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The Eighteenth Annual
Pennsylvania Muscle Institute Retreat and Symposium in honor of Clara Franzini-Armstrong, Ph.D. will be held on November 3, 2008.
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Dr. Michael Ostap and Dr. Henry Shuman characterize myosin-I as a molecular tension sensor. See Penn Press Release.
PMI researchers' nanotechnology efforts are highlighted in the June issue of Nature Methods. See article here.
Dr. Roberto Dominguez and coworkers discover a key protein that is essential for assembly of heart muscle. See Penn press release.
Dr. Sandy Levine leads investigation of causes of muscle atrophy in patients on mechanical ventilators. See article in the New England Journal of Medicine.
Dr. Erika Holzbaur and Dr. Yale Goldman discover that proteins carrying chemical cargo in nerve cells react differently when exposed to the tau protein, which plays an important role in Alzheimer’s disease. See Penn Press Release.
Dr. Tejvir Khurana leads expedition to Mount Everest to study hypoxia. See pictures and detailed blog.
Congratulations to Dr. Paul Janmey on receiving a Humboldt Research Award from the Alexander von Humboldt Foundation.
Jennifer Levy (advisor: Erika Holzbaur) successfully defended her thesis, February 26, 2008.
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TEJVIR S. KHURANA, MD, PhD
2007
ASCI Elected Member
The ASCI comprises more than 2,800 physician-scientists
from all medical
specialties elected to the Society for their outstanding records of scholarly
achievement in biomedical research.
JOSEPH W. SANGER, PhD
2007 American Association of Anatomists (AAA)
Elected Fellow
The rank of Fellow of the American Association of Anatomists honors distinguished members who have demonstrated excellence in Science and in their overall contributions to the Anatomical Sciences.