Integrative Movement Sciences-Summer Research Institute

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The IMS-Summer Research Institute is an interdisciplinary research and training incubator that aims to transform the field by integrating understanding of muscle function and movement from molecules to behavior. The SRI will be a 4-week training event from July 15th-August 15th, 2021 that will bring together teams of faculty, postdocs, graduate students, and undergraduates to…

IMS-SRI Workshop 7: OpenSim Demonstration

Workshop 7 will demonstrate leveraging OpenSim for human body modeling, predictive movement, and sensitivity investigations. Led by Rowlinson associate professor of mechanical engineering at the Colorado School of Mines Dr. Anne Silverman, postdoctoral researcher in the Locomotor Control Lab at the University of Southern California Dr. Russell Johnson, and PhD student in mechanical engineering at…

IMS-SRI Workshop 8: X-ray Diffraction Demonstration

Workshop 8 will demonstrate X-ray diffraction method for measuring nano-scale sarcomere structure and links to organismal function. Led by Dunn Family Associate Professor of Physics and Biological Sciences at Georgia Tech Dr. Simon Sponberg, Regents' Professor at Northern Arizona University Dr. Kiisa Nishikawa, Associate Professor of Molecular Biosciences at Washington State University Dr. Bert Tanner,…

IMS-SRI Workshop 9: X-ray Analysis Demonstration Video

Workshop 9 will occur asynchronously and feature an x-ray analysis demonstration video created by Dr. Simon Sponberg, Dunn Family Associate Professor of Physics and Biological Sciences at Georgia Tech.

The Role of Fascia in Health

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The Center for Integrative Movement Sciences is co-sponsoring a symposium with the UCI Center for Healthspan Sciences on The Role of Fascia in Human Health. We invite you to join in a Zoom panel discussion with experts Dr. Helene Langevin and Dr. Christopher Daprato to learn about the important role that connective tissues can play…

Neuro-Arts Symposium on Embodiology

The Center for Integrative Movement Sciences is happy to co-sponsor a symposium led by Professors S. Ama Wray and Mike Yassa,  who will explore how traditional Africana movement and music…