<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><item href="/pharmacy/news-and-events/news-releases-2025/may/institute-hosts-inaugural-muscle-biology-and-cachexia-conference/index.php" dsn="news"><featured/><top-stories/><pubDate>05/23/2025 10:28:45 AM</pubDate><title>Robust Turnout for Muscle Biology and Cachexia Conference</title><subtitle>UHCOP-based Institute Welcomes Nearly 300 Researchers to Inaugural International Conference</subtitle><description>The Institute of Muscle Biology and Cachexia at the University of Houston College of Pharmacy hosted its inaugural Muscle Biology and Cachexia Conference May 18-20 at UH, drawing nearly 300 established, early-career and student researchers from around the globe for a mix of keynote, poster and oral presentations and "short talk" sessions.</description><author/><author-email/><author-phone/><image><img src="/pharmacy/_images/news/mbcc-dsc08377-thumb.jpg" alt="Poster session with student and professor"/></image><categories>Research</categories></item>