Accelerating and expanding translational muscle research
The UW Center for Translational Muscle Research (CTMR) is funded by the National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases (NIAMS) to provide a unifying organization for muscle research in the heart of Seattle’s biomedical research community. The goal of the Center is to facilitate new collaborations, recruit new investigators, bring clinicians and researchers together, and provide access to state-of-the-art approaches in multi-scale biomechanics, metabolism, and quantitative-computational analysis, to accelerate translational research efforts at the UW.
Latest News:
International Sarcomere Society Returns October 15th for the 2026–2027 Academic Year
The 2026–2027 academic year of the International Sarcomere Society seminar series kicks off on Thursday, October 15! This online seminar series meets bi-weekly on Thursdays, 8–9 am Pacific Time, and…
CTMR Mechanics & Devices Core Featured at Fujifilm Scalable 3D Biology Workshop- 9/23/26
We’re excited to share that Kristi Kooiker, PhD, Research Scientist in the Moussavi-Harami Lab and UW Center for Translational Muscle Research (CTMR) Mechanics & Devices Core Personnel, will be presenting…
Announcing the CTMR Year 8 Pilot Award Recipients
We are excited to announce the recipients of the Center for Translational Muscle Research (CTMR) Pilot Award Program for Year 8! This program supports innovative, early-stage research projects that advance…
7th Annual CTMR Symposium- Register and Submit your Abstract
We hope you can join us for the 7th Annual CTMR Symposium! WHEN: Wednesday, September 16, 2026 | 9:00am – 6:00 pm PT WHERE: UW South Lake Union (SLU) campus…
2026 Pilot Applications Open!
We are pleased to share the request for proposals for the 2026 CTMR Pilot Awards. Please see the information on our website Pilot Grants – UW Center for Translational Muscle Research. The CTMR supports the…
Upcoming Events:
Sarcomere Society:
Online bi-weekly seminar series, Thursdays 8-9 am Pacific Time, covering current state-of-the-art research related to sarcomere structure and function.
Join our listserv to receive email notifications of Sarcomere Society presentations and Zoom links to attend.
Contact the Sarcomere Society Speaker Selection Committee – Drs Matt Childers, Joe Powers, & Meaghan Barry – to let us know about exciting new research you would like to present at an upcoming seminar (mcc7fb@uw.edu or powersjd@uw.edu or mbarry33@jh.edu)
Oct 15, 2026
Speaker: Dr. Nic Engles, Samantha Harris Lab, Cellular and Molecular Medicine and Physiology at the University of Arizona.
Talk Title: Myosin binding protein-C tunes force responses to rapid stretch in cardiac and skeletal muscles
Oct 29, 2026
Speaker: Dr. David Barefield
Talk Title: TBA
Nov 12, 2026
Speaker: Dr. Matthew Capporizzo
Talk Title: TBA
See the Events Page for a full calendar of upcoming talk dates and a list of past talks.
The International Sarcomere Society Seminar Series was founded by Drs. Mike Regnier, Mike Geeves, and Bill Lehman.
Resource Cores
Mechanics & Devices Core
The Mechanics and Devices Core provides state-of-the-art measurements of muscle biomechanics at multiple levels of integration, and develops new assays for maturation and assessment of early stage muscle.
Metabolism Core
The Metabolism Core provides tools for in-depth measures and analysis of metabolomics, energetics, cell respiration and mitochondrial function.
Quantitative Analysis Core
The Quantitative Analysis Core provides computational and statistical tools for understanding disease, suggesting new
therapeutic targets, and understanding mechanisms.