Presentations 2016-2017

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