Skeletal Muscle Circadian Clocks: Keeping Time for Systemic Health
Dr. Karyn Esser presents the critical role of skeletal muscle circadian clocks in maintaining muscle strength, metabolic health, and systemic adaptations to endurance exercise.
Advancing Sarcopenia Research: CUHK Lab Unveils Early NMJ Deficits in Aging with Aurora Scientific’s 1200A
Professor Louis Cheung's lab at CUHK studies sarcopenia—the age-related loss of muscle mass—by pioneering interventions like vibration therapy by utilizing instruments including the Aurora Scientific 1200A system to precisely quantify neuromuscular junction (NMJ) dysfunction. Watch this interview to learn more about these advancements.
Building Bridges in Muscle Research: The Story Behind AMB’s Innovative Approach and Partnership with Aurora Scientific
In this interview, we sit down with Anthony Hessel and Khoi Nguyen, co-founders of Accelerated Muscle Biotechnologies (AMB), alongside Chris Rand from Aurora Scientific, to explore how their partnership is shaping the future of muscle research.
Redox Regulation of Skeletal Muscle: A Journey from Liverpool to the International Space Station
Dr. Anne McArdle and Dr. Malcolm Jackson explore groundbreaking research from the Muscle Laboratories at the University of Liverpool. They examine how redox regulation influences the adaptive responses of skeletal muscle during physical activity and how these processes evolve with age.
Mimicking the Ventricular Pressure-Volume Relationship Ex Vivo with Cardiac Slices
This webinar presents the cardiac slice model for examining myocardial function and showcases techniques and results from a cardiomyopathy mouse model.
Effects of Ovarian Failure on Muscle Form and Function
In this presentation, Parastoo Mashouri, PhD Candidate will explore her pioneering research on the effects of gradual ovarian failure on skeletal muscle function.
Molecular Signals Mediating Increases in Muscle Size and Function
Bert Blaauw answers questions from a recent webinar on skeletal muscle regulatory pathways and the resulting changes in muscle size and function.
Molecular Signals Mediating Increases in Muscle Size and Function
In this webinar, Dr. Bert Blaauw elucidates skeletal muscle regulatory pathways and offers approaches to tackle muscle deficits for therapy.
#ExpertAnswers: Christopher Perry and Homira Osman on Integrating Patients, Clinical, and Advocacy Partners with Preclinical Research Labs
Dr. Christopher Perry, York University and Dr. Homira Osman, Muscular Dystrophy Canada answer questions from a recent webinar on how the integration of clinical, industrial, and not-for-profit advocacy partners with preclinical research labs offers great potential to improve our research impact.
Unlocking Heart Health: Revolutionizing Diastolic Function through Integrative Muscle Physiology at Wayne State University
Dr. Charles Chung is an Associate Professor of Physiology at Wayne State University. Using integrated physiology, analyzing data from the molecular level to the whole muscle, his laboratory aims to provide new directions and identify novel treatments for a variety of cardiac disorders. Learn more about his research group by watching the interview or summarized blog below.
Integrating Patient Engagement and Trainee Development in Pre-Clinical Research
Christopher Perry, PhD discusses how his laboratory aims to discover mechanisms by which metabolic dysfunction causes muscle weakness and apply these findings to develop new therapies for muscle disorders. Homira Osman, PhD provides a particular focus on leveraging scientific findings for practice and policy and linking trainees with patient communities.
Video Interview – Aurora Scientific’s 801C: Small Intact Muscle Apparatus
Chris Rand discusses Aurora Scientific's 801C: Small Intact Muscle Apparatus. The device can be used for measuring muscle contractility and for other applications in fields like muscle physiology and cardiovascular science research.
How Aurora Scientific is Empowering the Research Community: An Interview with General Manager Matt Borkowski
InsideScientific recently interviewed Matt Borkowski, General Manager of Aurora Scientific, where he discussed his new role, the company's approach to innovation, and commitment to providing customer support through educational resources.
Can the Immune System Protect after Repeated Myocardial Injury?
While the immune response to a single cardiac event has been well researched, few have reported on whether an adaptive immunity is observed after repeated cardiac injury. Here, we discuss a recent publication from Tiwary et al., in which they investigate the cytoprotective response after multiple cardiomyopathic injuries.
#ExpertAnswers: Sarah Greising on Muscle Injury Recovery
Sarah Greising discusses the current pathophysiologic understanding of the skeletal muscle remaining following traumatic musculoskeletal injuries.
#ExpertAnswers: Bradley Palmer on Measuring Cardiac Tissue
Bradley Palmer answers questions from a recent webinar where he highlighted and demonstrated the challenging preparation of cardiac tissue slices and measurement of force and calcium.
Industry Insights with Chris Rand from Aurora Scientific
This episode of Share Science features Chris Rand, MSc, sales and marketing manager at Aurora Scientific. In this interview, Chris shares Aurora Scientific’s history, their journey within the preclinical research world, and their advance into the neuroscience space.
Industry Insights with Chris Rand from Aurora Scientific
Chris Rand delves into the start and evolution of Aurora Scientific, and their journey within the preclinical research world.
Mitochondrial Contributions to Muscle Weakness: Student Research from the MHRC
The Muscle Health Research Centre (MHRC) is one of Canada's leading innovators in muscle physiology research. In this blog post, we continue our series of interviews with student researchers at the MHRC and learn more about their research objectives, findings, and goals.
Functional Recovery of the Musculoskeletal System Following Injury – Leveraging the Large Animal Model
Watch Dr. Sarah Greising discuss the current pathophysiologic understanding of the skeletal muscle remaining following traumatic musculoskeletal injuries.
Muscle Health Research Centre (MHRC)
The Muscle Health Research Centre (MHRC) provides a centralized and focused research emphasis on the importance of skeletal muscle to [...]
Cardiac Tissue Slices: Preparation, Data Acquisition, and Analysis
Dr. Bradley Palmer demonstrates the challenging preparation of cardiac tissue slices and measurement of force and calcium.
#ExpertAnswers: Sue Bodine on Aging Science
Join Sue Bodine, PhD as she answers questions from a recent webinar that focuses on the decline in muscle mass with aging and the role that innervation plays in muscle atrophy.
Academy of Surgical Research Virtual Annual Meeting 2021
Register to watch the on-demand 37th Academy of Surgical Research Virtual Meeting, a three-day exploration of surgical techniques, innovative research, and technology advancements.
#ExpertAnswers: Rizwan Qaisar & Matthew Borkowski on Aging Science
In this episode of Expert Answers, Dr. Rizwan Qaisar and Matthew Borkowski, focus on the experimental protocols used for measuring muscle function and mechanics for in vivo and in vitro research.
