The Pennsylvania Muscle Institute: Cytoskeletal Research @ Penn
The PMI is an interdisciplinary group of research investigators, founded to explore mechanisms of muscle function and muscle disease. Our progress has led us to broaden our focus to include the exploration of cytoskeletal dynamics and their role in cellular functions including cell motility, intracellular transport, and organelle trafficking. Our institute is dedicated to innovative, collaborative, and cross-disciplinary research, and the application of our discoveries to the treatment of human disease.
Save the date: Dec. 5th - PMI Winter Symposium 2025. Details coming soon!
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PMI Winter Symposium 2025
Save the date - Fri. 12 5 - for our PMI Winter Symposium! More details and early registration coming soon!
PMI Holiday Party 2025
Save the date and join us in celebrating the season on Fri. Dec. 12, 2025!
Cell Motility Journal Club
CMJC is a weekly meeting of PMI faculty and lab members where current scientific literature is discussed. Many established scientists can trace their introduction to the analysis of scientific literature to this meeting, as it has a lively history that reaches back to the 1960s. The group meets weekly on Wednesdays (year-round). Please contact us by email if you need to be added to the CMJC listserv for event announcements.
Muscle Club
Muscle Club is a forum for faculty, fellows, and trainees to present hour-long seminars on their research or results from the current scientific research. This group is focused on muscle biology and muscle disease, and it is a key activity of our NIH-sponsored, T32 training program. The group meets 2x a month on Tuesdays (September-May). Please contact us by email if you need to be added to the Muscle Club listserv for event announcements.
Seminars
The PMI invites distinguished scientists to give research lectures and to meet with interested Penn scientists. Our popular seminar series is attended by investigators from a broad constituency, and all members of the Penn Community are invited to attend. Seminars are typically Monday afternoons (September-May). Please contact us by email if you need to be added to the PMI Seminars listserv for event announcements.
