Sunday
2:00 pm - 9:00 pm
Arrival and Check-in
6:00 pm - 7:00 pm
Dinner
7:30 pm - 7:40 pm
Introductory Comments by GRC Staff / Welcome and Introduction from the Chairs
7:40 pm - 9:30 pm
Keynote Session: Perspectives on Myogenesis
7:40 pm - 7:55 pm
Introduction by Discussion Leader
7:55 pm - 8:10 pm
Short Talk Selected from Poster Abstracts
8:10 pm - 8:20 pm
Discussion
8:20 pm - 8:55 pm
8:55 pm - 9:15 pm
Discussion
9:15 pm - 9:25 pm
Short Talk Selected from Poster Abstracts
9:25 pm - 9:30 pm
Discussion
Monday
7:30 am - 8:30 am
Breakfast
9:00 am - 12:30 pm
Aging in Muscle Health and Disease
9:00 am - 9:20 am
"Epigenetic Clocks Applied to Muscle Tissue"
9:20 am - 9:30 am
Discussion
9:30 am - 9:50 am
"Aging Mechanisms that Perturb Skeletal Muscle Size and Function"
9:50 am - 10:00 am
Discussion
10:00 am - 10:10 am
Short Talk Selected from Poster Abstracts
10:10 am - 10:15 am
Discussion
10:15 am - 10:45 am
Coffee Break
10:45 am - 11:05 am
"Brain-Muscle Crosstalk in Physiology and Aging"
11:05 am - 11:15 am
Discussion
11:15 am - 11:35 am
"Geriatric Mice Cannot Regrow Muscle After Immobilisation Due to Altered Transcriptional Activity"
11:35 am - 11:45 am
Discussion
11:45 am - 12:05 pm
"Menopause Compromises Skeletal Muscle Quality and Function Through Dysregulation of Fibro-Adipogenic Progenitors"
12:05 pm - 12:15 pm
Discussion
12:15 pm - 12:30 pm
Poster Previews
12:30 pm - 1:30 pm
Lunch
1:30 pm - 4:30 pm
Free Time
3:00 pm - 4:00 pm
The GRC Power Hourâ„¢
The GRC Power Hourâ„¢ is designed to address the interests and needs of all scientists and the challenges they face in their careers. Specifically, the program promotes meaningful conversations amongst colleagues of all career stages about barriers to career advancement and strategies to support the professional growth of all members of the community. The GRC Power Hourâ„¢ is open to all conference participants.
4:30 pm - 6:00 pm
Poster Session
6:00 pm - 8:00 pm
Epigenetic Regulation of Myogenesis
6:00 pm - 6:20 pm
"Chromatin-Nuclear Lamina Interactions Regulate Fibro-Adipogenic Progenitors Identity"
6:20 pm - 6:30 pm
Discussion
6:30 pm - 6:40 pm
Short Talk Selected from Poster Abstracts
6:40 pm - 6:45 pm
Discussion
6:45 pm - 7:05 pm
"Epigenetic Integration of Signaling from the Regenerative Niche"
7:05 pm - 7:15 pm
Discussion
7:15 pm - 7:25 pm
Short Talk Selected from Poster Abstracts
7:25 pm - 7:30 pm
Discussion
7:30 pm - 7:50 pm
"Epigenetic Control of Gene Expression in Skeletal Muscle During Physiological and Pathological Perturbations"
7:50 pm - 8:00 pm
Discussion
8:00 pm - 9:00 pm
Dinner
Tuesday
7:30 am - 8:30 am
Breakfast
8:30 am - 9:00 am
Group Photo
9:00 am - 12:30 pm
The Muscle Stem Cell Niche
9:00 am - 9:20 am
"Niche Regulation of Muscle Stem Cell Quiescence"
9:20 am - 9:30 am
Discussion
9:30 am - 9:50 am
"The Regenerative Niche in Normal and Pathological Muscle"
9:50 am - 10:00 am
Discussion
10:00 am - 10:10 am
Short Talk Selected from Poster Abstracts
10:10 am - 10:15 am
Discussion
10:15 am - 10:45 am
Coffee Break
10:45 am - 11:05 am
"Novel Roles of the Extracellular Matrix in the Skeletal Muscle Stem Cell Niche"
11:05 am - 11:15 am
Discussion
11:15 am - 11:35 am
"Biophysical Regulation of Muscle Stem Cell Fate"
11:35 am - 11:45 am
Discussion
11:45 am - 11:55 am
Short Talk Selected from Poster Abstracts
11:55 am - 12:00 pm
Discussion
12:00 pm - 12:10 pm
Short Talk Selected from Poster Abstracts
12:10 pm - 12:15 pm
Discussion
12:15 pm - 12:30 pm
Poster Previews
12:30 pm - 1:30 pm
Lunch
1:30 pm - 4:30 pm
Free Time
4:30 pm - 6:00 pm
Poster Session
6:00 pm - 8:00 pm
Muscle Diseases and Therapies
6:00 pm - 6:20 pm
"Assessing Satellite Cell Dysfunction in the Cause and Progression of Muscular Dystrophies"
6:20 pm - 6:30 pm
Discussion
6:30 pm - 6:50 pm
"Zebrafish Models of Dystroglycanopathies Provide New Insight into Neuromuscular Development"
6:50 pm - 7:00 pm
Discussion
7:00 pm - 7:20 pm
"Muscle Regeneration Following Viral Infection"
7:20 pm - 7:30 pm
Discussion
7:30 pm - 7:50 pm
"Limb Muscle Regeneration in Peripheral Artery Disease"
7:50 pm - 8:00 pm
Discussion
8:00 pm - 9:00 pm
Dinner
Wednesday
7:30 am - 8:30 am
Breakfast
9:00 am - 12:30 pm
Innovations in Muscle Research
9:00 am - 9:20 am
"Biomaterials as Drugs to Regenerate Skeletal Muscle"
9:20 am - 9:30 am
Discussion
9:30 am - 9:50 am
"Linking Hematopoietic and Neuromuscular Aging at Single Cell Resolution"
9:50 am - 10:00 am
Discussion
10:00 am - 10:10 am
Short Talk Selected from Poster Abstracts
10:10 am - 10:15 am
Discussion
10:15 am - 10:45 am
Coffee Break
10:45 am - 11:05 am
"Maintenance and Regulation of Muscle Fibre Junctions in Humans"
11:05 am - 11:15 am
Discussion
11:15 am - 11:35 am
"RNA Binding Proteins Orchestrate Myogenesis"
11:35 am - 11:45 am
Discussion
11:45 am - 11:55 am
Short Talk Selected from Poster Abstracts
11:55 am - 12:00 pm
Discussion
12:00 pm - 12:10 pm
Short Talk Selected from Poster Abstracts
12:10 pm - 12:15 pm
Discussion
12:15 pm - 12:30 pm
Poster Previews
12:30 pm - 1:30 pm
Lunch
1:30 pm - 4:30 pm
Free Time
4:30 pm - 6:00 pm
Poster Session
6:00 pm - 8:00 pm
Development of Muscle and Associated Tissues
6:00 pm - 6:20 pm
"Distinct Morphogenetic Events and Signaling Pathways Regulate the Formation and Deployment of Muscle Stem Cell Populations During Growth and Regeneration"
6:20 pm - 6:30 pm
Discussion
6:30 pm - 6:40 pm
Short Talk Selected from Poster Abstracts
6:40 pm - 6:45 pm
Discussion
6:45 pm - 7:05 pm
"Regulation of Muscle Stem Cell Fate by p53"
7:05 pm - 7:15 pm
Discussion
7:15 pm - 7:25 pm
Short Talk Selected from Poster Abstracts
7:25 pm - 7:30 pm
Discussion
7:30 pm - 7:50 pm
"The Lifecycle of Proprioception: Insights into Muscle Spindle Development and Aging"
7:50 pm - 8:00 pm
Discussion
8:00 pm - 9:00 pm
Dinner
Thursday
7:30 am - 8:30 am
Breakfast
8:30 am - 9:00 am
Business Meeting
Nominations for the Next Vice Chair(s); Complete the GRC Evaluation Forms; Election of the Next Vice Chair(s)
9:00 am - 12:30 pm
Regulation of Gene Expression in Muscle
9:00 am - 9:20 am
"Coordinating Transcriptional Control and Intracellular Remodeling During Adult Myogenesis"
9:20 am - 9:30 am
Discussion
9:30 am - 9:50 am
"A CTCF Dependent Code for Migratory Myogenic Progenitors"
9:50 am - 10:00 am
Discussion
10:00 am - 10:10 am
Short Talk Selected from Poster Abstracts
10:10 am - 10:15 am
Discussion
10:15 am - 10:45 am
Coffee Break
10:45 am - 11:05 am
"DNA G-Quadruplexes(G4s) Profiling Reveals Functional and Mechanistic Role of G4s in Skeletal Muscle Stem Cells"
11:05 am - 11:15 am
Discussion
11:15 am - 11:35 am
"Molecular Regulation of Muscle Stem Cell Function"
11:35 am - 11:45 am
Discussion
11:45 am - 11:55 am
Short Talk Selected from Poster Abstracts
11:55 am - 12:00 pm
Discussion
12:00 pm - 12:10 pm
Short Talk Selected from Poster Abstracts
12:10 pm - 12:15 pm
Discussion
12:15 pm - 12:30 pm
Poster Previews
12:30 pm - 1:30 pm
Lunch
1:30 pm - 4:30 pm
Free Time
4:30 pm - 6:00 pm
Poster Session
6:00 pm - 8:00 pm
Physiological Regulation of Myogenesis
6:00 pm - 6:20 pm
"Muscle Circadian Clock as a Transcriptional Hub for Homeostasis and Adaptation"
6:20 pm - 6:30 pm
Discussion
6:30 pm - 6:50 pm
"Mechanisms of Muscle Wasting in Cachexia and Aging"
6:50 pm - 7:00 pm
Discussion
7:00 pm - 7:20 pm
"Regulatory Mechanisms of FAP in Modulating MuSC Dynamics during Regeneration and Hypertrophy"
7:20 pm - 7:30 pm
Discussion
7:30 pm - 7:50 pm
"Tuning Myofiber Identity Switch to Alleviate Dietary Obesity"
7:50 pm - 8:00 pm
Discussion
8:00 pm - 9:00 pm
Dinner
Friday
7:30 am - 8:30 am
Breakfast
9:00 am
Departure