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Support, Education, Outreach and Advocacy for Children and Adults Living with Mitochondrial Disease
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Aging with Mito
June 16, 2023 @ 12:00 pm – 1:00 pm
Join Dr. Mark Tarnopolsky, founder, CEO and CSO of Exerkine Corporation, a biotechnology/nutraceutical company developing therapies for aging, obesity, muscular dystrophy, and mitochondrial disorders, as he discusses aging as it relates to mito.
Original Airdate: June 16, 2023
About the Speaker
Dr. Mark Tarnopolsky
Dr. Tarnopolsky is a neuromuscular and neurometabolic clinician-scientist who received an MD and PhD (Cell Biology and Metabolism) from McMaster University. He currently holds an endowed chair from McMaster Children’s Hospital Foundation in the area of neuromuscular and neurometabolic genetic disorders and follows over 500 patients with primary mitochondrial disorders. He has published over 500 peer reviewed papers and has an h-index of 133. His research focuses on pharmacological, nutraceutical and exercise therapies for neuromuscular and neurometabolic disorders, aging, obesity and other disorders that affect the mitochondria and muscle function. He is the founder, CEO and CSO of Exerkine Corporation which is a bio-technology/nutraceutical company developing therapies for aging, obesity, muscular dystrophy and mitochondrial disorders.
