Along this line, we were among the first to demonstrate that PGD-derived hES cells and derivatives offer pertinent cellular models of neuromuscular diseases. Indeed, we showed that PGD-derived hES ...

Medically reviewed by Jennifer Schwartz, MD Paralytic drugs, or neuromuscular blocking agents (NMBAs), are powerful muscle ...

Our research group is investigating the mechanisms that regulate skeletal muscle regeneration, focusing on skeletal muscle stem cells. We are interested in the biogenesis of skeletal muscle stem cells ...

Cell, 2015). We are actively seeking to identify additional ... Generation, characterization, and therapeutic drug screening of novel zebrafish models of human neuromuscular diseases- The lab uses the ...

skeletal muscle stem cells and gene therapy; growth factors and signal transduction; mouse molecular genetics; muscular dystrophies and neuromuscular diseases. Skeletal muscle maintenance and ...

In myasthenia gravis, the thymus enhances the presence and the antibody production capacity of immune cells that produce antibodies against the neuromuscular junction receptor. Although the precise ...

Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) is a serious and usually fatal neurodegenerative disorder in which motor neurons deteriorate and die. | Genetics And Genomics ...

The University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB) provides an ACGME accredited, one year, neuromuscular medicine fellowship program. Our fellowship offers comprehensive training in clinical neuromuscular ...