Frontiers in Myogenesis Conference
Date and time
Location
Los Suenos Marriott Ocean & Golf Resort
800 meters west of Herradura entrance
Playa Herradura, Puntarenas Province 60101
Costa Rica
The 2021 Frontiers in Myogenesis Conference Organizers: Dr. Elizabeth Chen; Dr. Rita Perlingeiro; Dr. Francesco Saverio Tedesco
About this event
The 2021 Skeletal muscle: development, regeneration and disease meeting aims to provide a forum for discussing recent discoveries in skeletal muscle research, foster cross-fertilization from diverse areas and backgrounds, advance our understanding of muscle biology, and promote the development of therapeutic approaches for muscle diseases.
Keynote Lectures by Dr. Eric Olson, UT SouthWestern and Dr. Thomas Braun, Max Plank Institute for Heart and Lung Research
Scientific Sessions
1. Cellular and molecular dynamics of skeletal muscle development
2. Myoblast fusion and muscle growth
3-4. Muscle stem cell regulation
5. Epigenetic regulation of skeletal muscle
6. iPS cells, bioengineering and emerging technologies to study and repair skeletal muscle
7. Muscle metabolism and cancer
8. Microenvironment in skeletal muscle repair and disease
9-10. Muscle disease models and mechanisms
11. Translating skeletal muscle science into new therapies
