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Children have a high chance of surviving cancer -- but often suffer afterwards from chemo's side effects.
Baylor researchers are exploring ways to combat issues like muscle loss, potentially improving survivors' health for decades:
magazine.web.baylor.edu/news…
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Congratulations to our newly promoted faculty!
Cory Smith, PhD and Michael Wiggs, PhD were both promoted from Assistant Professor to Associate Professor, in the Department of Health, Human Performance, and Recreation.
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Let’s go Robbins College students. Grab a partner and join the challenge!
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Robbins College is mourning the devastating loss of Dr. Jeff Forsse, Clinical Assistant Professor, who died tragically in a farming accident this past weekend. Please join us in praying for Dr. Forsse’s family and friends during this difficult time. bit.ly/3OWwZET
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One week away!!
Looking forward to seeing you all there, TACSM Members!
Make sure you are registered; preregistration ends tomorrow night.
Poster/Abstract information has begun being emailed out to all.
Stay tuned for a couple more updates for this next week!
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So excited for this Call! Thanks to @UACachexia, @YNishimura87 and Dr. T Washington for your efforts to get this launched!🥳 #Cancer #cachexia #myotwitter #diversity. DM or email me if you have questions or if you have a presubmission inquiry.
Exciting stuff to come from @AJPCellPhys! Thanks to the efforts of @thomashawke, along with our colleage Dr. Tyrone Washington and Dr Yusuke Nishimura we are proud to help with this new call for papers!
MECHANISMS UNDERLYING DIVERSITY IN CANCER CACHEXIA
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I’m looking for a post-doc! In addition to working on a fun @NIHAging project, you get to live in one of the best outdoor recreation places in America, collaborate with great folks including @UACachexia and @AIMRC_UofA, and join a growing team. #myotwitter uasys.wd5.myworkdayjobs.com/…
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Excited to have @KevinMurachPhD as a member of our @UARKHHPR faculty. His work on #aging #muscle is groundbreaking. Read the latest on his most recent #NIH grant below.
news.uark.edu/articles/64895… #myotwitter @UArkansas
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A crazy ride getting this study from beginning to end. Outstanding team of trainees that bonded in ways you can't imagine. End of the day, the data help us to better see the story biological sex plays in cachexia.
New in @japplphysiol: @AReginaCabrera @WillDeaver et al. studied #sexdifferences ♂️♀️in the onset of colorectal cancer-cachexia.
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@STsitkanou @MuscleSciMegan @BIDMChealth @Baylor @VanderbiltMPB @UArkansas #MuscleAtrophy #ProteinTurnover
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Meet Dr. Cory Smith, @Baylor's expert on health and task performance in extreme conditions!
Dr. Smith's research focuses on military and occupational workers in environments ranging from the Arctic to low-gravity simulated lunar conditions.
🔗More here:
robbins.baylor.edu/news/stor…
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Congrats to @HornbergerLab & colleagues for their new @iScience_CP paper: A Novel Method for Visualizing In-Vivo Rates of Protein Degradation Provides Insight into how TRIM28 Regulates Muscle Size. tinyurl.com/ymtmc4c5
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The application for Baylor's new M.S. in Medical Science degree program is now open!
This program is designed to elevate students’ credentials for health program admissions, while also providing the opportunity to earn a valuable graduate degree.
💻: baylor.edu/hhpr/msms
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My lab is looking for a new doctoral student with research interests in exercise and the immune system and/or cancer. Competitive TA positions available. Please contact me for more info. uh.edu/class/hhp/graduate-pr…
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Registration is open for the 2023 Muscle Biology Conference myology.institute.ufl.edu/co…
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The Robbins College of Health and Human Sciences at @Baylor is seeking to hire a Grant Manager! This vital position will offer administrative support to College faculty as they seek to meet their research objectives.
Learn more and apply today: bit.ly/3SmwcwI
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In @Baylor's Robbins College, our researchers are:
👂 Developing treatments for noise-induced hearing loss
🐴 Examining the use of animals as therapy partners
🔬 Studying mitochondrial biology to prevent muscle wasting
🪟 Evaluating how physical spaces influence healthy choices
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Back at it again with w/@FerdinandvW @IVechetti “Multi-transcriptome analysis following an acute skeletal muscle growth stimulus yields tools for discerning global and MYC regulatory networks” with open webtools for checking your favorite genes #myotwitter jbc.org/article/S0021-9258(2…
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This Thursday at 2:30p CST, I will be outside the Marrs McLean Gym talking with @Baylor and @RobbinsCollege students about why the @BuffaloBills will win the Super Bowl. At 4:00p, I'll do a tribute to Baylor alumnus and current Bills LB, @TerrelBernard_2. #BillsMafia #SicEm.
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🚨 TT Job Alert! 🚨
The Kinesiology, Health Promotion & Recreation Department at UNT is looking for our next awesome person to join our faculty as an assistant Professor! Please RT and share! 🦅
jobs.untsystem.edu/postings/…