Research Scientist/Assistant Professor
Shriley Ryan AbilityLab/Northwestern University
Chicago, Illinois, United States
Dr. Sudarshan Dayanidhi’s research is primarily focused on the role of muscle stem cell dysfunction in impaired muscle growth in children with cerebral palsy as well as mitochondrial function in development and aging. His undergraduate is in Physical Therapy from the University of Mumbai in 1999, followed by a MS in Pediatric Physical Therapy from Drexel University. He worked as a physical therapist in the Motion Analysis Lab at Shriners Hospitals for Children, Philadelphia from 2003-2007. His PhD work was done in the laboratory of Professor Francisco Valero-Cuevas at University of Southern California, in collaboration with Professor Hans Forssberg at Karolinska Institute. He obtained a MS in Mechanical Engineering in 2010 and a PhD in Biokinesiology in 2012. His postdoctoral training in muscle physiology was in the laboratory of Professor Rick Lieber from 2012-2015. Since 2015 he has been a Research Scientist at Shirley Ryan AbilityLab (formerly Rehabilitation Institute of Chicago) and an Assistant Professor at Northwestern University. His research has received funding from the National Institutes of Health, American Heart Association and American Academy for Cerebral Palsy and Developmental Medicine/Pedal-with-Pete Foundation.
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Thursday, November 3, 2022
4:30 PM – 6:00 PM ET
Thursday, November 3, 2022
4:30 PM – 6:00 PM ET