20th International Biochemistry of Exercise Conference
IBEC 2026: EXERCISE AND HEALTHSPAN
20TH INTERNATIONAL BIOCHEMISTRY OF EXERCISE CONFERENCE and POST-CONFERENCE COURSE
June 1-5, 2026
Fralin Biomedical Research Institute at VTC
Roanoke, Virginia, USA
Thomas Rando, M.D., Ph.D.
University of California, Los Angeles
Karyn Esser, Ph.D.
University of Florida
Nick Betley, Ph.D.
University of Pennsylvania
Sue Bodine, Ph.D.
Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation
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.
Harvard Medical School
Daniel Green, Ph.D.
University of Western Australia
David Hood, Ph.D.
York University
Christina Hugenschmidt, Ph.D.
Wake Forest University School of Medicine
Lee Jones, Ph.D.
City of Hope
William Kraus, M.D.
Duke University
Kent Langston, Ph.D.
Yale School of Medicine
Steen Larsen, Ph.D.
University of Copenhagen
Vladimir Ljubicic, Ph.D.
McMaster University
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
Richard Simpson, Ph.D.
University of Arizona
Jun Seok Son, Ph.D.
University of Maryland School of Medicine
Paul Titchenell, Ph.D.
Eli Lilly and Company
Signe Torekov, Ph.D.
University of Copenhagen
Saul Villeda, Ph.D.
University of California, San Francisco
Seung-Hee Yoo, Ph.D.
UT Health Science Center at Houston
Juleen Zierath, Ph.D.
Karolinska Institutet
- Advancing age and the response to exercise
- Early life impact of exercise
- Exercise and prescription medication 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 agonists, 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
A Message from the IBEC 2026 Chairman
Zhen Yan, Ph.D.
Professor and Director, Center for Exercise Medicine Research
Fralin Biomedical Research Institute at VTC
Dear Colleagues, Students, and Friends,
On behalf of the organizing committee, I want to sincerely thank everyone for participating in IBEC 2026. Your contributions make this conference an engaging and meaningful gathering dedicated to advancing biomedical research and improving human health.
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Tiffany Draper, Ph.D.
Coordinator, Center for Exercise Medicine Research
Fralin Biomedical Research Institute at VTC
tdraper@vtc.vt.edu
540-526-2397