Pennsylvania Muscle Institute
@pennmuscle.bsky.social
The Pennsylvania Muscle Institute: Cytoskeletal Research @ Penn. The Pennsylvania Muscle Institute (PMI) was created to discover the mechanisms of muscle function, muscle disease, and motile biological systems. med.upenn.edu/pmi/
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Save the date for the annual PMI Holiday Party!
Fri. Dec. 12th in BRB 14th Floor Lounge
Prizes for best holiday sweaters and a festive treats/cookies contest.
Check your emails for the link to RSVP.
Fri. Dec. 12th in BRB 14th Floor Lounge
Prizes for best holiday sweaters and a festive treats/cookies contest.
Check your emails for the link to RSVP.
November 17, 2025 at 4:52 AM
Save the date for the annual PMI Holiday Party!
Fri. Dec. 12th in BRB 14th Floor Lounge
Prizes for best holiday sweaters and a festive treats/cookies contest.
Check your emails for the link to RSVP.
Fri. Dec. 12th in BRB 14th Floor Lounge
Prizes for best holiday sweaters and a festive treats/cookies contest.
Check your emails for the link to RSVP.
Looking forward to Friday's full-day of science!
December 3, 2025 at 2:21 PM
Looking forward to Friday's full-day of science!
Reposted by Pennsylvania Muscle Institute
Join @pennmuscle.bsky.social on 12/5 for their 2025 Winter Symposium ft'ing @juanbonifacino.bsky.social (NIH), @frankschnorrer.bsky.social (@ibdm.bsky.social), @kjverhey1.bsky.social (@umich.edu) & James Dowling (Penn Neurology) tinyurl.com/2thjcnx9
December 1, 2025 at 7:47 PM
Join @pennmuscle.bsky.social on 12/5 for their 2025 Winter Symposium ft'ing @juanbonifacino.bsky.social (NIH), @frankschnorrer.bsky.social (@ibdm.bsky.social), @kjverhey1.bsky.social (@umich.edu) & James Dowling (Penn Neurology) tinyurl.com/2thjcnx9
Last call to RSVP/register for the PMI Winter 2025 Symposium and Retreat.
Fri. 12/5/2025 at the University of Pennsylvania (Smilow Translational Research Center) -- see you there!
Fri. 12/5/2025 at the University of Pennsylvania (Smilow Translational Research Center) -- see you there!
November 17, 2025 at 4:54 AM
Last call to RSVP/register for the PMI Winter 2025 Symposium and Retreat.
Fri. 12/5/2025 at the University of Pennsylvania (Smilow Translational Research Center) -- see you there!
Fri. 12/5/2025 at the University of Pennsylvania (Smilow Translational Research Center) -- see you there!
Save the date for the annual PMI Holiday Party!
Fri. Dec. 12th in BRB 14th Floor Lounge
Prizes for best holiday sweaters and a festive treats/cookies contest.
Check your emails for the link to RSVP.
Fri. Dec. 12th in BRB 14th Floor Lounge
Prizes for best holiday sweaters and a festive treats/cookies contest.
Check your emails for the link to RSVP.
November 17, 2025 at 4:52 AM
Save the date for the annual PMI Holiday Party!
Fri. Dec. 12th in BRB 14th Floor Lounge
Prizes for best holiday sweaters and a festive treats/cookies contest.
Check your emails for the link to RSVP.
Fri. Dec. 12th in BRB 14th Floor Lounge
Prizes for best holiday sweaters and a festive treats/cookies contest.
Check your emails for the link to RSVP.
Physiology & PMI Seminar
Monday, 11/17/2025 @ 3:00pm; CRB Austrian
Speaker: Gregory Alushin, PhD, Associate Professor, Department of Biochemistry, Biophysics, Chemical Biology, and Structural Biology, The Rockefeller University
Title: “Visualizing cellular force-sensing through the cytoskeleton”
Monday, 11/17/2025 @ 3:00pm; CRB Austrian
Speaker: Gregory Alushin, PhD, Associate Professor, Department of Biochemistry, Biophysics, Chemical Biology, and Structural Biology, The Rockefeller University
Title: “Visualizing cellular force-sensing through the cytoskeleton”
November 17, 2025 at 4:45 AM
Physiology & PMI Seminar
Monday, 11/17/2025 @ 3:00pm; CRB Austrian
Speaker: Gregory Alushin, PhD, Associate Professor, Department of Biochemistry, Biophysics, Chemical Biology, and Structural Biology, The Rockefeller University
Title: “Visualizing cellular force-sensing through the cytoskeleton”
Monday, 11/17/2025 @ 3:00pm; CRB Austrian
Speaker: Gregory Alushin, PhD, Associate Professor, Department of Biochemistry, Biophysics, Chemical Biology, and Structural Biology, The Rockefeller University
Title: “Visualizing cellular force-sensing through the cytoskeleton”
Physiology (@upennphysiology.bsky.social) Work-In-Progress Series (WIP)
10/13/2025 @ 3pm in CRB Austrian Auditorium
Julia Riley
PhD Candidate
Neuroscience Graduate Group
Holzbaur Lab
Nicholas Palmer
PhD Candidate
Biochemistry and Molecular Biophysics Graduate Group
Dominguez Lab
10/13/2025 @ 3pm in CRB Austrian Auditorium
Julia Riley
PhD Candidate
Neuroscience Graduate Group
Holzbaur Lab
Nicholas Palmer
PhD Candidate
Biochemistry and Molecular Biophysics Graduate Group
Dominguez Lab
October 7, 2025 at 3:17 PM
Physiology (@upennphysiology.bsky.social) Work-In-Progress Series (WIP)
10/13/2025 @ 3pm in CRB Austrian Auditorium
Julia Riley
PhD Candidate
Neuroscience Graduate Group
Holzbaur Lab
Nicholas Palmer
PhD Candidate
Biochemistry and Molecular Biophysics Graduate Group
Dominguez Lab
10/13/2025 @ 3pm in CRB Austrian Auditorium
Julia Riley
PhD Candidate
Neuroscience Graduate Group
Holzbaur Lab
Nicholas Palmer
PhD Candidate
Biochemistry and Molecular Biophysics Graduate Group
Dominguez Lab
See you on Monday @ 3pm!
October 3, 2025 at 6:09 PM
See you on Monday @ 3pm!
Come join us for our PMI Winter Symposium 2025 on Fri. Dec. 5th!
Registration deadlines:
Deadline to be selected for a short talk: October 31 (selected individuals will be notified in early November)
Deadline for attendance-only registration: November 14
(hosting.med.upenn.edu/forms/pmi/vi...)
Registration deadlines:
Deadline to be selected for a short talk: October 31 (selected individuals will be notified in early November)
Deadline for attendance-only registration: November 14
(hosting.med.upenn.edu/forms/pmi/vi...)
October 1, 2025 at 7:59 PM
Come join us for our PMI Winter Symposium 2025 on Fri. Dec. 5th!
Registration deadlines:
Deadline to be selected for a short talk: October 31 (selected individuals will be notified in early November)
Deadline for attendance-only registration: November 14
(hosting.med.upenn.edu/forms/pmi/vi...)
Registration deadlines:
Deadline to be selected for a short talk: October 31 (selected individuals will be notified in early November)
Deadline for attendance-only registration: November 14
(hosting.med.upenn.edu/forms/pmi/vi...)
Save the date for our next "science social" on Wed. Nov. 5th @ 3:30pm with a roundtable discussion.
October 1, 2025 at 6:26 PM
Save the date for our next "science social" on Wed. Nov. 5th @ 3:30pm with a roundtable discussion.
See you tomorrow afternoon!
Join us next week (9/17) for our second "scientific elevator pitches" event to learn what our PMI trainees are working on & stay for snacks! A few more slots available for interested trainees to sign-up!
September 16, 2025 at 1:54 PM
See you tomorrow afternoon!
Physiology & PMI Seminar: At The Leading Edge
Monday, October 6, 2025 @ 3:00pm
CRB Austrian Auditorium
Margo Emont, PhD, Assistant Professor of Medicine, Biological Sciences Division, University of Chicago
Title: “White adipocyte subpopulations: identification and relationship to metabolic state”
Monday, October 6, 2025 @ 3:00pm
CRB Austrian Auditorium
Margo Emont, PhD, Assistant Professor of Medicine, Biological Sciences Division, University of Chicago
Title: “White adipocyte subpopulations: identification and relationship to metabolic state”
September 10, 2025 at 2:21 PM
Physiology & PMI Seminar: At The Leading Edge
Monday, October 6, 2025 @ 3:00pm
CRB Austrian Auditorium
Margo Emont, PhD, Assistant Professor of Medicine, Biological Sciences Division, University of Chicago
Title: “White adipocyte subpopulations: identification and relationship to metabolic state”
Monday, October 6, 2025 @ 3:00pm
CRB Austrian Auditorium
Margo Emont, PhD, Assistant Professor of Medicine, Biological Sciences Division, University of Chicago
Title: “White adipocyte subpopulations: identification and relationship to metabolic state”
Physiology & PMI Seminar
Monday, September 29, 2025 @ 3:00pm
CRB Austrian Auditorium
Speaker: Nicolas Plachta, PhD, Professor, Department of Cell and Developmental Biology, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania
Title: “Imaging how the mammalian embryo forms in real time”
Monday, September 29, 2025 @ 3:00pm
CRB Austrian Auditorium
Speaker: Nicolas Plachta, PhD, Professor, Department of Cell and Developmental Biology, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania
Title: “Imaging how the mammalian embryo forms in real time”
September 10, 2025 at 2:06 PM
Physiology & PMI Seminar
Monday, September 29, 2025 @ 3:00pm
CRB Austrian Auditorium
Speaker: Nicolas Plachta, PhD, Professor, Department of Cell and Developmental Biology, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania
Title: “Imaging how the mammalian embryo forms in real time”
Monday, September 29, 2025 @ 3:00pm
CRB Austrian Auditorium
Speaker: Nicolas Plachta, PhD, Professor, Department of Cell and Developmental Biology, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania
Title: “Imaging how the mammalian embryo forms in real time”
Thanks for joining us this past Monday, 9/8!
September 10, 2025 at 2:05 PM
Thanks for joining us this past Monday, 9/8!
Back in the swing of things with our Monday afternoon @upennphysiology.bsky.social and @pennmuscle.bsky.social seminar series! See you at 3:00pm on Mondays in CRB!
September 10, 2025 at 2:02 PM
Back in the swing of things with our Monday afternoon @upennphysiology.bsky.social and @pennmuscle.bsky.social seminar series! See you at 3:00pm on Mondays in CRB!
Save the date for our PMI Winter Symposium on Fri. December 5th at Penn! Registration details coming soon.
September 10, 2025 at 1:42 PM
Save the date for our PMI Winter Symposium on Fri. December 5th at Penn! Registration details coming soon.
Join us next week (9/17) for our second "scientific elevator pitches" event to learn what our PMI trainees are working on & stay for snacks! A few more slots available for interested trainees to sign-up!
September 10, 2025 at 1:40 PM
Join us next week (9/17) for our second "scientific elevator pitches" event to learn what our PMI trainees are working on & stay for snacks! A few more slots available for interested trainees to sign-up!
Save the date - Wed. 4/30!
April 22, 2025 at 12:42 PM
Save the date - Wed. 4/30!
See you on Monday at 3:00pm!
April 22, 2025 at 12:40 PM
See you on Monday at 3:00pm!
See you on Thursday for the Spring 2025 PMI Symposium & Retreat!
Schedule, speaker bios, poster session details all here: www.med.upenn.edu/pmi/events/s...
Schedule, speaker bios, poster session details all here: www.med.upenn.edu/pmi/events/s...
April 15, 2025 at 1:02 PM
See you on Thursday for the Spring 2025 PMI Symposium & Retreat!
Schedule, speaker bios, poster session details all here: www.med.upenn.edu/pmi/events/s...
Schedule, speaker bios, poster session details all here: www.med.upenn.edu/pmi/events/s...
Register today!
Only one week until the Pennsylvania Muscle Institute (@pennmuscle.bsky.social) Spring 2025 Symposium!
Attendance-only registration deadline: April 14th
Registration & Details: www.med.upenn.edu/pmi/events/s...
Only one week until the Pennsylvania Muscle Institute (@pennmuscle.bsky.social) Spring 2025 Symposium!
Attendance-only registration deadline: April 14th
Registration & Details: www.med.upenn.edu/pmi/events/s...
April 9, 2025 at 6:13 PM
Register today!
Only one week until the Pennsylvania Muscle Institute (@pennmuscle.bsky.social) Spring 2025 Symposium!
Attendance-only registration deadline: April 14th
Registration & Details: www.med.upenn.edu/pmi/events/s...
Only one week until the Pennsylvania Muscle Institute (@pennmuscle.bsky.social) Spring 2025 Symposium!
Attendance-only registration deadline: April 14th
Registration & Details: www.med.upenn.edu/pmi/events/s...
Save the date! Wed. May 30, 2025
2:00pm - “Optical Tweezers: Light and Live, Studied One Molecule at a Time” - Steve Block, PhD [BRB Gaulton Auditorium]
3:30pm - PMI Science Social [CRB 702]
2:00pm - “Optical Tweezers: Light and Live, Studied One Molecule at a Time” - Steve Block, PhD [BRB Gaulton Auditorium]
3:30pm - PMI Science Social [CRB 702]
April 8, 2025 at 7:17 PM
Save the date! Wed. May 30, 2025
2:00pm - “Optical Tweezers: Light and Live, Studied One Molecule at a Time” - Steve Block, PhD [BRB Gaulton Auditorium]
3:30pm - PMI Science Social [CRB 702]
2:00pm - “Optical Tweezers: Light and Live, Studied One Molecule at a Time” - Steve Block, PhD [BRB Gaulton Auditorium]
3:30pm - PMI Science Social [CRB 702]
Physiology and PMI Seminars coming up on Mon. 4/28 and Mon. 5/5!
April 8, 2025 at 7:15 PM
Physiology and PMI Seminars coming up on Mon. 4/28 and Mon. 5/5!
Last call for abstract submissions for the poster sessions at our upcoming Spring 2025 PMI Symposium and Retreat on Thursday, April 17th!
Abstracts deadline: April 7th
Attendance-only registration deadline: April 14th
See you in a few weeks!
Registration & Details: bit.ly/PMISpring2025
Abstracts deadline: April 7th
Attendance-only registration deadline: April 14th
See you in a few weeks!
Registration & Details: bit.ly/PMISpring2025
April 4, 2025 at 5:18 PM
Last call for abstract submissions for the poster sessions at our upcoming Spring 2025 PMI Symposium and Retreat on Thursday, April 17th!
Abstracts deadline: April 7th
Attendance-only registration deadline: April 14th
See you in a few weeks!
Registration & Details: bit.ly/PMISpring2025
Abstracts deadline: April 7th
Attendance-only registration deadline: April 14th
See you in a few weeks!
Registration & Details: bit.ly/PMISpring2025
See you on Monday, 4/7!
April 4, 2025 at 5:13 PM
See you on Monday, 4/7!