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Exercise Biology: Signaling, Mechanisms and Benefits

January 14-17, 2024 | Eldorado Hotel & Spa, Santa Fe, NM, United States
Scientific Organizers: Jeffrey F. Horowitz, Laurie J. Goodyear and Karyn A. Esser

  In Person
  On Demand

January 14-17, 2024 | Eldorado Hotel & Spa, Santa Fe, NM, United States
Scientific Organizers: Jeffrey F. Horowitz, Laurie J. Goodyear and Karyn A. Esser

Available Formats:   = In Person     = On Demand
Sunday, January 14, 2024

Arrival and Registration  
4:00–8:00 PM
 Concourse
Welcome Mixer  
6:00–8:00 PM
 Cava Santa Fe
Monday, January 15, 2024

Breakfast  
7:00–8:00 AM
 Anasazi Ballroom
Welcome and Keynote Address  
8:00–9:00 AM
 Eldorado A
* Jeffrey F. Horowitz, University of Michigan
Session Chair
E. Dale Abel, David Geffen School of Medicine and UCLA Health
Mitochondria as Signaling Hubs
Improving the Health of the Next Generation: Epigenetic Effects of Maternal and Paternal Exercise on Offspring  
9:00–11:15 AM
 Eldorado A
* E. Dale Abel, David Geffen School of Medicine and UCLA Health
Session Chair
Laurie J. Goodyear, Joslin Diabetes Center, Harvard Medical School
Epigenetic Mechanisms Mediating the Beneficial Effects of Maternal Exercise on Offspring Metabolic Health
Romain Barrès, CBMR & CNRS
Epigenetic Rewiring of Skeletal Muscle after Exercise Training
Kristin I. Stanford, Ohio State University
Effects of Paternal Exercise on Offspring
William Todd Cade, Duke University
Short Talk: Acute Effects of Aerobic and Resistance Exercise on Glucose Metabolism, Vascular Function and Plasma Metabolomics/Extracellular Vesicles During Pregnancy in Women with Obesity
Coffee Break  
9:30–9:50 AM
 Concourse
On Own for Lunch  
11:15–5:00 PM
Poster Setup  
11:15–1:00 PM
 Anasazi Ballroom
Poster Viewing  
1:00–10:00 PM
 Anasazi Ballroom
Career Roundtable (Joint)  
1:00–2:00 PM
 Eldorado A
Wolfgang Liedtke, Regeneron Pharmaceuticals
Chair of Neurology, Psychiatry, Pain Medicine & Sensory Systems; Global Development
Theanne N. Griffith, UC Davis
Assistant Professor
Romain Barrès, CBMR & CNRS
Associate Professor
Karen K. David, NINDS, National Institutes of Health
Program Director, NIH BRAIN Initiative
Workshop 1  
2:30–4:30 PM
 Eldorado A
* Laurie J. Goodyear, Joslin Diabetes Center, Harvard Medical School
Session Chair
Curtis Hughey, University of Minnesota
Exercise Training Adaptations in Liver Glycogen and Glycerolipids Require Hepatic AMP-activated Protein Kinase in Mice
Sebastian Salathe, University of Kansas Medical Center
Exercise Plus Time Restricted Feeding and Hepatic Ketogenesis Deficiency Upregulate Synaptogenesis Pathways in the Hippocampus of Mice
Lisa Baer, The Ohio State University
Chronic Exercise Negates Concurrent High-Fat Diet to Improve Hepatic Metabolism and Regulates Medium Chain Acylcarnitine Handling
Ruiqi Yang, University of Pittsburgh
Exercise Training Prevents Exosome-mediated Pre-metastatic Niche Formation in the Liver
Cheehoon Ahn, University of Michigan
Years of Endurance Exercise Training Favorably Remodels Abdominal Subcutaneous Adipose Tissue in Adults with Overweight/obesity
Pasquale Nigro, Joslin Diabetes Center
Exercise Training Regulates Long Noncoding RNAs Expression in Subcutaneous WAT of Obese Subjects
Coffee Available  
4:30–5:00 PM
 Concourse
The Far-Reaching Effects of Exercise Training - Exercise-Induced Changes in Liver, Microbiome, and White Adipose Tissue  
5:00–7:00 PM
 Eldorado A
* Kristin I. Stanford, Ohio State University
Session Chair
Mark A. Febbraio, Monash Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences
Why is Exercise Medicine? Role of Exercise Extracellular Vesicles in Prevention of Disease
Sara Campbell, Rutgers University
Exercise and the Gut Microbiome
Jeffrey F. Horowitz, University of Michigan
Direct Effects of Exercise on Adipose Tissue Structure and Function
Social Hour with Lite Bites  
7:00–8:00 PM
 Anasazi Ballroom
Poster Session 1  
7:30–10:00 PM
 Anasazi Ballroom
Tuesday, January 16, 2024

Breakfast  
7:00–8:00 AM
 Anasazi Ballroom
Clocks, Sleep and Exercise: Working Together for Health and Performance  
8:00–11:00 AM
 Eldorado A
* Melissa Erickson, AdventHealth
Session Chair
Gad Asher, Weizmann Institute of Science
Remote Presentation: Clock Proteins and Exercise Capacity
Mark R Viggars, University of Florida
Remote Presentation: Short Talk: Muscle Clocks: Important Contributors to Systemic Exercise Adaptation
Patrick Schrauwen, Maastricht
Circadian Rhythms in Human Metabolic Disease
Karyn A. Esser, University of Florida
Scheduled Exercise as a Therapeutic approach for Muscle Health
Maryam Safdar, Wayne State University School of Medicine
Short Talk: Genetic and Pharmacological Exercise Mimetics Rescue Endurance and Climbing Speed in Drosophila Clkout Mutants with Circadian Rhythm Disruption
Coffee Break  
9:00–9:20 AM
 Concourse
On Own for Lunch  
11:00–5:00 PM
Poster Setup  
11:00–1:00 PM
 Anasazi Ballroom
Poster Viewing  
1:00–10:00 PM
 Anasazi Ballroom
Coffee Available  
4:30–5:00 PM
 Concourse
Health Benefits of Resistance Exercise: Hypertrophy and Beyond  
5:00–7:00 PM
 Eldorado A
* Troy Hornberger, University of Wisconsin
Session Chair
* Abigail Mackey, Bispebjerg Hospital
Session Chair
Troy Hornberger, University of Wisconsin
Identifying the Signaling Events Through Which Resistance Exercise Induces Skeletal Muscle Growth
Abigail Mackey, Bispebjerg Hospital
Plasticity of Human Skeletal Muscle and Myotendinous Junction
Matthew Herring, University of Limerick
Impact of Resistance Exercise Training in the Treatment of Anxiety and Depression
David J. Glass, Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
Mechanisms that Effect Skeletal Muscle Function During Aging
Social Hour with Lite Bites  
7:00–8:00 PM
 Anasazi Ballroom
Poster Session 2  
7:30–10:00 PM
 Anasazi Ballroom
Wednesday, January 17, 2024

Breakfast  
7:00–8:00 AM
 Anasazi Ballroom
Exercise and Modulation of Inflammatory Response  
8:00–11:00 AM
 Eldorado A
* Mark A. Febbraio, Monash Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences
Session Chair
Jason Hellmann, University of Louisville
Adrenergic Regulation of the Pro-resolving Effects of Exercise and its Impact on Cardiometabolic Disease Prevention
Kim Huffman, Duke University
Beneficial Effects of Exercise in Rheumatoid Arthritis
Audrey Stone, University of Texas at Austin
Effects of Inflammatory Cytokines on Blood Flow Regulation during Exercise in Type 2 Diabetes
Jennifer Darby, University of Pittsburgh
Short Talk: Exercise as Protective Training Against Trauma and Hemorrhagic Shock
Jiannan Hu, Northwell Health
Short Talk: Exercise Drives an Anti-inflammatory Response in Interstitial Macrophages to Protect the Lung from Acute Inflammatory Injury
Kent Langston, Harvard Medical School
Short Talk: Regulatory T Cells Shield Muscle Mitochondria from Interferon-mediated Damage to Promote the Beneficial Effects of Exercise
Coffee Break  
9:00–9:20 AM
 Concourse
On Own for Lunch  
11:00–5:00 PM
Workshop 2  
2:30–4:30 PM
 Eldorado A
* Karyn A. Esser, University of Florida
Session Chair
Zhenxin Hou, Emory University
Exercise Training Alters Lipidomic Profiles of Plasma and Eight Tissues in Rats
Jimmy Zhen, Stanford University
The MoTrPAC Data Hub: An Interactive Data Portal for Dissemination of MoTrPAC Data
Malene E. Lindholm, Stanford University
The Mitochondrial Multi-omic Response to Exercise Training Across Rat Tissues
Gina M. Many, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory
Sexual Dimorphism in the Multiomic Response to Endurance Exercise Training in Rat Subcutaneous White Adipose Tissue
Lara Bideyan, UT Southwestern
Dissecting the Transcriptional Diversity of the Ventromedial Hypothalamus in Response to Exercise Training
Theresia M. Schnurr, Stanford University
Harnessing Skeletal Muscle-specific Genetic Variation to Dissect Putative Causal Pathways Between Handgrip Strength and Cardiometabolic Phenotypes
Coffee Available  
4:30–5:00 PM
 Concourse
Mind Games: The Powerful impact of Exercise on the Brain  
5:00–6:45 PM
 Eldorado A
* John P. Thyfault, University of Kansas Medical Center
Session Chair
J. Carson Smith, University of Maryland
Neuroimaging Evidence for Exercise-Induced Neuroplasticity in Humans
Constanza J. Cortes Rodriguez, University of Southern California
Neuroprotection on the Treadmill: New Insights into The Muscle-to-Brain Axis
Cindy Barha, University of Calgary
Sex Differences in the Beneficial Effects of Exercise on Brain Function
Autumn Ivy, UC Irvine
Short Talk: Neural Epigenetic Mechanisms of Early Life Adversity and Exercise Intervention
Meeting Wrap-Up: Outcomes and Future Directions (Organizers)  
6:45–7:00 PM
 Eldorado A
Social Hour with Lite Bites  
7:00–8:00 PM
 Anasazi Ballroom
Cash Bar  
8:00–11:00 PM
 Anasazi Ballroom
Thursday, January 18, 2024

Departure  
7:00–11:59 PM

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