Myofilament Meeting

Myofilament Meeting (May 21-24, 2022)

“Myofilament Form and Function:  Determinants of Sarcomeric Contractility”

The 2022 meeting, Myofilament Form and Function:  Determinants of Sarcomeric Contractility, will be held at the Monona Terrace Community and Convention Center in Madison, Wisconsin beginning Saturday, May 21 and continuing through 12:00 noon Tuesday, May 24. A welcome reception will be held Saturday, May 21 starting at 6:30pm at the Monona Terrace.

Early Career Investigators will be welcomed to the Early Career Investigator Symposium on Saturday, May 21 from 10:00 am to 5:30 pm at the Monona Terrace.

Plenary Lecture Speakers:

• Leslie Leinwand, University of Colorado
• Malcolm Irving, King’s College London
• John Solaro, University of Illinois at Chicago

Meeting Program:

• 2022 Myofilament Meeting Program

Sessions will include:

• Influence of cellular microenvironment on myofibrillar function
• Thin filament-linked regulation of contraction
• Thick filament-linked regulation of contraction
• Regulation via load-dependent signaling at the M-line and Z-disc
• Myofilament mis-regulation in disease
• ECI and Poster Awards Session

Formal Poster Sessions will be featured Sunday and Monday afternoons.

A group dinner for meeting attendees will be held Sunday evening, May 21. The dinner will be included in the registration fee, but prior registration is still required. 

The “Night of Networking” event will be Monday evening, May 23! This event is included in the registration fee, but prior registration is still required.

Additional Workshop (optional): Multiscale Structural and Functional Studies for Striated Muscle

Program: BioCAT-CTMR Workshop

Location: Madison Monona Terrace

Date: Tuesday, May 24 (afternoon, following conclusion of the Myofilament Meeting)

Session Length: 2.5-3 hours

Purpose: To promote the use of two NIH P30 Centers that are National Resources for the study of striated muscle; the Biophysics Collaborative Access Team (BioCAT: funded by NIGMS) at Argonne National Laboratory and the Center for Translational Muscle Research (CTMR: funded by NIAMS). Our goal is to inform investigators about the resources and expertise that these two Centers can provide, and to discuss what other resources and services would be most useful.

Sponsored by:
1) The BioCAT resource at Argonne National Lab
2) The University of Washington Center for Translational Muscle Research

Myofilament Meeting (May 21-24, 2022)

“Myofilament Form and Function:  Determinants of Sarcomeric Contractility”

Meeting Program:

• • 2022 Myofilament Meeting Program

Presenter Logistics:

• Our projectors are all HD widescreen format, so presenters should prepare their Powerpoint in the 16:9 format.
• Posters must fit on boards provided by Monona Terrace that measure 7’7″ wide by 3’8″ tall.

Meeting Organizers:

• • Richard L. Moss, PhD, Professor (Emeritus), Cell and Regenerative Biology; University of Wisconsin-Madison
  • John Solaro, PhD, Distinguished University Professor (Emeritus), Department of Physiology & Biophysics, University of Illinois at Chicago
  • Pieter de Tombe, PhD, Professor (Emeritus), Physiology & Biophysics, University of Illinois at Chicago
  • Brandon J. Biesiadecki, PhD, Professor, Physiology and Cell Biology, The Ohio State University
  • Anthony R. Cammarato, PhD, Associate Professor, Medicine, Johns Hopkins University

Information about Madison, Wisconsin

Information about Madison and other topics can be accessed through the following websites:

• • Monona Terrace
  • Hilton Madison Monona Terrace
  • Best Western Premier Park Hotel
  • Top of the Park

Other links:

• • www.visitmadison.com
  • www.cityofmadison.com
  • www.madison.com

Maps to Convention Center & Hotels

Monona Terrace Community and Convention Center

One John Nolen Drive, Madison, WI

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Madison Hilton Monona Terrace

9 East Wilson Street, Madison, WI

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Best Western Premier Park Hotel & Top of the Park 

22 S Carroll St, Madison, WI

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Myofilament Meeting (May 21-24, 2022)

“Myofilament Form and Function:  Determinants of Sarcomeric Contractility”

COVID precautions:  Consistent with current university and state of Wisconsin policies, face makes will be optional at the meeting.  To minimize risk of transmission, we are requiring that attendees be vaccinated and boosted.  We are working now to develop a simple and confidential system for confirming vaccination status.

Registration Fees

• $475 for faculty/ senior researchers (includes most meals)
• $350 for trainees/students (includes most meals)

• A cancellation charge of $50.00 will apply if you cancel on or before May 1, 2022. No refunds will be given after May 1, 2022.

The fee includes meeting materials, Saturday lunch for ECI participants and an evening reception for all meeting participants. Also included are breakfast, lunch and dinner Sunday; breakfast and lunch on Monday and Tuesday; and the Night of Networking event Monday evening.

Trainees and early career investigators must indicate on the registration form if they wish to be considered for an oral presentation as part of the ECI Symposium on Saturday and whether you will be presenting during one of the poster sessions (poster sessions open to all).

Meeting attendees are responsible for their personal travel and accommodations.

Online Registration: Register Here (CLOSED)

Registration will remain open until May 2, 2022.

Myofilament Meeting (May 21-24, 2022)

“Myofilament Form and Function:  Determinants of Sarcomeric Contractility”

Myofilament Meeting (May 21-24, 2022)

“Myofilament Form and Function:  Determinants of Sarcomeric Contractility”

Abstract Submission

Poster Sessions are open for each attendee to present a poster, but only one poster per person can be accommodated.

Please upload your abstract for your poster presentation during the ECI session on May 21 or the regular meeting poster session by April 25, 2022.  Be sure to indicate whether your abstract is for the ECI Symposium, the regular poster session (see categories below), or both.

All abstracts submitted by trainees and early career investigators (ECI) will be reviewed in advance of the meeting for possible inclusion in the competition for poster awards. Selected abstracts will be judged during the poster sessions on Sunday and Monday, and winners will be expected to give a short oral presentation at the Award Session on Tuesday, May 24. Please come to the meeting prepared with a 5-minute, 2-slide “Data Blitz” presentation in case you are selected to receive one of the best poster awards!

Abstracts submitted for consideration at the Early Career Investigators Symposium will be reviewed by the ECI committee and those selected will be notified via email in advance of the meeting.

Awards will be made to the top two trainee presenters from the ECI Symposium and to the top six trainee poster presenters from the Sunday and Monday Poster Sessions.

Please submit your abstract CLOSED

Presenter Information:

• Our projectors are all HD widescreen format, so presenters should prepare their Powerpoint in the 16:9 format.
• Posters must fit on boards provided by Monona Terrace that measure 91” wide by 44.75″ tall

Abstract format requirements:

• Word document
• 1 page
• Arial 11 font
• 1″ margins
• Title: Headline style
• Centered title, author(s), and affiliation(s)
• Full justification for body of abstract

NOTE: Please indicate which one of the following categories best fits your poster/abstract):

• Cardiomyopathies
• Length Dependent Force Development
• Regulation & Regulatory Signaling Networks
• Determinants of Relaxation
• Elastic Proteins of Muscle
• Models of Contraction/Regulation
• Thick/Thin Filament Regulation in Striated Muscle
• Thick/Thin Filament Structure
• Myofilament Contribution to Human Diseases

Myofilament Meeting (May 21-24, 2022)

“Myofilament Form and Function:  Determinants of Sarcomeric Contractility”

Why Become a Meeting Sponsor?

To bring your company to the forefront of the myofilament community! Becoming a Myofilament Conference sponsor provides an extraordinary opportunity to complement your company’s marketing plan.

• • Build and reinforce name recognition for your company and its products and services.
  • Formal exposure at the meeting will provide your company with opportunities for one-on-one interactions with attendees.
  • Show your support for the fields of cardiac, skeletal and smooth muscle contraction and the innovative work of researchers in each of these areas.

All Sponsorships Include:

• • Space for a table or booth in a high foot traffic area during the meeting
  • Recognition via signage throughout the Conference
  • Recognition in the Myofilament Conference Program Guide
  • Logo with hyperlink on the front page of the Annual Meeting homepage

Interested? Please contact Katie Randall (krandall@wisc.edu) for more information.

Conference Sponsors 2022

• • University of Wisconsin-Madison School of Medicine and Public Health
  • University of Wisconsin-Madison Cardiovascular Research Center
  • Myologica, LLC.
  • Journal of General Physiology
  • Aurora Scientific 
  • Institute of CardioScience, Johns Hopkins University
  • The University of Illinois at Chicago, Center for Cardiovascular Research