CONFERENCES
Webinars and Meetings
CONFERENCES
Webinars and Meetings
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Webinars and Meetings
Due to the COVID-19 pandemic and safety issues related to holding in person meetings, we are instead organizing a series of webinars on specific topics. The goal is to promote continued communication within the dysferlin research community so that scientists can stay current with the latest advances. Topics that we intend to cover include areas of research where we are seeing movement or breakthroughs that will help advance the field.
If you would like to view a recording of any of the webinars, please email us at admin@jain-foundation.org.

Upcoming Webinars and Meetings
Dysferlin and Metabolism
Wednesday, June 29, 2022
11:00 AM – 1:30 PM EDT (GMT-4)
The Jain Foundation is excited to share recent discoveries related to how dysferlin deficiency affects cellular metabolism and how diet and exercise may affect the course of dysferlinopathy. Metabolic changes in skeletal muscle are a hallmark of several types of muscular dystrophy. In vitro and in vivo studies of dysferlinopathy have identified metabolic effects are often distinct or at odds with observations from other types of muscular dystrophy. This indicates that some metabolic changes may be unique to dysferlin deficiency rather than being caused by generic dystrophic processes. We hope you can join this webinar, which will present findings from metabolic studies on dysferlin-deficient muscle fibers, and the impact of dietary interventions on the phenotype of dysferlinopathy.
Planned presentations
Regula Furrer, University of Basel, “Involvement of metabolic remodeling in the development of dysferlinopathies”.
Alistair Khodabukus, Duke University, “The role of dysferlin in regulating lipid accumulation and mitochondrial function in engineered human skeletal muscle tissues”.
Julio Cárdenas, Universidad Mayor, Chile, “Ketosis Ameliorates Dysferlinopathy Phenotype in Bla/J Mice by Promoting Mitochondrial Function”.
Pascal Bernatchez, University of British Columbia, “Whole-body metabolic abnormalities in Dysferlinopathies: causes of muscle wasting or bystanders?”
Future Webinars
TBD