Matthew Rok

PhD in Molecular Genetics 🧫🥼Cohn & Ivakine Labs at SickKids. Dragon boater and skier🎿

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Join us for the April #Myogenesis seminar!
We’re excited to host Dr. Darryl Davis presenting: “Extracellular Vesicle–Based Modulation of Atrial Remodeling in Atrial Fibrillation”
Apr 27, 2026 2–3 PM EST
Zoom link will be shared on the day. DM to attend or present!

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📢 Join us for our March #Myogenesis meeting!
We’re excited to host Dr. Paige Cole (Owens Lab, Liverpool John Moores University, UK) presenting
🗓 March 30, 2026 ⏰ 2–3 PM EST 💻 Zoom link shared day-of via email #SkeletalMuscle #Myogenesis #MuscleBiology #StemCells #CellCycle

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🎉 Happy New Year! We’re excited to kick off #Myogenesis 2026 with a talk by Dr. Tanner Wherley (Cincinnati Children’s Hospital).
🗓 Jan 26, 2026 | ⏰ 2–3 PM EST
📄 Poster details below ⬇️ | 🔗 Zoom link shared on the day of meeting.

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📣 Last #Myogenesis seminar of 2025!

Mon Nov 24, 2 to 3 pm ET
Speaker: Dr. Jessica Braun (University of Copenhagen)
“Neuronatin deficiency impairs soleus and cardiac muscle function in male and female mice.”
Poster below.
Interested in presenting in 2026? DM Matthew or Bella.

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For our spooky October meeting we will be hosting Samar Rizvi from Aurora Scientific, Canada and who completed their MSc at the Cohn Lab. Samar will present their talk titled "Instrumental Insights in Muscle Physiology Research" at 2-3pm EST on Monday the 27th, October 2025.

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We’re excited to kick off the fall season of Myogenesis with our Sept. speaker, Dr. Marine Theret (UBC)!
Monday, Sept 29, 2025 2–3pm EST | Online
Come join the community & connect with peers in muscle research.
#Myogenesis #MuscleResearch

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Don’t forget to join us today!

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🧬 Mark your calendars!
Join us virtually on Wednesday, July 2nd (2–3 PM EST) for the next Myogenesis Discussion Group 💪

Dr. Val Fajardo @ValFajardoPhD will share his knowledge on “GSK3 Inhibition as an Exercise Mimetic: Its Potential Therapeutic Applications”
#Sciencetalk

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Reminder! Don’t forget to join us today from 2-3 pm!

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📢 Speaker Call! We’re seeking speakers for our myogenesis meetings! Interested presenters can email a summary of their work to the emails in the comments ⬇️ Session time is flexible! The next session is on March 31st, but we’re open to future dates. Please share!#ScienceTwitter

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🗓️ Happy Monday! Just a friendly reminder to join us virtually for Ainoa’s talk today from 2 to 3 PM. See you soon!

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📢Join us virtually on October 28th 2 -3 PM for an insightful talk by Ainoa Tehedera-Villlafranca🔬. Ainoa will discuss her research on improving drug evaluation for Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy (DMD) using Organ-on-a-Chip Technology to biosense myotube integrity🌟#ScienceTwitter

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Welcome back to Myogenesis! We hope you had a fantastic summer! 🌞

This month's meeting features Emma Frank from the University of Copenhagen 🇩🇰. Join us on Monday, Sept 30th, 2-3pm EST for her talk: "Uncovering the Role of Rho GTPase Signaling in Skeletal Muscle Metabolism" 💪

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Join us at Myogenesis as we welcome Dr. Josephine Bageritz from Heidelberg University for a talk on "Deciphering the Dynamics of Muscle Stem Cell Reservoirs" 🏋️‍♂️ Mark your calendars for April 29th, 2-3pm EST. Zoom link coming soon! #ScienceTwitter #Myogenesis

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🎉 Exciting Announcement! 🗓️ Join us next Monday, Jan 29, from 2-3 PM EST on Zoom as Aamir Wahhab shares groundbreaking insights into his research on XLMTM. 🧬 Don't miss out on this opportunity to dive into the latest advancements! 🚀 #ResearchTalk #XLMTM #ScienceTalks

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Hello Muscle Family! 😃 🙌

📢Please join us for our next myogenesis discussion series on Monday, November 27 from 2-3pm EST– Dr. Carlos Henriquez-Olguin will be presenting on subcellular redox signalling in skeletal muscle adaptation.

See you then!

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Hello Muscle Enthusiasts!

Our next virtual seminar is taking place on Oct 30th from 2-3pm EST where Thibaux Van der Stede and Roger Moreno-Justicia from the University of Copenhagen will be speaking about skeletal muscle fiber heterogeneity. Details below!

See you then 😃

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Hello Everyone!

We are back with an exciting virtual talk on Sept 25th, 2-3pm EST- Dr. Megeney will be speaking about how caspase activity coordinates DNA damage and repair to promote myogenesis.

Don't miss it 😃@MegeneyLab