The American Physiological Society (APS) invites scientists from around the world to join us for the Integrative Physiology of Exercise conference. This year’s conference will be held November 20–22, 2024, in State College, Pennsylvania to celebrate 50 years of discovery at Penn State’s groundbreaking Noll Laboratory for Human Performance Research.

The conference program, featuring two tracks of concurrent sessions, will spotlight the latest integrative and translational breakthroughs in the field. Speakers include top experts from around the world. 


Schedule of Events

Wednesday, November 20 

Registration opens at 1 p.m. 

Ceremony: Placing the Noll Laboratory Historical Marker 
Dignitaries from Penn State, Noll Center, alumni, local leaders, faculty, students and conference attendees 

50 Years of Excellence in Human Performance: Celebrating the Noll Laboratory  
Speaker: Jim Pawelczyk, PhD, The Pennsylvania State University 

Thursday, November 21 

Advances in Human Performance  
Speakers: Michael J. Joyner, MD, Mayo Clinic and Brad Wilkins, PhD, University of Oregon 

Exercise and Insulin Resistance 
Speakers: Jaume Padilla, PhD, University of Missouri and John Kirwan, PhD, Pennington Biomedical Research Center 

Keynote Presentation Session 
Speaker: Ylva Hellsten, DMS, University of Copenhagen 

Aging and Human Thermoregulation  
Speakers: Larry Kenney, PhD, FAPS, The Pennsylvania State University and George Havenith, PhD, Loughborough University 

Physiology of Resistance Exercise Training 
Speaker: Stuart Phillips, PhD, McMaster University 

Poster sessions and lunch on your own 

Keynote Presentation 
Speaker: Cynthia Beall, MA, PhD, Case Western Reserve University 

Sponsored Sessions: Moor Instruments and National Dairy Council 

Cardiovascular Physiology Impact of Age, Sex and Health Disparities 
Speakers: Austin Robinson, PhD, Indiana University and Kerrie Moreau, PhD, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus 

Updates in Military Physiology  
Speakers: Nisha Charkoudian, PhD, U.S. Army Research Institute of Environmental Medicine and Billie Alba, PhD, U.S. Army Research Institute of Environmental Medicine 

Friday, November 22 

Career Session
Speaker: Anna Stanhewicz, PhD, University of Iowa

Update on MoTRPAC  
Speakers: Sue Bodine, PhD, FAPS, Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation; Scott Trappe, PhD, Ball State University; Daniel H Katz, PhD, Stanford University; and Lyndon Joseph, PhD, National Institute on Aging

Keynote Presentation Session  
Speaker: Benjamin D. Levine, MD, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center

Energy Balance, Bone, and Reproductive Function
Speaker: Heather Allaway, PhD, Louisiana State University and Kristen J. Koltun, PhD, University of Pittsburgh

Exercise and Cancer Cachexia 
Speaker: Ashley J Smuder, PhD, University of Florida 

Poster sessions and lunch on your own 

MoTRPAC Tutorial How to access and use the MoTRPAC data  
Speaker: Maléne Lindholm, PhD, Stanford University and David Jimenez-Morales, PhD, Stanford University 

Gatorade Sponsored Session: Evaluating Technology: Accuracy of a Smart Bottle in Measuring Fluid Intake
Speaker: Matt Hinkley 

4-5 p.m. Closing Keynote Presentation, followed by a networking event in the Noll Lab 
Speaker: Michael Harrison, MD, PhD, Axiom Space (public invited)