SEMINAR: �Determination of the Mechanism of Disease in Nemaline and Myofibrillar Myopathies�

Dr Bryson-Richardson studied Human Genetics at the University of Nottingham before moving to the Medical Research Council’s Human Genetics Unit in Edinburgh to complete his PhD and begin his work using the zebrafish model system. He completed his PhD in 2003 and continued his research at the Victor Chang Cardiac Research Institute in Sydney and the Australian Regenerative Medicine Institute at Monash University. He joined the School of Biological Sciences as a lecturer and principal investigator in 2010.

Dr Bryson-Richardson's laboratory utilises the zebrafish model to investigate disease mechanisms and potential therapies for a range of muscle diseases including nemaline and myofibrillar myopathy. In addition to the work on skeletal muscle the team is also interested in the patterning of the embryonic heart and the role of blood flow in regulating its shape and gene expression.