The PMI has a vibrant training program in Muscle Biology and Muscle Disease, supported in part by a T32 award from the National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases (NIAMS). Members of the Penn community are known world-wide for excellence in muscle research, and this program facilitates collaborative training opportunities for predoctoral students and postdoctoral fellows.
Our training program enables trainees to work in laboratories directed by principal investigators who are leaders in the study of the cell biology, genetics, physiology, and/or pathology of muscle. Although the range of interests and expertise of the trainers on this grant is broad, the training is focused on elucidating the mechanisms of muscle function and disease. The program is designed to take advantage of the highly collaborative nature of the faculty, thus providing the trainees with the opportunity to integrate molecular and clinical aspects of muscle biology into their research. This training diversity provides an unparalleled training environment in the area of muscle biology.
Zoltan Arany, M.D., Ph.D.
Physiology, School of Medicine
Joseph A. Baur, Ph.D.
Physiology, School of Medicine
Dennis E. Discher, Ph.D.
Chemical & Biomolecular, Mechanical, and BioEngineering,
School of Engineering and Applied Science
Roberto Dominguez, Ph.D.
Physiology, School of Medicine
Jonathan A. Epstein, M.D.
Cell & Developmental Biology, School of Medicine
Yale E. Goldman, M.D., Ph.D.
Physiology, School of Medicine
Michael Granato, Ph.D.
Cell & Developmental Biology, School of Medicine
Erika L.F. Holzbaur, Ph.D.
Physiology, School of Medicine
Anna Kashina, Ph.D.
Animal Biology, Biochemistry, School of Veterinary Medicine
Daniel P. Kelly, M.D.
Medicine, School of Medicine
Tejvir S. Khurana, M.D., Ph.D.
Physiology, School of Medicine
Melike Lakadamyali, Ph.D.
Physiology, School of Medicine
Robert L. Mauck, Ph.D.
Orthopaedic Surgery, School of Medicine
Kenneth B. Margulies, M.D.
Medicine, School of Medicine
Foteini Mourkioti, Ph.D.
Orthopaedic Surgery, School of Medicine
E. Michael Ostap, Ph.D.
Physiology, School of Medicine
Michael S. Parmacek, M.D.
Medicine, School of Medicine
Benjamin L. Prosser, Ph.D.
Physiology, School of Medicine
Louis J. Soslowsky, Ph.D.
Orthopaedic Surgery, School of Medicine
Hansell H. Stedman, M.D.
Surgery, School of Medicine
Paul Titchenell, Ph.D.
Physiology, School of Medicine
E. Michael Ostap, Ph.D.
Director, Pennsylvania Muscle Institute
University of Pennsylvania, School of Medicine
Email: ostap@pennmedicine.upenn.edu