College of Medicine
Kopinke Lab
Led by Daniel Kopinke · Pharmacology and Therapeutics
What we study
The Kopinke Lab studies how cilia (tiny cell projections) control muscle repair and disease, like fatty fibrosis in aging or obesity. They explore ciliary signaling to develop new treatments.
What working here is like
- Wet lab
- Mice
- Projects
- 2
- Papers
- 5
Current projects
The role of fatty fibrosis in chronic limb threatening ischemia pathobiology
Investigating how fatty fibrosis contributes to chronic limb ischemia.
Ciliary Hedgehog signaling during adult tissue repair and disease
Exploring how ciliary Hedgehog signaling affects tissue repair and disease.
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Recent papers, explained
- Protocol to assess myogenic effects of 3T3-L1 and primary murine fibro-adipogenic progenitors on C2C12 myoblast differentiation
2026 · STAR Protocols
Describes how to study how fat cells affect muscle repair.
- Intramuscular Adipose Tissue Accumulation is a Key Determinant of Limb Function in Peripheral Artery Disease
2026 · Circulation
Links fat buildup in muscles to poor limb function in circulation problems.
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- Suppression of Intramuscular Adipose Tissue Improves Limb Outcomes in Mice with Hindlimb Ischemia
2026 · Physiology
Tests if reducing fat in muscles improves blood flow in poor circulation.
- Loss of primary cilia on cardiac fibroblast attenuates fibrosis and preserves cardiac function post myocardial infarction
2026 · Physiology
Finds that removing cilia from heart cells reduces scarring after heart attacks.
- Resident mesenchymal progenitor cells require autocrine IGF-I in homeostatic and regenerating skeletal muscle
2026 · Stem Cell Reports
Shows that muscle cells need growth factors to repair after injury.
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How to reach out
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