The MDCenter Seminar Series engages faculty and students from all areas of muscle research. Every second and forth Friday’s of the month, the MDCenter hosts seminar series promoting collaboration amongst researchers. The Muscular Dystrophy Center (MDCenter) Distinguished Speakers are nationally and internationally recognized scholars sharing their experiences and advancements in research in areas of neuromuscular diseases. In addition, the NIH Training Program in Muscle Research and the Wellstone Muscular Dystrophy Center co-jointly sponsor the Annual Muscle Center Symposium featuring a distinguished guest speaker and poster sessions.
|
MD CENTER SEMINAR SERIES- 2008
|
Friday, January 11th
8:30am, PWB, 12-115
MDCenter Seminar
|
Doris Taylor , University of Minnesota
"Cell Therapy for Prevention and Treatment of Cardiovascular Disease "
|
Friday, January 25th
8:30am, PWB, 12-115
MDCenter Seminar
|
Atsushi Asakura, University of Minnesota
"Muscle regeneration by muscle stem cells and vasculatures: Application for stem cell transplantation to muscular dystrophy"
|
Friday, February 8th
8:30am, PWB, 12-115
MDCenter Seminar
|
Dawn Lowe, University of Minnesota
"Striving to understand why prednisone, stretching, and inactivity are standard treatments for DMD using dystrphic mouse models"
|
Friday, February 22nd
8:30am, PWB, 12-115
MDCenter Seminar Series
|
Andy Berglund, University of Oregon
"Molecular mechanisms of myotonic dystrophy and a small molecule approach to this disease"
|
Friday, March 14th
8:30am, PWB, 12-115
MDCenter Seminar Series
|
Mani Mahadevan, University of Virginia"New insights from a reversible mouse model of RNA toxicity in myotonic dystrophy"
***CANCELLED***
|
Friday, March 28th
8:30am, PWB, 12-115
MDCenter Seminar Series
|
No Seminar
|
Friday, April 11th
8:30am, PWB, 12-115
MDCenter Seminar
|
Fred Robinson, University of California San Diego
"Myotubularin Phosphoinositide 3-Phosphatases: Regulators Of Membrane Traffic With Essential Functions In The Peripheral Nerve "
|
Saturday, April 19th
9:00am
Open House and Lab Tour***Hasselmo Hall***
|
Open House and Lab Tour, University of Minnesota
9-10am: Lab Tours
10-11am: Presentations
11-12: Lab Tours
|
Friday, April 25th
8:30am, PWB, 12-115
MDCenter Seminar
|
Dan Garry , University of Minnesota
"Regulatory mechanisms of muscle stem cells"
|
Friday, May 9th
8:30am, PWB, 12-115
MDCenter Seminar
|
David Thomas, University of Minnesota
"Spectroscopic Probes of Muscle Structural Dynamics"
|
Friday, May 30th
TBD, Hasselmo Hall Atrium, Poster session and lunch
TBD, Hasselmo Hall 2-101, Seminar
12th Annual Muscle Center Symposium
|
Alan Beggs "TBA"
|
Friday, June 13th
8:30am, ***Mayo C456
MDCenter Seminar
|
John Day and Stephanie Valberg, University of Minnesota
"histopathology demonstrations"
|
Friday, June 27th
8:30am, PWB, 12-115
MDCenter Seminar
|
Linda McLoon , University of Minnesota
"Sparing of the Extraocular Muscles in DMD: A Myogenic Precursor Cell Hypothesis"
|
July and August
|
No Seminar
|
Friday, September 12th
***1-5pm, NHH 2-101
Marzolf Symposium
|
Marzolf Student Fellowship Symposium, University of Minnesota
|
Friday, September 19th
8:30am, PWB, 12-115
|
Michael Kyba, University of Minnesota
"Four-letter Words: D4Z4, DUX4 and FSHD"
|
Friday, September 26th
8:30am, PWB, 12-115
|
Jamie Margolis, University of Minnesota
"CCUG RNA Gain of Function Effects in Conditional Mouse Models of Myotonic Dystrophy"
|
Friday, October 10th
8:30am, PWB, 12-115
|
James Mickelson, University of Minnesota
"Exercise-induced Collapse of Labrador Retrievers - a Novel Genetic Disorder of Synaptic Transmission"
|
Friday, October 17th
8:30am, PWB, 12-115
|
Rita Perlingiero, University of Minnesota
"The Therapeutic Potential of Embryonic Stem Cells in Muscular Dystrophy"
|
Friday, October 24th
8:30am, PWB, 12-115
|
James Ervasti, University of Minnesota
"Cytoplasmic Gamma-Actin in Muscle Development and Disease"
|
***Wednesday, October 29th
8:30am, PWB, 12-115
|
Albert La Spada, University of Washington
"Misfolded Protein Stress in Neurodegenerative Proteinopathies: How do Cells Deal with it?"
|
Friday, November 14th
8:30am, PWB, 12-115
|
Osha Roopnarine, University of Minnesota
"The Role of Myosin in Cardiomyopathies "
|
Friday, November 21st
8:30am, ***Mayo, C456***
|
John Day, Stephanie Valberg, University of Minnesota
"Biopsy Review"
|
Friday, November 28th
|
HOLIDAY- NO SEMINAR
|
Friday, December 12th
8:30am, PWB, 12-115
|
Vincent Barnett, University of Minnesota
"Myosin Crossbridge Mechanics"
|
Friday, December 19th
8:30am, PWB, 12-115
|
Meg Titus, University of Minnesota
"The Role of Unconventional Myosins in the Migration and Polarization of Amoeboid Cells"
|
Friday, December 26th
|
HOLIDAY- NO SEMINAR
|
| Refreshments will be provided |
Return to: Medical School : Academic Health Center : myU : U of M Home
