IIM 2026 :: Programme

From Muscle Physiology to Pathogenesis and Therapies of Neuromuscular Diseases

Morning Session reserved for attendees of the High Training Course in ADVANCED MYOLOGY UPDATE 2026
9:30-11:30	Lessons from the Invited Speakers
12:00	Light lunch

15:00	Welcome and opening of the IIM meeting
15:30	Lecture 1 Elizabeth Chen (UT Southwestern, Dallas, TX, USA)
16:10	Session 1: Muscle Physiology, Exercise, and Aging Talks selected from Abstracts
	Coffee break
17:50	Session 2: Cardiac Muscle and Cardiomyopathies Talks selected from Abstracts
19:00	Technical talk
19:30	Dinner - Aperitivo Umbro and (only for participants registered for the Advanced Myology Update course) Roundtable Discussions with the Invited Speakers
21:30	Scientific Speed Date Reserved for under-35 participants

9:00	Lecture 2 Florian Bentzinger (Sherbrooke University, Quebec, Canada)
9:40	Session 3: Muscle Stem Cells and Regeneration Talks selected from Abstracts
	Coffee break
11:20	Session 4: Advanced in vitro Models Talks selected from Abstracts
12:30-12:50	Flash Talks (selected from Abstracts)
13:00	Lunch
14:00-15:30	Poster Session 1 (ODD NUMBERS)
16:00	Bus departure for guided tour and dinner in an amazing place

9:00	Lecture 3 Peter Currie (Monash University, Melbourne, Australia)
9:40	Session 5: Muscle Metabolic and Epigenetic Regulation Talks selected from Abstracts
	Coffee break
11:00	Session 6: Muscle Wasting and Cachexia Talks selected from Abstracts
12:10-12:30	Flash Talks (selected from Abstracts)
12:30	Lunch
13:30-15:00	Poster Session 2 (EVEN NUMBERS)
15:00	Lecture 4 Rita Perlingeiro (University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN, USA)
	Coffee break
16:10	Session 7: Genetic Muscle Diseases and Therapeutic Frontiers Talks selected from Abstracts
18:00	IIM General meeting
20:00	Social Dinner - Awards and prizes
22:00	Dance party