Muscle Health Research Centre at York University

10/30/2023

Please join us Friday (3pm Toronto time) for the MHRC Seminar featuring Dr. Robert Ross (Queen's U) who will speak on "Should cardiorespiratory fitness be a vital sign in health care settings?" Get the link: https://yorku.zoom.us/j/91533801894?pwd=MXFlZnViSXdwYUE3REJySXM5VWxUUT09
Passcode: 382328

04/11/2023

Please join us Friday (3pm Toronto time) for our MHRC Seminar by Dr. Lauren Sparks (Advent Health- Orlando, Florida) entitled "Metabolic imprinting of human skeletal muscle cells with exercise training." Get link: https://yorku.zoom.us/j/99860216122?pwd=aEo3aG1BWG4zKzBXNlluUHZUMmRzQT09
Passcode: 561229

03/23/2023

Please join us Tomorrow (3pm Toronto time) for our MHRC Seminar by Dr. Kevin Murach (University of Arkansas- Fayetteville) entitled "Exploring MYC in Muscle". Get link: https://yorku.zoom.us/j/97369009738?pwd=YnhIbDVNUGx1ZUMxYUYvbkgyWUZWQT09
Passcode: 987609

03/03/2023

Please join us TODAY (3pm Toronto time) for our MHRC Seminar by Dr. Glen Foster (UBC) entitled "Neurocirculatory consequences of hypoxia: implications for obstructive sleep apnea". Get Link: https://yorku.zoom.us/j/92703049014?pwd=YTA2VEtvWksyRDE5UkhsN1laR3Jwdz09
Passcode: 736929

01/19/2023

Please join MHRC this Friday Jan 20 at 3pm (Toronto time) for the seminar by Dr. Nadine Wiper-Bergeron (U Ottawa) on "The link between inflammation and muscle wasting: role of C/EBPbeta" The the link: https://yorku.zoom.us/j/98961439065?pwd=M0FuL1ZiTUtyWjJjRklsZkhkaTZRZz09
Passcode: 518191

04/19/2021

On Friday May 28 the Muscle Health Research Centre is holding its 12th Annual Muscle Health Awareness Day (MHAD12) with 8 internationally-recognized speakers from Europe and N. America. Free registration for all. Check out this exciting program:
https://mhrc.info.yorku.ca/files/2021/04/MHAD12-Program-Outine-April-14-2021.pdf?x55376

visit our web page where you can register:
https://mhrc.info.yorku.ca/mhad-12-2021-via-zoom-2/

MHAD 12 (2021) Via Zoom Event Details WHEN: Friday May 28, 2021 TIME: 9:00am - 3:00pm VENUE: Online via Zoom The Muscle Health Research Centre will be holding MHAD12 via Zoom on Friday May 28, 2021. The program and abstract guidelines will be coming soon. Features of MHAD12: 8 Great speakers (see be...

04/19/2021

Interested in the regulation of muscle atrophy? Check out the video of the April 9 Seminar by Dr.Stephen Alway (U Tennessee) on the MHRC Youtube channel as he describes the role of SirT1 in determing the degree of muscle atrophy and repair. See

The Role of SIRT1 in Muscle Atrophy and Repair: Miracle or Just a Mystery?

08/17/2020

Dr. David Hood interviewed by the Journal of Visual Experiments (JoVE): Recent advances in mitochondrial turnover in muscle.

08/17/2020

Paper of the month (August 2020) from Dr. Perry's research group.

07/08/2020

Paper of the Month-July 2020

Strenuous exercise is a potent stimulus to induce beneficial skeletal muscle adaptations, ranging from increased endurance due to mitochondrial biogen…

06/09/2020

Postdoctoral Research Fellowship in Mitochondrial Turnover in Muscle
The Muscle Health Research Centre (MHRC) at York University in Toronto, Canada invites applications for a Postdoctoral Fellowship in Mitochondrial Turnover in Muscle in the laboratory of David A Hood, PhD. The MHRC is an internationally recognized research centre focusing on skeletal and cardiac muscle metabolism, development, vascular support and adaptations to exercise.

The Hood lab research program is devoted to understanding the molecular mechanisms that govern the synthesis (biogenesis) and degradation (mitophagy) of mitochondria in skeletal muscle in health and disease. Research projects include: identification of transcription factors that regulate biogenesis and mitophagy in response to exercise, retrograde signaling from mitochondria to the nucleus to control mitochondrial health and the unfolded protein response, the regulation of mitochondrial and lysosomal biogenesis and function in aging muscle, and the effect of muscle disuse on mitophagy signaling and flux. Studies are conducted using a variety of rodent animal models, as well as healthy and diseased muscle and fibroblast cells in culture. The position offers the opportunity to gain technical experience in muscle and mitochondrial function, cell culture, animal models, gene expression, confocal microscopy and protein analyses.

Candidates should have completed, or be in the process of finishing a Ph.D degree. Experience in molecular biology and knowledge of muscle/exercise biology are desirable. This position will remain open until filled, and is for one year with the possibility of renewal. Salary is commensurate with experience based on Canadian grant funding guidelines.

HOW TO APPLY:

Please DO NOT apply directly on Facebook.
Send letter of interest, CV, and names of 3 references by email to [email protected], David A. Hood, Director, Muscle Health Research Centre, York University, 4700 Keele St., Toronto, ON, Canada, M3J 1P3.
Email: [email protected]
Website: https://dhood.lab.yorku.ca/