Event Dates: June 1-5, 2026

Event Location: Roanoke, VA

Brand: Aurora Scientific

Visit us at Virginia Tech in Roanoke. Meet Chris and learn how Aurora Scientific muscle systems are utilized to study the effects of exercise on a variety of functions.

Meet Chris at the 20th International Biochemistry of Exercise

About IBEC 2026

The theme of this year's conference is Exercise and Healthspan.

Topics

  • 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
  • GLP1 agonists, skeletal muscle, and exercise
  • Cutting-edge/breaking discoveries
Chris Rand

Chris Rand

Sales and Marketing Manager, Aurora Scientific

Katherine Athaide

Product Consultant, Aurora Scientific

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