20th International Biochemistry of Exercise Conference
IBEC 2026: EXERCISE AND HEALTHSPAN
20TH INTERNATIONAL BIOCHEMISTRY OF EXERCISE CONFERENCE
June 1-5, 2026
Fralin Biomedical Research Institute at VTC
Roanoke, Virginia, USA
Thomas Rando, M.D., Ph.D.
University of California, Los Angeles
Ronald Evans, Ph.D.
Salk Institute
Karyn Esser, Ph.D.
University of Florida
Bert Blaauw, Ph.D.
University of Padova
Karim Bouzakri, Ph.D.
ILONOV
Nicholas Broskey, Ph.D.
East Carolina University
Zachary Clayton, Ph.D.
University of Colorado
Fernanda De Felice, Ph.D.
Queen's University, Canada
Wim Derave, Ph.D.
Ghent University
Melissa Erickson, Ph.D.
Translational Research Institute, AdventHealth
Zhenji Gan, Ph.D.
Medical School of Nanjing University
Brian Glancy, Ph.D.
National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases
Bret Goodpaster, Ph.D.
Translational Research Institute, AdventHealth
Laurie Goodyear, Ph.D.
Joslin Diabetes Center
Daniel Green, Ph.D.
University of Western Australia
Daniel Grigsby, Ph.D.
University of Virginia
David Hood, Ph.D.
York University
Christina Hugenschmidt, Ph.D.
Wake Forest University School of Medicine
Lee Jones, Ph.D.
City of Hope
Kent Langston, Ph.D.
Yale School of Medicine
Steen Larsen, Ph.D.
University of Copenhagen
Brian McDonagh, Ph.D.
University of Galway
Benjamin Miller, Ph.D.
Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation
Jill Morris, Ph.D.
University of Kansas Medical Center
Kevin Murach, Ph.D.
University of Arkansas
Darrell Neufer, Ph.D.
Wake Forest University School of Medicine
Blake Rasmussen, Ph.D.
UT Health San Antonio
Leanne Redman, Ph.D.
Pennington Biomedical Research Center
Richard Simpson, Ph.D.
University of Arizona
Paul Titchenell, Ph.D.
Eli Lilly and Company
Saul Villeda, Ph.D.
University of California, San Francisco
Seung-Hee Yoo, Ph.D.
UT Health Science Center at Houston
More to come
- Advancing age and the response to exercise
- Early life impact of exercise
- Exercise and prescription medicaiton interactions and repurposing
- Exercise and skeletal muscle anabolic response
- Exercise and inter/intra-organ crosstalk
- Mitochondrial adaptation: Structural/functional relationships in exercise
- Circadian clock and exercise adaptation
- Exercising brain: Impacts on neurogenesis and neuronal plasticity
- Exercise immunity and cancer prevention: From tumor microenvironment to immune cell function
- Hot topic: GLP1 agonsists, skeletal muscle, and exercise
- Cutting-edge/breaking discoveries
Post-conference Career Development with Advanced Technology Course
- Application of omics for exercise research
- Mitochondrial structure and function
- Molecularly-engineered rodent models
- Functional assessment: metabolism, exercise capacity, and muscle contractility
- Career development in exercise medicine
- Grant writing and review
For more information, or to be part of a sponsorship
Zhen Yan, Ph.D.
Director, Center for Exercise Medicine Research
Fralin Biomedical Research Institute at VTC
zhenyan1@vtc.vt.edu
540-526-2386