Organizers
Flavia F. Bloise, UFRJ
1) Interaction between thyroid hormones, myogenesis and muscle aging.
2) Relationship between inflammation and skeletal muscle physiology.
Dawit A. P. Gonçalves, UFMG
1) Adrenergic signaling to control muscle mass and function
2) Physiology and Biochemistry of exercise in extreme environments (heat and cold)
Cláudia Mermelstein, UFRJ
1) Wnt / beta-catenin signaling in myogenesis
2) Calpain in muscle differentiation and in dystrophies
Manoel Luis Costa, UFRJ
Myogenesis, adhesion and cytoskeleton, signaling pathways, zebrafish
Anderson T. Santos, UFRJ
1) Effects of chemical chaperones on cell differentiation and oxygen consumption in myoblasts;
2) Mitochondrial muscle physiology.
Arnon Jurberg, UFRJ e IDOMED/UNESA
Control of cellular fate of skeletal muscle stem cells
Lúcia Elvira Alvares, UNICAMP
Study of the expression, function and regulation of genes involved in skeletal myogenesis
Flávia A. Guarnier, UEL
1) Pathophysiology of muscle adaptations
2) Mechanisms of muscle mass loss and recovery in cachexia syndrome
Leonardo Matta, Hemholtz-IDC
1) Role of the ubiquitin-proteasome system on muscle remodeling in response to exercise and in cancer cachexia
Igor Luchini Baptista, UNICAMP
1) Molecular mechanisms and cellular adaptations involved in skeletal muscle regeneration.
2) Mitochondrial population control and how nutrients can influence the regenerative process.
Danilo Lustrino Borges, UFS
1) Role of hypothalamic peptides in the regulation of skeletal muscle mass;
2) Control of performance and muscle mass in an animal model of fibromyalgia.
Flavia Graça Zuanazzi, St. Jude Research Children's Hospital
1) Dissect the role of proteostasis during the aging process.
2) Understand how the skeletal muscle communicates with the central nervous system in aging and also in neurodegenerative diseases.
