Ohio State - Nationwide Children's Hospital - Research For Muscle Biology and Disease
 

Center for Muscle Health and Neuromuscular Disorders
2016-2017 Presentation Schedule

September 27th
Marco Sandri, MD
University of Padova
"Role of Autophagy and mitochondrial shape in muscle physiology and disease”
OSU BRT 105
October 13th
Jonathan Davis, PhD
Ohio State University
"Designing calcium binding proteins as therapeutics against muscle diseases"
OSU BRT 105
November 10th
Trainee Poster Day
GRIGGS
BOATHOUSE
December 8th
Trainee Presentations
Nizar Saad, PhD (Harper Lab)
“MiR-675 reduces DUX4 expression and confers resistance to DUX4
toxicity in FSHD myoblasts: a framework to define the DUX4-targeted miRNome”

 
Jennifer Petrosino (Accornero Lab)
"New insights into the role of BEX1 in skeletal muscle"
NCH WA 1525
January 12th
Jill Rafael-Fortney, PhD
Ohio State University
"Mineralocorticoid contribution to muscular dystrophy and acute injury"
OSU BRT 105
February 9th
Melissa Spencer, PhD
University of California, Los Angeles
Ottawa Hospital Research Institute
"Dissecting the role of osteopontin in Duchenne muscular dystrophy"
NCH WA 1525
March 9th
Joe V. Chakkalakal, PhD
University of Rochester
To Be Rescheduled
OSU BRT 105
April 13th
Trainee Presentations
Melissa Campion (Guttridge Lab)
"Regulation of myoblast migration in
neonatal muscle by Eph/Ephrin Signaling"


Brian Paleo (Weisleder Lab)
"Neuronal membrane repair in neuromuscular disease"
NCH WA 1525
May 11th
Colin Crist, PhD
McGill University
"Translational control of muscle stem cells"
OSU BRT 105
June 8th Trainee Presentations
Peggy Chen, PhD (Janssen Lab)
"Identifying the role of single-molecule titin mechanics in human heart failure by a novel biophysical and physiological approach"

Kimberly Wachholder (Amacher Lab)
Mechanisms of myoblast fusion in Zebrafish slow muscles"

NCH WA1525