Post-conference Career Development with Advanced Technology Course
IBEC 2026: Exercise and Healthspan
Post-conference Course Schedule
Fralin Biomedical Research Institute at VTC
7:30 a.m. Registration and continental breakfast
8 a.m. Welcome and opening remarks
Course 1: Application of Omics for Exercise Research
8:10 a.m.
Single Cell and Spatial Transcriptomics
Stable Isotope Proteomics
Metabolomics
Integrative Proteomics
Demonstration
Shenglin Mei, Ph.D.
Fralin Biomedical Research Institute
Benjamin Miller, Ph.D.
Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation
Junco Warren, Ph.D.
Fralin Biomedical Research Institute
Weijun Qian, Ph.D.
Pacific Northwest National Laboratory
10:10 a.m Coffee Break
Course 2: Mitochondrial Structure and Function
10:20 a.m.
Mitochondrial Bioenergetics
3D Mitochondrial Network
Mitochondrial and Cellular Imaging
Demonstration
Demonstration
Darrell Neufer, Ph.D.
Wake Forest University School of Medicine
Brian Glancy, Ph.D.
National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases
Joshua Drake, Ph.D.
Virginia Tech
12:20 p.m. Catered Lunch and Presentation/Discussion, Room G101 A/B, 4 Riverside Circle
Course 3: Career Development in Exercise Medicine
1 p.m.
Blake Rasmussen, Ph.D.
UT Health San Antonio
Christina Hugenschmidt, Ph.D.
Wake Forest University School of Medicine
Kent Langston, Ph.D.
Yale School of Medicine
3 p.m. Free time. Rest or enjoy exploring the city.
5:30 p.m. Maury Strauss Distinguished Public Lecture, Room M203, 2 Riverside Circle
R. Sanders Williams, M.D.
Professor and Dean Emeritus, School of Medicine
Senior Advisor for Science & Technology
Duke University
Exercise as Regenerative Medicine: Enhancement of Stem Cell Function
6:30 p.m. Catered dinner and social, Lobby, 4 Riverside Circle
7:30 a.m. Registration and continental breakfast
8 a.m. Welcome and opening remarks
Course 4: Molecularly-engineered Rodent Models
8 a.m.
Genetically-engineered Mice in Exercise Research
Pulsatile, Inducible Transgenic Mice
CRISPR/Cas9-mediated Gene Editing
Zhenji Gan, Ph.D.
Medical School of Nanjing University
Kevin Murach, Ph.D.
University of Arkansas
Daniel Grigsby, Ph.D.
University of Virginia
9:15 a.m. Coffee Break
Course 5: Functional Assessment: Metabolism, Exercise Capacity, and Muscle Contractility
9:30 a.m.
Exercise Capacity and Whole-body Metabolism
Principles of Muscle Contractile Function Assessments
Demonstration
Demonstration
Demonstration
12 p.m. Catered Lunch and Presentation/Discussion, Room G101 A/B, 4 Riverside Circle
Course 6: Grant Writing and Review
1 p.m.
Joshua Drake, Ph.D.
Virginia Tech
Sarah Lessard, Ph.D.
Fralin Biomedical Research Institute
Sumita Mishra, Ph.D.
Fralin Biomedical Research Institute
Junco Warren, Ph.D.
Fralin Biomedical Research Institute
Kevin Murach, Ph.D.
University of Arkansas
Zhen Yan, Ph.D.
Fralin Biomedical Research Institute
3:10 - 3:30 p.m. Closing and Distribution of Certificates