The Muscle Health Research Centre at York University presents: The 5th Annual Muscle Health Awareness Day
A series of lectures and graduate student poster presentations related to:
- Muscle Adaptation
- Development
- Metabolism
- Disease
Guest speakers included:
- Dr. Renee Vandenboom (Brock University)
- Dr. Jeremy Simpson (University of Guelph)
- Dr. David Maclennan (University of Toronto)
- Dr. Joe Chakkalakal (Rochester University)
- Dr. Penney Gilbert (University of Toronto)
- Dr. Ronald Cohn (Sick Kids/University of Toronto)
- Dr. Rolando Ceddia (York University)
- Dr. Brendan Gurd (Queen’s University)
- Dr. Minna Woo (UHN/University of Toronto)
Event Details
Date and Time
May 23, 2014 (Friday) 9:00 am – 4:00 pm
Registration (fee paid on-site only, includes light breakfast, buffet lunch and coffee breaks)
- Faculty members, $20
- Graduate/UG students: $15
- Speakers: Free, no abstract required.
Venue
Life Sciences Building Lobby and Room 103, York University, 4700 Keele St., Toronto.
Deadline to Email Abstract Submission Forms
Friday May 16, 2014 at 5:00PM via Email to: mhrc@yorku.ca
For updates and more information, visit the MHRC website.
Program Outline
8:15AM – 9:00AM Registration, poster mounting, and light breakfast
SESSION 1: SKELETAL MUSCLE/CARDIAC PHYSIOLOGY/BIOCHEMISTRY (9:00AM – 10:35AM)
Chair: Dr. Mazen Hamadeh, York University
9:00AM – 9:05AM – Dr. David Hood, York University – Welcome and Introduction
9:05AM – 9:35AM – Dr. Rene Vandenboom, Brock University – Myosin Phosphorylation and Force Potentiation in Skeletal Muscle: Evidence from Animal Models
9:35AM – 10:05AM – Dr. Jeremy Simpson, University of Guelph – Pathogenesis of heart failure-induced respiratory muscle dysfunction
10:05AM – 10:35AM – Dr. David MacLennan, University of Toronto – Steps along the Pathway to Dilated Cardiomyopathy
10:35AM – 11:30AM Break (Poster Presenting and Viewing)
SESSION 2: STEM CELLS (11:30AM – 12:30PM)
Chair: Dr. Anthony Scime, York University
11:30AM – 12:00PM – Dr. Joe Chakkalakal, Rochester University – Regulation of skeletal muscle stem cell quiescence
12:00PM – 12:30PM – Dr. Rene Vandenboom, Brock University – Bioengineering strategies to maintain skeletal muscle health throughout life
12:30PM – 2:30PM Lunch (Orange Snail, Stong College): 2:00PM – 2:30PM Posters
SESSION 3: METABOLISM (2:30PMAM – 4:35PM)
Chair: Dr. Michael Riddell, York University
2:30PM – 3:00PM – Dr. Ronald Cohn, Sick Kids/University of Toronto – Maintaining skeletal muscle mass: Lessons learned from hibernation
3:00PM – 3:30PM – Dr. Rolando Ceddia, York University – Exercise-induced browining of white fat: Implications for the regulation of whole-body energy homeostasis and adiposity
3:30PM – 4:00PM – Dr. Brendon Gurd, Queen’s University – Translating resveratrol research from animals to humans: Should we have RESerVations?
4:00PM – 4:30PM – Dr. Minna Woo, University Health Network, University of Toronto – The role of Mmuscle DJ-1 in diabetes and obesity
