Sakthivel Sadayappan, PhD, MBA

NEW: Biophysical Society Muscle Biology Subgroup. A dynamic new community exploring ALL ASPECTS of smooth, skeletal & cardiac muscle research @BiophysicalSoc lnkd.in/gS-HWf-J We're seeking speakers! Share your program ideas before July 1. Contact: @sp_harris1 @S_HamiltonLab @CampbellLabatUK When: Sat, Feb 20th, 2027 | AM–12:30 PM + evening social Where: BPS Annual Meeting, Philadelphia What: Symposium with 10 speaking slots + awards for postdocs, early & mid-career PIs

With the wonderful support of the community and driven by the huge efforts of Samantha Harris, we are delighted to share that the NEW Muscle Biology Subgroup of @BiophysicalSoc has launched! This creates a dedicated home for researchers across all areas of muscle biophysics—from excitation–contraction coupling and myofilament structure–function relationships to the regulation of contraction and beyond. Our first meeting will be at the 2027 February Annual Meeting. I am excited to be Co-Chair with Sam, and to be working with @CampbellLabatUK as Secretary. Now is the time to join and give us your programmatic ideas! This is a community built for you, so we would love your input. Please see our recent update in the link: c.org/LRdgC5qT8v

Please join us for our next @MuscleCardiac seminar on Friday, May 1st, 10AM PT/1PM ET/6PM BST with @angiegreenman from University of Wisconsin-Madison, who will share her work on glutathionylation and cardiac contractile function. Free to join, follow the link to register!

Please join us next Friday, April 3rd at 10 AM PT/1 PM ET/5 PM GMT for a talk from Dr. Melissa Lynn from @uarizona! She will share her work on fetal cardiac troponin T in cardiomyopathic disease progression. Free to join, register through the link below. @MuscleCardiac @FranAlvarado01 @jonathankirk @mparvatiyar1