The Myology Institute Seminar Series is designed to bring together the UF muscle community to hear the latest muscle biology research from local (UF) and external speakers. This forum is designed to foster discussions and collaborations within the university and provide faculty and students the opportunity to hear from leading national and international muscle researchers. The seminar is held the first and third WEDNESDAY of each month from 3:00-4:00pm Eastern timezone in Communicore C1-4 and via Zoom (unless otherwise noted below).
Upcoming Seminar Presentations
January 17, 2024: B2 or Not B2: Loss of ephrin-B2 in Endothelial Cells During Development, Homeostasis, and Regeneration
Alexandra Diller, Ph.D.
Post-Doctoral Associate- Dr. Fuller Lab
Department of Physical Therapy
University of Florida
February 7, 2024 (ZOOM ONLY): Muscle Weakness and Mitochondrial Stress Precedes Cachexia During Cancer in Pre-Clinical Models
Christopher Perry, Ph.D.
Associate Professor
Faculty of Health-School of Kinesiology & Health
York University
February 21, 2024: Rediscovering Angiogenesis at the Intersection of Tissue Engineering and Physiology
Walter Lee Murfee, Ph.D.
Associate Professor
J. Crayton Pruitt Family Department of Biomedical Engineering
University of Florida
March 6, 2024 (ZOOM ONLY): Novel Modulator of Cancer Cachexia
Kamiya Mehla, Ph.D.
Associate Professor
Department of Oncology Science
OU Health Stephenson Cancer Center
March 20, 2024 (ZOOM ONLY): It’s getting hot in herre: The impact of biological sex on heat stress-mediated outcomes
Joshua Selsby, Ph.D.
Professor
Department of Animal Science
Iowa State University
March 22, 2024: We encourage everyone to support the NMPT Symposium lectures on March 22, 2024, CLICK HERE for more information.
April 3, 2024: Canceled
April 17, 2024: Hallmarks of Aging: Role of Iron and Optimizing Proteostasis
Christiaan Leeuwenburgh, Ph.D.
Professor
Department of Physiology and Aging
University of Florida
May 1, 2024 (ZOOM ONLY): The role of muscle excitability in myotonic dystrophy myopathy
John Lueck, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
Departments of Pharmacology and Physiology and Neurology
University of Rochester Medical Center
Past Seminar Series
- Fall 2023 Seminars
- Spring 2023 Seminars
- Fall 2022 Seminars
- Spring 2022 Seminars
- Fall 2021 Seminars
- Spring 2021 Seminars
- Fall 2020 Seminars
- Spring 2020 Seminars
- Fall 2019 Seminars
- Spring 2019 Seminars
- Fall 2018 Seminars
- Spring 2018 Seminars
- Fall 2017 Seminars
- Spring 2017 Seminars
- Fall 2016 Seminars
- Spring 2016 Seminars
- Fall 2015 Seminars