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Congratulations to Jeff Chamberlain for receiving the MDA Legacy Award

ByKatie Mitzelfelt

Congratulations to CTMR faculty member Jeff Chamberlain for receipt of the 2024 Muscular Dystrophy Association (MDA) Legacy Award for Achievement in Research. Jeff is a leading investigator in gene therapy for Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD). This award is presented for outstanding contributions to translational neuromuscular disease research and will be presented at the 2024 MDA…

Join us tomorrow (April 25th) for a seminar by Dr. Bill Lehman, Boston University

ByKatie Mitzelfelt

The CTMR is thrilled to be hosting Dr. Bill Lehman, Professor of Pharmacology, Physiology & Biophysics, Vice Chair Department of Pharmacology, Physiology & Biophysics, Boston University Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine. Dr. Lehman will visit us in Seattle tomorrow, April 25th, to present at the Breakfast Club Seminar Series and visit with UW researchers…
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Congratulations to CTMR Team Core D for their JGP May cover showing “A detailed computational model of striated muscle elucidates how mutations and drugs may alter twitch timing. The spatially explicit model simulates myosin motors connected within a compliant, contractile lattice, complete with thin filament regulation and varying mutation penetrance. The model yields data used…

Registration is now open for our 4th annual 2023 CTMR Symposium

ByKatie Mitzelfelt

Registration is now open for our 4th annual UW Center for Translational Muscle Research (CTMR) symposium.  This year the symposium will be an all-day event on Monday, December 4th, 2023.  We are planning to have an in-person symposium but will also have a Zoom-in option. A preliminary schedule is included below for your reference. Please REGISTER HERE by completing the Google Form. When registering…

Congratulations to Alec Smith!

ByKatie Mitzelfelt

CTMR Investigator Alec Smith, PhD, recently had an R21 funded through the NIAMS that will be looking at developing human stem cell-based models of the muscle spindle for studying proprioceptive function in skeletal muscle. Additionally, he received an Award from the Weill Neurohub to develop models of the neuromuscular junction for studying amyotrophic lateral sclerosis…