Meeting Schedule

Bioengineering Seminar

Powell-Focht Bioengineering Hall - Fung Auditorium
2:00 PM, Fridays

Orthopaedic Research Society
San Francisco, CA (March 2008)

• Differential muscle and tendon adaptation after tendon transfer surgery. M. Takahashi, S.R. Ward, and R.L. Lieber.
• Muscle architecture determines active and passive tension-generating impairments during surgical release. M.J. Lim, M. Takahashi, J. Fridén, R.L. Lieber and S.R. Ward.
• Differential effect of dose and volume on muscle structure and function after botulinum toxin injection. J.B. Hulst, V.B. Minamoto, M.J. Lim, S.R. Ward and R.L. Lieber.
• Decreased elastic modulus with muscle fiber atrophy in response to botulinum toxin injection. B.E. Thacker, A. Tomiya, J.B. Hulst, S.N. Bremner, R.L. Lieber and S.R. Ward.
• Increased serial sarcomere number does not result in increased muscle excursion after tendon transfer surgery. M. Takahashi, S.R. Ward, and R.L. Lieber.
• Microarchitecture studies of the human multifidus muscle reveal its unique design as a major dynamic stabilizer of the lumbar spine. C.W. Kim, S.R. Ward, A. Tomiya, G. Regev, M. Dhawan, L. Gottschalk, S.R. Garfin and R.L. Lieber.
• Scapulothoracic and glenohumeral muscle architecture in middle-aged individuals. G.G. Altobelli, C.M. Eng, A.B. Taylor, D. Gokhin, R.L. Lieber and S.R. Ward.
• Glenohumeral muscle architecture differs in middle-aged and elderly individuals. G.G. Altobelli, C.M. Eng, A.B. Taylor, D. Gokhin, R.L. Lieber and S.R. Ward.

American Society of Biomechanics
Stanford, CA (August 2007)

• Growth-dependent enhancement of mouse neonatal muscle morphology and contractile function. D.S. Gokhin and R.L. Lieber.
• Scaling of joint mechanics and muscle architecture in the human knee. S.R. Ward, T. Kingsbury, T. Winters, K.M. Lieber, J. Braun, C. Eng, and R. Lieber.
• The relationship between muscle force and intramuscular pressure during dynamic muscle contractions. S.R. Ward, J. Davis, K.R. Kaufman, R.L. Lieber.
• Increased stress production and response to injury in desmin knockout muscles rescued by plasmid transfection. M.G. Palmisano, S.N. Bremner, and R.L. Lieber.
• Functional implications of optimal muscle fiber lengths of the ankle plantarflexors. E.M. Arnold, S.R. Ward, R.L. Lieber and S.L. Delp.
• Human lower extremity design: architecture of human hamstring and quadriceps muscles. K.M. Lieber, J. Braun, T. Kingsbury, T. Winters, C. Eng, S.R. Ward, and R.L. Lieber.
• The use of molecular biology in biomechanics. R.L. Lieber.

Orthopaedic Research Society
San Diego, CA (February 2007)

• Glenohumeral muscle architecture scales with skeletal size. G.A. Abrams, N.S. Fakhouri, C.M. Eng, D.S. Gokhin, S.R. Ward, and R.L. Lieber.
• Mechanical properties of vastus lateralis single muscle fibers in children with and children without cerebral palsy. J.R. Foran, J.M. Singelyn, S. Steinman, S.R. Ward, H.G. Chambers, M.L. Greaser and R.L. Lieber.
• Intramuscular variation in the architectural properties of the human deltoid. D.S. Gokhin, S.R. Ward, J. Fridén, C.M. Eng and R.L. Lieber.
• Increased efficacy and decreased side-effects of botulinum toxin after muscle stretch or muscle contraction. V.B. Minamoto, S.N. Bremner, S.R. Ward and R.L. Lieber.
• Rescue of mechanical function in desmin knockout muscles by plasmid transfection. M.G. Palmisano, S.N. Bremner, S.B. Shah, A.F. Ryan and R.L. Lieber.
• Validity of intraoperative sarcomere length measurement during tendon transfer surgery. M. Takahashi, S.R. Ward and R.L. Lieber.
• Muscle adaptation after moderately stretched tendon transfer. M. Takahashi, S.R. Ward and R.L. Lieber.
• Human lower extremity muscle design. S.R. Ward, C.M. Eng, L.H. Smallwood and R.L. Lieber.

World Congress of Biomechanics
Munich, Germany (July 2006)

• Forearm muscle volumes can be accurately obtained from high resolution MRI. C.M Eng, S.R. Ward, L.H. Smallwood, G.D. Abrams and R.L. Lieber.
• The architectural design of the lumbar multifidus muscle supports its role as stabilizer. S.R. Ward, C.M. Eng, L.J. Gottschalk, C.W. Kim, S.R. Garfin and R.L. Lieber.

American College of Sports Medicine
Denver, CO (May 2006)

• Complete muscle architecture and fiber types of the rat hindlimb. C.M. Eng, L.H. Smallwood, M.P. Rainiero, M. Lahey, S.R. Ward and R.L. Lieber.
• Stress-dependent and stress-independent gene expression after muscle contraction. R.L. Lieber, E.R. Hentzen, I.A. Barash and J. Fridén.
• Transfection of adult desmin-null muscles with GFP-desmin plasmid restores normal sarcomere Z-disk alignment. M.G. Palmisano, S.N. Bremner, S.B. Shah, A.F. Ryan and R.L. Lieber.
• Muscle architectural changes after rotator cuff tear in the rat. S.R. Ward, J.J. Sarver, C.M. Eng, C. McElroy, S.M. Perry, G.R. Williams, L.J. Soslowsky and R.L. Lieber.

Orthopaedic Research Society
Chicago, IL (March 2006)

• Titin may explain increased stiffness in spastic skeletal muscle from children with cerebral palsy. J. Foran, S. Steinman, M.L. Greaser, H.G. Chambers and R.L. Lieber.
• Transfection of adult desmin-null muscles with desmin-GFP plasmid restores normal sarcomere Z-disk alignment. M.G. Palmisano, S.N. Bremner, S.B. Shah, A.F. Ryan and R.L. Lieber.
• Dorsal transfer of the brachioradialis to flexor pollicis longus muscle powers thumb flexion and forearm pronation. S.R. Ward, W. Peace, J. Fridén and R.L. Lieber.