo
Moderator: Lance Becker, MD, Professor, Institute of Bioelectronic Medicine, Feinstein Institutes for Medical Research, Northwell Health

4:50 pm ET

Award, Closing Reflections, and Call to Action

Geoffrey Guy, Founder and Chairman, The Guy Foundation
Lance Becker, MD, Professor, Institute of Bioelectronic Medicine, Feinstein Institutes for Medical Research, Northwell Health

4:15 pm ET

Closing Networking Reception

Cocktails & Networking Reception

* tentatively confirmed