Link to OKCRS 2026 program

Keynote speakers:

Keynote: Environmental Physiology
Dr. Cynthia Beall Case Western Reserve University, USA
Title: The pulmonary circulation among highlanders – an evolutionary perspective 

Keynote: Thermal Physiology
Dr. Nisha Charkoudian US Army Research Institute of Environmental Medicine, USA
Title: Building physiological resilience to environmental heat exposure in a warming world

Keynote: Cardiopulmonary Physiology
Dr. David Poole Kansas State University, USA
Title: Muscle Oxygen Transport: Misconceptions and Missed Perceptions 

Symposium speakers:

Vascular Physiology Symposium
Chair – Dr. Kyra Pyke University of Alberta, Canada
Title: Sheer stress and shear stress: cortisol, cardiovascular reactivity, and endothelial function

Respiratory Physiology Symposium
Chair – Dr. Ryan Broxterman University of Utah, USA
Title: The Oxygen Cascade, Bioenergetics, and Neuromuscular Fatigue: Connecting the Dots in Health and Disease

Cardiovascular Physiology Symposium
Chair – Dr. William Cornwell  University of California Los Angeles, USA
Title: From Athletes to Advanced Heart Failure: New Insights on Cardiovascular Performance Across the Spectrum of Health and Disease

Cerebrovascular Physiology Symposium
Chair – Dr. Mypinder Sekhon University of British Columbia, Canada
Title: The Physiology of Death: Insights into the Brain's Physiology at the Extremes of Life

Autonomic Physiology Symposium
Chair – Dr. Qi Fu UT South Western, USA
Title: Autonomic circulatory control in women across the lifespan

Comparative Physiology Symposium
Chair – Dr. Bill Milsom University of British Columbia, Canada
Title: Fuelling the Fire of Life