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International Biochemistry of Exercise Conference 2026

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IBEC 2026: Exercise and Healthspan. Fralin Biomedical Research Institute at VTC, Roanoke VA, USA. 🏃‍♂️🏃‍♀️🏋🏋️‍♀️🧬🔬🧑‍🔬👩‍🔬 Send a Chat with any questions and we look forward to seeing you in 2026 in Roanoke!!

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International Biochemistry of Exercise Conference 2026 @ibec.bsky.social · Feb 7

IBEC 2026: Exercise and Healthspan

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International Biochemistry of Exercise Conference 2026 @ibec.bsky.social · 12h

📢📢🧠🧠📢📢 SPEAKER ANNOUNCEMENT!!

Dr. Fernanda De Felice from Queens University is coming to #IBEC2026 and tell us about Alzheimer’s disease and its intersection with hormones and physical exercise. 🏃🏃💨💨!

International Biochemistry of Exercise Conference 2026 @ibec.bsky.social · 1d

🧠🧠🔈🔉🔊📢🧠🧠 SPEAKER ANNOUNCEMENT!!

What is the relationship between systemic and brain energy metabolism and Alzheimer's Disease? @morrisjillk.bsky.social
is visiting from @kumedcenter.bsky.social to share her findings at #IBEC2026!

International Biochemistry of Exercise Conference 2026 @ibec.bsky.social · 3d

Only the cool kids are coming to the afterparty 🎉🔬🧬

Immediately following #IBEC2026 there will be a workshop covering #omics, mitochondria with @OroborosI, exercise testing @aurorascientific.bsky.social and @ColumbusInst, muscle molecular rodent models and more!

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International Biochemistry of Exercise Conference 2026 @ibec.bsky.social · 15d

⏰🚨💪⏱️💪🚨 SPEAKER ANNOUNCEMENT!!

Dr. Melissa Erickson is joining us from @adventhealth.bsky.social in Orlando to tell us about circadian physiology and exercise! We are PUMPED!!

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International Biochemistry of Exercise Conference 2026 @ibec.bsky.social · 17d

🚨🚨💪💪🏋️🏋️🚨🚨 SPEAKER ANNOUNCEMENT!!

Its hard to believe that the schedule could get even better... but here we are!! @kevinmurachphd.bsky.social from @uarkansas.bsky.social, the muscle mass regulation juggernaut, is a featured speaker at #IBEC2026.

International Biochemistry of Exercise Conference 2026 @ibec.bsky.social · 21d

🏋️🚨🏋️💪💪 SPEAKER ANNOUNCEMENT!!

Dr.Wim Derave is coming to #IBEC2026 to enlighten us about exercise and skeletal muscle anabolic response!! Cant wait!

International Biochemistry of Exercise Conference 2026 @ibec.bsky.social · 23d

💪🚨💪SPEAKER ANNOUNCEMENT!!

You know him... you love him... Its Darrell Neufer from
@wakeforestmed
coming to #IBEC2026! You already know its going to be a great talk!

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International Biochemistry of Exercise Conference 2026 @ibec.bsky.social · 28d

💪💪👵👴🏋️🏋️ SPEAKER Announcement!

We are pleased to welcome Dr. Zach Clayton from @cuanschutz.bsky.social to share his insights on the effects of exercise on the aging process! Guaranteed to be an amazing lecture!!

International Biochemistry of Exercise Conference 2026 @ibec.bsky.social · Sep 8

💪🐯💪🫄🏋️ SPEAKER Announcement!!!

Coming all the way from @penningtonbiomed.bsky.social
to #IBEC2026 Dr. Leanne Redman is heading up our session on the effects of parental exercise! Cannot wait!!

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International Biochemistry of Exercise Conference 2026 @ibec.bsky.social · Sep 5

🤰🏃‍♀️🏋️‍♂️💪 SPEAKER ANNOUNCEMENT!!

Dr. Nicholas Broskey from @eastcarolinauniv.bsky.social
is going to present in our early life impact of parental exercise session! 👀 for some bioenergetic insights! #IBEC2026 #mitochondriaemoji

International Biochemistry of Exercise Conference 2026 @ibec.bsky.social · Aug 28

Anyone worth their salt knows that some of the most rigorous and insightful studies are published in the Journal of Applied Physiology , a journal of the @apsphysiology.bsky.social.

We are so pleased to partner with them in sponsoring #IBEC2026!!

International Biochemistry of Exercise Conference 2026 @ibec.bsky.social · Aug 25

👀👀👀 SPEAKER ANNOUNCEMENT!!

Dr. Richard Simpson FACSM is going to help us understand the role of exercise in cancer! Going to be an amazing session!
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International Biochemistry of Exercise Conference 2026 @ibec.bsky.social · Aug 22

📢📢📢 SPEAKER ANNOUNCEMENT!!

Dr. Saul Villeda from @ucsfhealth.bsky.social is coming to #IBEC2026 to help us understand exercise impacts on the 🧠 and neuronal plasticity!!

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International Biochemistry of Exercise Conference 2026 @ibec.bsky.social · Aug 21

💪💪 SPEAKER ANNOUNCEMENT

Dr. Bert Blaauw will be joining IBEC 2026 from
VIMM Padua to share his insights into the anabolic response of skeletal muscle to exercise!

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International Biochemistry of Exercise Conference 2026 @ibec.bsky.social · Aug 14

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@visitvbr.bsky.social is sponsoring IBEC 2026!!

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International Biochemistry of Exercise Conference 2026 @ibec.bsky.social · Aug 1

🚨🚨 Keynote Speaker Announcement!! 💪💪

The one and only Dr. Karyn Esser has joined IBEC 2026! Dr. Esser's work with the circadian clock in skeletal muscle has been groundbreaking to establish the necessity of this mechanism for muscle function and metabolic flexibility. @kaesser.bsky.social

International Biochemistry of Exercise Conference 2026 @ibec.bsky.social · Jun 11

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International Biochemistry of Exercise Conference 2026 @ibec.bsky.social · Apr 2

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We are excited to have our newest IBEC partner and registration with the conference will include 1 month free or one year discounted!

International Biochemistry of Exercise Conference 2026 @ibec.bsky.social · Mar 5

We are extremely excited that @aurorascientific.bsky.social has agreed to sponsor IBEC 2026! You know that "Aurora Scientific is committed to creating products that answer questions and solve problems." And they always do!

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International Biochemistry of Exercise Conference 2026 @ibec.bsky.social · Feb 7

Keynote Speaker Info:
Dr. Evans is a Professor and Director of the Gene Expression Laboratory at the Salk Institute. Dr. Evans’ lab investigates molecular regulation of obesity and metabolic disease, cancer, and insulin resistance.
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International Biochemistry of Exercise Conference 2026 @ibec.bsky.social · Feb 7

Keynote Speaker Info
Dr. Rando is the director of the Eli and Edythe Broad Stem Cell Research Center at UCLA. Dr. Rando and his team recently utilized single-cell transcriptomics to show exercise leads to the regeneration of aged stem cells across tissue types.

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International Biochemistry of Exercise Conference 2026 @ibec.bsky.social · Feb 7

🚨🚨🚨Keynote Speakers Announced!!🚨🚨🚨

Dr. Thomas Rando & Dr. Ronald Evans!!

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International Biochemistry of Exercise Conference 2026 @ibec.bsky.social · Feb 7

IBEC 2026: Exercise and Healthspan

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