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Dr. Conrad Weihl

Washington University School of Medicine
St. Louis, MO, United States


Introduction

WMS Members:  My name is Conrad "Chris" Weihl.  I am a physician-scientist with a research and clincal interest in the pathogenic mechanism of inherited and acquired myopathies.  I have been a long-standing member of the WMS attending my first meeting in 2007 in Taormina Sicily as a junior faculty member.  I have served as an ad hoc member to the WMS program committee for the past 6 years and will serve as co-host to the 2023 WMS meeting in Charleston, SC, USA next fall.  I hope to continue to be a part of this evolving organization as it pivots its focus toward 1) novel treatments of patients with rare neuromuscular diseases; 2) develops resources/mentorship for our junior colleagues; 3) fosters a criticial need for diversity amongst it membership and 4) supports clinicians and researchers across the globe interested in neuromusuclar disorders.

Biography

Dr. Conrad “Chris” Weihl MD/PhD is a Professor of Neurology and Head of the Neuromuscular Section at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis, Missouri, USA.  The Neuromuscular Section, established by Dr. Alan Pestronk in 1989, is a vibrant academic group with 13 physicians focused on clinical care, basic science research and clinical studies in neuromuscular disease.  He received his MD and PhD from the University of Chicago Pritzker School of Medicine followed by a Neurology Residency and Neuromuscular Fellowship at Washington University.  During his post-doctoral fellowship, he began to study the molecular pathogenesis of hereditary inclusion body myopathies and now has an active clinical and basic science research program focused on genetics, protein aggregate myopathies, inclusion body myositis and limb-girdle muscular dystrophies.  His research has delineated the molecular mechanism of VCP associated inclusion body myopathy and identified the genetic cause of LGMDD1.  He has received a number of honors including the Derek Denny-Brown Young Neurological Scholar Award from the American Neurological Association and the inaugural Daniel and Jephta Drachman Family Award from Johns Hopkins University.  He is currently a member of the WMS meeting planning committee and past-chair of the ANA scientific program advisory committee.  He is an active member ClinGen Neuromuscular Working Group and Chair of the ClinGen LGMD gene and variant curation expert panels.  Dr. Weihl has a strong commitment to the training of future neuromuscular clinicians and myologists.  He was awarded a K24 mid-career investigator award to mentor residents, fellows, junior faculy and early stage scientists in patient oriented research.  In his free time he enjoys listening to live music and spending time with his wife and two sons.

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