Education

Degree	Institution	Major
AB	Harvard College	Biochemical Sciences
MD, PhD	Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine	Molecular Biology and Genetics

Awards

Name of Award/Honor	Awarding Organization
Council Member (elected)	Connecticut Academy of Science and Engineering
Senior Scientific Advisor to the Dean, School of Medicine	UConn Health
Presidential Distinguished Professor	Uinversity of Connecticut
Fellow	National Academy of Inventors
Endowed Professorship: The Michael & Ann Hankin and Partners of Brown Advisory Professorship in Scientific Innovation	Johns Hopkins University
Ho-Am Prize in Medicine	Ho-Am Foundation
Rolf Luft Award	Karolinska Institutet
Member	National Academy of Sciences
Fellow	American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)
Summa Cum Laude	Harvard College
Phi Beta Kappa	Harvard College

Name & Description	Category	Role	Type	Scope	Start Year	End Year
Connecticut Academy of Science and Engineering, 2019 Connecticut Medal of Science Selection Committee	Professional/Scientific Organization	committee member	External	State	2019	2019
Senior Scientific Advisor to the Dean, School of Medicine	Other	Senior Scientific Advisor to the Dean (10% effort)	UConn Health	University	2019
Connecticut Academy of Science and Engineering	Professional/Scientific Organization	Council Member	External	State	2019
President's Research Advisory Council	Advisory Committee	member	Other	University	2019
AAAS Kavli Science Journalism Awards Review Committee	Advisory Committee	member	External	International	2018
Scientific Advisory Board, RYR-1 Foundation	Advisory Committee	Member	External	National	2015	2018
Editorial Board, Skeletal Muscle	Editorial Board	member	External	International	2012
Medical Advisory Committee, Muscular Dystrophy Association	Advisory Committee	Member	External	National	2010	2015

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Journal Articles

Book Chapters

Editorials

Reviews

Title or Abstract	Type	Sponsor/Event	Date/Year	Location
Myostatin: a Molecular Rheostat for Muscle Mass	Lecture	JAX SMT Open Forum	2020	JAX
Myostatin: a Molecular Rheostat for Muscle Mass	Lecture	Calico	2020	Calico
Myostatin: a Molecular Rheostat for Muscle Mass	Lecture	International Space Station Reseaerch and Development Conference	2020	International Space Station Research and Development Conference (virtual)
Myostatin: a Molecular Rheostat for Muscle Mass	Lecture	International Space Station U.S. National Laborator panel	2020	International Space Station Research and Developoment Conference (virtual)
Myostatin: a Molecular Rheostat for Muscle Mass	Lecture	JAX 2020 Virtual Retreat	2020	virtual
Myostatin: A Molecular Rheostat for Muscle Mass	Lecture	2nd Australian Space Biology Symposium	2020	2nd Australian Space Biology Symposium (virtual)
Myostatin: A Molecular Rheostat for Muscle Mass	Talk	Virtual Scientific Meeting of the RYR-1 Foundation	2014	Scientific Meeting of the RYR-1 Foundation (virtual)
Myostatin: A Molecular Rheostat for Muscle Mass	Talk	ASBMR Symp: Cutting Edge Discoveries Muscle Biology, Disease, Therapeutics	2013	Baltimore, MD
Myostatin: A Molecular Rheostat for Muscle Mass	Talk	6th Annual Dysferlin Conference	2013	Arlington, VA
Myostatin: A Molecular Rheostat for Muscle Mass	Talk	Parent Project Muscular Dystrophy Conference	2010	Denver, CO
Myostatin: A Molecular Rheostat for Muscle Mass	Talk	The Nature Colloquia on Biomedicine: Colloquium on Frailty—organizer	2010	Boston, MA
Myostatin: A Molecular Rheostat for Muscle Mass	Talk	3rd Annual Dysferlin Conference	2009	Boston, MA
Myostatin: A Molecular Rheostat for Muscle Mass	Talk	Therapeutic Targets in the Congenital Muscular Dystrophies	2009	Atlantal, GA
Myostatin: A Molecular Rheostat for Muscle Mass (Retreat—keynote speaker)	Talk	Washington University School of Medicine, Department of Pediatrics	2009	St. Louis, MO
Regulation of Muscle Growth by Myostatin (presented at the Banbury Center Conference: Molecular Mechanisms Modulating Skeletal Muscle Mass and Function)	Talk	Banbury Center Conference	2008	Cold Spring Harbor, NY
Myostatin: A Molecular Rheostat for Muscle Mass -- (presented at the Institute of Myology workshop: Current Advances in the Development of Therapies for Neuromuscular Disorders Based on Myostatin Signaling)	Talk	Institute of Myology workshop	2008	Paris, France
Myostatin: A Molecular Rheostat for Muscle Mass	Talk	2nd Annual Dysferlin Conference	2008	Puerto Rico
Regulation of Muscle Growth by Myostatin	Talk	Poultry Performance Workshop	2007	Wilmington, DE
Regulation of Muscle Growth by Myostatin (presented at: Endocrine Society: Normal and Oncogenic Roles of Activin, Inhibin, and Other TGF-ß Related Ligands)	Talk	Endocrine Society	2007	Toronto, Canada
Regulation of Muscle Growth by Myostatin (keynote speaker)	Talk	Partnership for Biotechnology Research, 9th Annual BioRetreat	2007	Huntsville, Alabama
Regulation of Muscle Growth by Myostatin	Plenary Lecture	Spring Symposium of the Korean Society of Endocrinology	2006	Seoul, Korea
Regulation of Muscle Growth by Myostatin (Guest Speaker)	Talk	Life Sciences Research Foundation	2005	Washington, D.C
Regulation of Muscle Growth by Myostatin	Talk	Developmental Biology Day, University of Alabama	2004	Birmingham, Alabama
Regulation of Muscle Growth by Myostatin	Plenary Lecture	Society for Developmental Biology, 62nd Annual Meeting	2003	Boston, MA
Regulation of Muscle Growth by Myostatin (FASEB Summer Research Conference: The TGF-ß Superfamily—Signaling and Development)	Talk	FASEB Summer Research Conf.: The TGF-ß Superfamily—Signaling & Development	2003	Snowmass, CO
Regulation of Muscle Growth by Myostatin (presented at American Association for Cancer Research: The TGF-ß Superfamily—Roles in the Pathogenesis of Cancer and Other Diseases)	Talk	American Association for Cancer Research	2003	La Jolla, CA
Regulation of Muscle Growth by Myostatin	Talk	Poultry Science Association: Genetic Tech. Applied to Poultry Production	2002	Newark, DE
Regulation of Muscle Growth by Myostatin	Talk	American Physiological Society: Myostatin--Symposium Chair	2002	New Orleans, LA
Regulation of Muscle Growth by Myostatin (presented at: Keystone Symposium: Molecular Control of Adipogenesis and Obesity/Diabetes Mellitus— Molecular Mechanisms, Genetics, and New Therapies)	Talk	Keystone Symposium	2002	Keystone, CO
Regulation of Muscle Growth by Myostatin	Talk	FASEB Summer Research Conf.: The TGF-ß Superfamily—Signaling & Development	2001	Tucson, AZ
Regulation of Muscle Growth by Myostatin	Talk	Gordon Research Conference: Myogenesis	2001	Lucca (Barga), Italy
Regulation of Muscle Growth by Myostatin	Talk	Gordon Research Conference: Myogenesis	1998	Tilton, NH
Regulation of Muscle Growth by Myostatin	Plenary Lecture	8th Annual TGF-ß Symposium (Japan)	1997	Tokyo, Japan
Talk (2nd International Conference on Fibrodysplasia Ossificans Progressiva)	Talk	2nd International Conference on Fibrodysplasia Ossificans Progressiva	1995	Philadelphia, PA
Plenary Lecture (15th Annual Congress of the Korean Society of Medical Genetics)	Plenary Lecture	15th Annual Congress of the Korean Society of Medical Genetics	1995	Seoul, South Korea
Talk (1st International Conference on Bone Morphogenetic Proteins)	Talk	1st International Conference on Bone Morphogenetic Proteins	1994	Baltimore, MD
Talk (36th Annual Southeast Regional Developmental Biology Conference)	Talk	36th Annual Southeast Regional Developmental Biology Conference	1994	Durham, NC
Talk (Gordon Research Conference)	Talk	Gordon Research Conference: Animal Cells and Viruses	1990	Tilton, NH
Talk (Gordon Research Conference)	Talk	Gordon Research Conference: Lysosomes	1988	Plymouth, NH