International Autumn School 2018
Monday 8th to Friday 12th October 2018
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Programme at a glance
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Day 1 – Monday 8th October GAIT STABILITY | MUSCLE-TENDON UNIT INTERACTION |
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09:30 10:30 |
Jaap van Dieen |
“Mediolateral foot placement for control of gait stability” |
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11:00 12:00 |
Manny Azizi University of California, USA |
"Mechanical & energetic consequences of age-related remodeling in muscles and tendons” |
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13:30 14:30 |
Yasuo Kawakami Waseda University, JAP |
“Muscle-tendon-fascia unit as a functional entity in humans: in vivo and ex-situ evidence” |
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15:00 16:00 |
James Wakeling |
“MTU function is more than the sum of its parts: non-linear interactions between the contractile elements and the MTU tissue properties” |
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Day 2 – Tuesday 9th October MUSCLE-TENDON UNIT INTERACTION AND ADAPTATION |
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09:30 10:30 |
Walter Herzog University of Calgary, CAN |
“A new look at muscle contraction” |
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11:00 12:00 |
Bill Baltzopoulos |
“Dynamic gear ratio in children and adults during gait and implications for muscle mechanical efficiency” |
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13:30 14:30 |
Michael Kjær |
“Physiological adaptation of tendon to exercise“ |
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15:00 16:00 |
Thomas Roberts Brown University, USA |
“Sling-shots, pogo-sticks, and shock absorbers: how an energy flow approach reveals the roles of elastic elements in muscle-powered movement” |
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Day 3 – Wednesday 10th October MUSCLE-TENDON UNIT MECHANICS AND PLASTICITY |
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09:30 10:30 |
Olivier Seynnes Norwegian School of Sport Sciences, NOR |
“Training-induced tendon adaptation and muscle-tendon interaction” |
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11:00 12:00 |
Keith Baar UC Davis School of Medicine, USA |
“Using load and nutrition to improve tendon structure and function” |
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13:30 14:30 |
Anthony Blazevich Edith Cowan University, AUS |
“The effect of strength training on muscle architecture and its relation to function” |
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15:00 |
Helen Birch University College London, GBR |
“Tendon ageing: from molecules to whole tendon” |
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Day 4 –Thursday 11th October TENDON INJURY AND REGENERATION | MOTOR CONTROL |
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09:30 10:30 |
Nicola Maffulli |
„Tendon injury and regeneration - a clinical perspective“ |
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11:00 12:00 |
Ray Vanderby University of Wisconsin-Madison, USA |
“Tendon injury and regeneration – a biomechanical perspective” |
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13:30 14:30 |
Nicholas Stergiou University of Nebraska Omaha, USA |
“Harnessing movement variability to treat and prevent motor related disorders” |
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15:00 16:00 |
Eduardo Palermo Sapienza University of Rome, ITA |
“Muscle synergies in neurodegenerative diseases and rehabilitation” |
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Day 5 – Friday 12th October MOTOR CONTROL OF HUMAN MOVEMENT |
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09:30 10:30 |
André Seyfarth Universität Darmstadt, GER |
“Modular Composition of Human Gaits Through Locomotor Subfunctions and Sensor-Motor-Maps” |
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11:00 12:00 |
Alexandra Voloshina Stanford University, USA |
“The biomechanics and energetics of locomotion on uneven terrain” |
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13:30 14:30 |
Stefano Rossi Università degli Studi della Tuscia, ITA |
“Feasibility of muscle synergy in clinics, sports and robotics: metrological aspects” |
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15:00 16:00 |
Conor Walsh Harvard University, USA |
“Soft wearable robots for everyday wear” |
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Funding
Addresses and GPS coordinates
Philippstr. 13, Haus 11, 10115 Berlin
Lecture Hall 5 (Room 1.26)
52°31'36.8"N 13°23'00.7"E
