Li Li Ji, Ph.D., professor and director of the School of Kinesiology and Laboratory of Physiological Hygiene and Exercise Science (LPHES), was keynote speaker at the 56th World Sport Congress organized by the ICHPER.SD (International Council of Health, Physical Education, Recreation, Sports and Dance) held in Bahrain on December 18, 2014.

His lecture, “Contraction mediated redox signaling: Effect of muscle immobilization and PGC-1alpha over expression,” was delivered at the opening ceremony of the meeting, which was attended by more than 250 delegates from all over the world.