Airdate: Wednesday, August 26, 2020 Season: 7 Episode: 13
Guests: Christopher Ward, Ramzi Khairallah, Sharon Hesterlee
This episode of #ExpertAnswers features Dr. Chris Ward, Co-founder and scientific officer at myologica, Dr. Ramzi Khairallah, co-founder and president of myologica, and Dr. Sharon Hesterlee, EVP and chief research officer at the muscular dystrophy association. Dr. Ward, Dr. Khairallah and Dr. Hesterlee recently joined us for a webinar to talk about key considerations in the design of rigorous preclinical studies in rodent models of muscular dystrophy, including animal model selection, assays and endpoints, and how your results can inform translation to the clinic.
For more information or to watch the webinar, click here.
Associated Webinar: Considerations for Rigorous Pre-clinical Studies in Murine Muscular Dystrophy
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