Workshops Hosted by the CTMR Quantitative Analysis Core at the 2024 Myofilament

Workshops Hosted by the CTMR Quantitative Analysis Core at the 2024 Myofilament

The UW Center for Translational Muscle Research was proud to be a co-sponsor of the 2024 Myofilament Meeting [link] in Madison, WI. CTMR members Mike Regnier, Matt Childers, and Travis Tune presented research updates and led topical workshops on modeling myofilament diseases using iPSC-derived cardiomyocytes and computational methods.  Workshop | May 21, 2024: This workshop…

Images of Dr. Mandrycky demonstrating the myosin crossbridge cycle overlay on a diagram of the myosin crossbridge cycle.

Muscle Myosin Makes a Halloween Debut Thanks to CTMR Postdoc Christian Mandrycky!

Dr. Christian Mandrycky, a postdoc jointly mentored by CTMR Investigators Mike Regnier & David Mack, was invited to present his work at the Cardiovascular Biology Breakfast Club Seminar Series on the spookiest day of the year– October 31, 2024 — Halloween!  Talk Title: Modeling distal arthrogryposis with stem cell derived skeletal muscle Christian brought the Halloween…

CTMR Hosting Distinguished Lecturer Steven Schwartz

CTMR Hosting Distinguished Lecturer Steven Schwartz

The CTMR is thrilled to host Dr. Steve Schwartz, Regents Professor of Chemistry and Biochemistry at the University of Arizona at today’s Cardiovascular Biology Breakfast Club seminar series. Dr. Schwartz shares his work on: Theoretical studies of the cardiac thin and thick filament- Structure, the allosteric transmission of mutation and drug mechanism.

Reminder to Register & Submit your Abstract for the CTMR Symposium!

Reminder to Register & Submit your Abstract for the CTMR Symposium!

5th Annual CTMR Symposium WHEN: November 12, 2024, 9:00AM – 6:30PM PT WHERE: UW South Lake Union (SLU) campus (850 Republican St., Seattle, WA, 98109), C Building, Orin Smith Auditorium Please join us for an exciting day of science including a Keynote Session with investigators from the Study of Muscle, Mobility, and Aging (SOMMA), a Featured Research…

Muscular Dystrophy Seminar Tomorrow- 5/23

Muscular Dystrophy Seminar Tomorrow- 5/23

The Seattle Wellstone Muscular Dystrophy Specialized Research Center is hosting a Distinguished Lecturer at the Breakfast Club seminar series that may be of interest to CTMR folks. Please join us tomorrow for the seminar by Dr. Józef Dulak, University Kraków, Poland, who is visiting Jeff Chamberlain’s Lab as a Fullbright Scholar. If you are interested…

Join us for a special event focusing on Myotonic Dystrophy!

Join us for a special event focusing on Myotonic Dystrophy!

This special event, jointly hosted by the Seattle Senator Paul D. Wellstone Muscular Dystrophy Specialized Research Center (MDSRC) and the CTMR, is a fabulous opportunity for researchers and clinicians to connect with the myotonic dystrophy community over food and refreshments. We are thrilled that Dr. John Day will join us from Standford for a research seminar on…

Join us tomorrow (May 16th) for a seminar by Dr. Andrew McCulloch, UCSD

Join us tomorrow (May 16th) for a seminar by Dr. Andrew McCulloch, UCSD

The CTMR is thrilled to be hosting Dr. Andrew McCulloch, Shu Chien Chancellor’s Endowed Chair in Engineering and Medicine, University of California San Diego. Dr. McCulloch will visit us in Seattle tomorrow, May 16th, to present at the Breakfast Club Seminar Series and visit with UW researchers throughout the day. “Andrew is known around the world as…

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

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

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…

CTMR Sponsors the 2024 Myofilament Meeting

CTMR Sponsors the 2024 Myofilament Meeting

The CTMR is proud to sponsor the Cardiovascular Research Center, University of Wisconsin-Madison, 2024 Myofilament Meeting: Contractile Systems, Mechanobiology & Regulation: Novel Concepts Technologies & Applications held in Madison, Wisconsin, May 18-21, 2024. CTMR Director, Mike Regnier, is part of the Scientific Organizing Committee for the event, a speaker at the Oral Session on Myofilament-Based…