TORONTO, May 22, 2019 – From the role exercise can play in disease and in inflammation, to muscle health in aging, the 10th annual Muscle Health Research Centre’s (MHRC) Muscle Health Awareness Day will bring together leading experts in skeletal and cardiac muscle, metabolism, biomechanics and physiology of muscle health.
The day-long conference at York University’s Keele Campus on Friday, May 24, 2019, will feature researchers from across Ontario.
Organizer Professor David Hood, Canada Research Chair in Cell Physiology and Director of the Muscle Health Research Centre in York University’s Faculty of Health, is available for interviews.
WHAT: 10th Annual Muscle Health Awareness Day
WHEN: Friday, May 24, 2019
WHERE: Life Sciences Building, York University Keele Campus, South Lobby and room 103
INFO: Detailed agenda and list of speakers HERE
York University champions new ways of thinking that drive teaching and research excellence. Our students receive the education they need to create big ideas that make an impact on the world. Meaningful and sometimes unexpected careers result from cross-disciplinary programming, innovative course design and diverse experiential learning opportunities. York students and graduates push limits, achieve goals and find solutions to the world’s most pressing social challenges, empowered by a strong community that opens minds. York U is an internationally recognized research university – our 11 faculties and 25 research centres have partnerships with 200+ leading universities worldwide. Located in Toronto, York is the third largest university in Canada, with a strong community of 53,000 students, 7,000 faculty and administrative staff, and more than 300,000 alumni.
York U's fully bilingual Glendon Campus is home to Southern Ontario's Centre of Excellence for French Language and Bilingual Postsecondary Education.
To attend or schedule interviews please contact:
Anjum Nayyar, anayyar@yorku.ca 416.736.2100 ext. 44543
