Workshop on Muscle Physiology

NSMRC Workshop on Muscle Physiology

March 23-24, 2011
University of California, San Diego
La Jolla, CA

The purpose of this workshop was to provide hands-on experience in skeletal muscle physiology testing to scientists with an interest in the musculoskeletal system. The course included lectures by Richard Lieber, Ph.D. and Samuel Ward, P.T., Ph.D. on skeletal muscle physiology and laboratory instrumentation, followed by the testing of live tissues and data analysis.

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March 23

1 - 3 pm	Introduction to Muscle Isometric Properties
3 - 3:30 pm	Instrumentation Overview
3:30 - 5 pm	Set-up and Calibration of Instrumentation

March 24

8 am - 12 pm	Isometric Contractile Experiments
12 - 1 pm	Lunch Break
1 - 4 pm	Data Analysis and Discussion
4 - 6 pm	Reception

	Richard L. Lieber, Ph.D. Professor and Vice Chair, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery University of California, San Diego
	Samuel R. Ward, P.T., Ph.D. Associate Professor of Radiology and Orthopaedic Surgery University of California, San Diego

This workshop was sponsored in part by Aurora Scientific, Inc.