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Frontiers in Myogenesis Conference 2023

The Society for Muscle Biology is glad to announce that the "Frontiers in Myogenesis: Advances in Skeletal Muscle Growth, Repair and Disease" conference will be held on November 6-11th 2023 in São Paulo (Brazil) at the Sofitel Guarujá Jequitimar hotel. 


The final program can be found here.


Regular Registration Deadline extended to September 30th, 2023.


By registering and attending the conference you agree to follow the Code of Conduct and the conference policy regarding Health and Safety.

Credit: Sofitel Guarujá Jequitimar

Abstract Guidelines
Travel Award Information
Registration page

LIst of Confirmed Speakers

Keynote Speakers:

Giulio Cossu, University of Manchester, UK

Mayana Zatz, Instituto de Biociências, Brazil

Confirmed speakers:

Atsushi Asakura, University of Minnesota Medical School, USA

Anton Bennett, Yale University, USA

Helen Blau, Stanford University, USA

Thomas Braun, Max-Planck-Institute for Heart and Lung Research, Germany

Elizabeth Chen, UT Southwestern, USA

Jeff Dilworth, University of Wisconsin-Madison, USA

Penney Gilbert, University of Toronto, Canada

Clarissa Henry, University of Maine, USA

Sujatha Jagannathan, University of Colorado, USA

Minchul Kim, Strasbourg University, France

Robert Krauss, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai,  USA

Julia von Maltzahn, Leibniz Institute of Aging, Germany

Doug Millay, Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, USA

Pura Munoz-Canoves, Altos Labs Inc, USA

Brad Olwin, University of Colorado Boulder, USA

Confirmed speakers:

Rita Perlingeiro, University of Minnesota, USA

Charlotte Peterson, University of Kentucky College of Health Sciences, USA

Pier Lorenzo Puri, Sanford Burnham Prebys Medical Discovery Institute,  USA 

April Pyle, University of California Los Angeles, USA

Frederic Relaix, Paris Est-Creteil University,  France 

Fabio Rossi, University of British Columbia, Canada

Michael Rudnicki, Ottawa Hospital Research Institute, Canada

Alessandra Sacco, Sanford Burnham Prebys Medical Discovery Institute,  USA

Vittorio Sartorelli, National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases, NIH, USA

Frank Schnorrer, Aix Marseille University, CNRS, France

Eileen Shore, University of Pennsylvania, USA

Francesco Saverio Tedesco, University College London, UK

Will Wang, Sanford Burnham Prebys Medical Discovery Institute, USA

Peter Zammit, King’s College London, UK

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Travel to Brazil

Visa Information

Vaccine Recommendation

Vaccine Recommendation

Conference attendees from US, Canada, Australia, and Japan in addition to European and Mercosur citizens do not require a visitor visa to attend the conference. The Society of Muscle Biology encourages all potential attendees to check their entry requirements with their international office and consulate.

Brazilian Visa requirements

Vaccine Recommendation

Vaccine Recommendation

Vaccine Recommendation

To enter Brazil, being vaccinated against any specific type of disease is not mandatory. 

More Informations

Hotel Reservation

Vaccine Recommendation

Hotel Reservation

Make hotel reservations at the Sofitel Guaruja Jequitimar Hotel.

Please click on the Special Rates button at the top, type SMB23 in the 'Preferential Code' box (left side of the screen, but you need to scroll down to find the box) and click 'Submit' to access the conference room block at the conference rate. If you would like to reserve a double room but do not have a roommate, please reserve your room by contacting the hotel directly by email

Hotel Reservation

ORGANIZERS

Michael Kyba

Philippos Mourikis

Foteini Mourkioti

University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, USA

Foteini Mourkioti

Philippos Mourikis

Foteini Mourkioti

University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, USA

Philippos Mourikis

Philippos Mourikis

Philippos Mourikis

University of Paris Est Creteil, Paris, France

Funders Sponsors Partners

NIAMS Logo
AFM Telethon
Regeneron logo
Muscular Dystrophy Association
LYMN Foundation
MYOLOGICA Logo
The Company of Biologists logo
Cure Duchenne
FSHD Society
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