26/01/2026
🧪🐾 Respiratory control & H₂O₂ in elite endurance mitochondria, in Alaska.
At the 179th Oroboros Workshop on High-Resolution Respirometry (Jan 26–30, 2026 | Big Lake, AK, US) we’ll combine a small set of intro scientific lectures with hands-on research in comparative mitochondrial physiology. The scientific focus is very concrete: respiratory control and hydrogen peroxide production as a function of oxygen concentration, with guided data analysis, discussion, and interpretation.
What makes this workshop special is the model system: skeletal muscle from racing Alaskan Husky sled dogs, alongside the chance to see the “real-world phenotype” up close. Participants will not only work in the lab (permeabilized fibers vs isolated mitochondria on the Oroboros Bioenergetics Platform) but will also be out with the dogs, learning how a racing team operates and helping drive sleds under professional supervision.
📍 Hosted at the Oklahoma State University Comparative Exercise Physiology Laboratory, on the grounds of Happy Trails Kennel (Big Lake, AK). The kennel is run by Martin Buser, a 4-time Iditarod winner, and this workshop builds on the earlier Big Lake collaboration where canine skeletal muscle HRR work helped seed a published study (Miller et al., 2017, PLOS ONE).
Details: https://buff.ly/5RZYzPp
