Kick-off event - Muscle Focus Group

Info about event

Time

Monday 2 October 2023,  at 14:00 - 17:00

Location

AIAS Auditorium (building 1632-201)

Organizer

The Food and Nutrition Network

We will kick-off the Muscle Focus Group with a special event on October 2nd, featuring three renowned international speakers:

Programme:

14.00-14.15: Welcome from the steering committee

14.15-14.55: Professor Håkan Westerblad, Karolinska Institute, Sweden

TitleInteractions between metabolism, Ca2+ and redox signaling in skeletal muscle fatigue, recovery and training response.

14:55-15.25: Break: Networking and snacks

15.25-16.05: Professor Laurie Goodyear, Joselin Diabetes Center, Harvard University, Boston, US 

Title: Novel mechanisms of inter-tissue communication: skeletal muscle and beyond

16.05-16.45: Professor Michael Jensen, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota, US

Title: Human Muscle Metabolism as Seen by an Adipose Tissue Investigator

16.45: Round up and farewell

Sign up for the focus group here: here

Read more about The Muscle Focus Group here.