[S-19] Cross-talk between myologists and cardiologists - from basic science to bed side

[S-19-1] Navigating the sea of channelopathies in muscle

Stephen C. Cannon (David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA)

Cardiac muscle and skeletal muscle have many in common since being a striated muscles. Due to genetic defects expressed in both organs, cardiomyopathy and conduction disturbance are often associated with myopathy. In addition, elucidating functional abnormalities of homologous genes expressed in cardiac muscle contributes to the understanding of the pathology of skeletal muscle diseases. In the era promoting translational research, dialogue and collaboration between muscle and cardiac specialists in clinical problems will become increasingly important. At this symposium, experts of skeletal muscle and cardiac muscle speak at various aspects from basic science to clinical medicine, aiming mutual understanding and collaboration.

Dr. Stephen Cannon is Professor and Chairman of the Department of Physiology at the David Geffen School of Medicine at the University of California in Los Angeles. He received his MD and PhD at the Johns Hopkins School of Medicine and then completed a neurology residency at the Massachusetts General Hospital. He served on the faculty at Harvard Medical School and UT Southwestern Medical Center, before coming to UCLA in 2015. His research program has focused on ion channelopathies of skeletal muscle. His group has elucidated fundamental mechanisms underlying myotonia and periodic paralysis that have guided approaches to disease management.