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Kristy Swiderski
@kristyswid.bsky.social
Muscle researcher - cat lady - Cheer mum!
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Congratulations to John Nguyen on a successful PhD oration: ‘Metabolic control of skeletal muscle regeneration’. Now for the thesis!
Supervisors: Prof Gordon Lynch, @kristyswid.bsky.social, Assoc Prof Kristin Brown, @craigagoodman1.bsky.social
#muscle #stemcells #regeneration #injury #metabolism
September 22, 2025 at 8:13 PM
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Congrats to Jess Day, Ian Wicks & Team for their new @jci-insight.bsky.social paper on "Periarticular myositis and muscle fibrosis are cytokine dependent complications of inflammatory arthritis", that also involved the CMR's @kristyswid.bsky.social & Gordon Lynch
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JCI Insight - Periarticular myositis and muscle fibrosis are cytokine dependent complications of inflammatory arthritis
insight.jci.org
March 5, 2025 at 5:22 PM
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We would like to thank A/P Doug Millay for visiting the CMR, showcasing his great science, and interacting with our students and staff.
January 31, 2025 at 5:48 PM
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To celebrate International Day of Women and Girls in Science, we would like recognise the dedication and hard work of the amazing women (staff and students) of the CMR. #WomenInScience and #GirlsInSTEM #IDWGIS
February 12, 2025 at 6:43 AM
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Congratulations to Amy Bongetti on a wonderful PhD oration with the title of 'Investigating Muscle Wasting and Weakness in Critical Illness: From Bench to Bedside'

The CMR is very proud. Now for the thesis!

#Myoblue #muscle #illness #wasting
February 26, 2025 at 6:45 PM
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Congratulations to Adriana Miranda-Cervantes, Maximilian Kleinert and Team for their new paper, "Pantothenate kinase 4 controls skeletal muscle substrate metabolism", that also involved the CMR's Prof Paul Gregorevic.

www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Pantothenate kinase 4 controls skeletal muscle substrate metabolism - Nature Communications
Here, Miranda-Cervantes et al. identified pantothenate kinase 4 (PanK4) as a key regulator of muscle metabolism. Deleting PanK4 impairs fatty acid oxidation and glucose uptake, leading to glucose into...
www.nature.com
January 3, 2025 at 6:46 PM
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Congratulations to the CMR's @kristyswid.bsky.social, Prof Gordon Lynch, and extended Team, for their new paper on "Altering phosphorylation of dystrophin S3059 to attenuate cancer cachexia".
@wehi-research.bsky.social
@latrobeuni.bsky.social
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Altering phosphorylation of dystrophin S3059 to attenuate cancer cachexia
Cancer cachexia affects up to 80 % of patients with advanced cancer and accounts for >20 % of all cancer-related deaths. Sarcolemmal localization of d…
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December 30, 2024 at 7:37 AM
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Congrats to PhD student, Hannah Lalunio, Dr Nicole Stupka, Prof Alan Hayes, and the CMR's @craigagoodman1.bsky.social for their new review on "The Potential of Targeting APE1/Ref-1 as a Therapeutic Intervention for Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy"
www.liebertpub.com/doi/10.1089/...
The Potential of Targeting APE1/Ref-1 as a Therapeutic Intervention for Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy | Antioxidants & Redox Signaling
Significance: Inflammation and oxidative stress play crucial roles in the development and progression of skeletal muscle diseases. This review aims to examine the existing evidence regarding the invol...
www.liebertpub.com
December 27, 2024 at 8:30 PM
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After 7 years (2018-2024) in the CMR, we farewell Dr Justin Hardee @justinhardeephd.bsky.social
We congratulate him on his many achievements with us, including prestigious fellowships and awards.
We wish him much luck and success as an Assistant Professor at the University of Florida
#MyoBlue
December 16, 2024 at 12:18 AM
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Reactive oxygen species in skeletal muscle injury, fatigue, regeneration and ageing: In memory of John Faulkner
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Reactive oxygen species in skeletal muscle injury, fatigue, regeneration and ageing: In memory of John Faulkner
One of the most critical factors impacting healthspan in the elderly is the loss of muscle mass and function, clinically referred to as sarcopenia. Mu…
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November 30, 2024 at 9:27 PM