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Myology Institute

University of Florida

Seminar Series

The Myology Institute Seminar Series is designed to bring together the UF muscle community to hear the latest muscle biology research from one local and one external speaker each month. 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 Thursday of each month from 12:00-1:00 pm in via Zoom.

Upcoming Seminar Presentations:

August 26, 2021: Intraoperative and Laboratory Studies of Human Muscle Contractures

Richard Lieber, Ph.D.
Chief Scientific Officer and Senior Vice President of Research; Shirley Ryan Ability Lab
Professor, Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation and Physiology, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine

September 16, 2021: Skeletal muscle tissue chip for studying contractile differences between young and old adult derived cells in gravity and microgravity environments

Siobhan Malany, Ph.D.
Associate Professor; Department of Pharmacodynamics
University of Florida

September 29, 2021: Aging and Skeletal Muscle Plasticity (note presentation is 11am-12pm EST and you must REGISTER but registration is free)

Sue Bodine, Ph.D.
Professor
University of Iowa College of Medicine

October 13, 2021: Cardiac Inflammation and repair Following Myocardial Infarction (note presentation is 11am-12pm EST and you must REGISTER but registration is free)

Merry Lindsey, Ph.D.
Chair, Cellular and Integrative Physiology
University of Nebraska Medical Center

October 21, 2021: Time to take your meds? New insights in muscle and heart bioenergetics

Mattia Quattrocelli, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor; Department of Pediatrics
Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center

November 4, 2021: Dynamics of Lipid Droplets Regulate Muscle Stem Cell Fate and Function

Feng Yue, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor; Department of Animal Sciences
University of Florida

November 18, 2021: The Role of MuRF1 in Cancer Cachexia

Daria Neyroud, Ph.D.
SNSF Senior Researcher, Institute of Sports Sciences
University of Lausanne

December 2, 2021: Title TBD

Orlando Laitano, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor; Department of Nutrition and Integrative Physiology
Florida State University

December 16, 2021: TBD

Past Seminar Series