Robert J Bloch PhD

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Professor of Physiology


University of Maryland

Dr. Bloch is Professor of Physiology at the University of Maryland.  He is an expert in skeletal muscle physiology and has a successful research program investigating the mechanisms of a number of muscular dystrophies, including FSHD and LGMD2B. 

See also: http://medschool.umaryland.edu/facultyresearchprofile/viewprofile.aspx?id=468

Grants Awarded
SLC34A2 as a Biomarker for FSHD
Jan 1, 2020
Research - Clinical
Preliminary experiments to critically test the validity of using SLC34A2, in muscle and in serum, as a biomarker in future studies of FSHD.
A Xenograft Model of FSHD for Testing Therapeutics
Jun 14, 2017
Research - Translational
Generate and characterize a genetically well controlled set of grafts from cells from a mosaic patient with FSHD, and then use them to test a new therapeutic drug developed by Fulcrum to target DUX4.
FSHD myofibers cultured from human xenografts
May 1, 2015
Research - Translational
One of the obstacles in developing treatments for FSHD is the lack of a small animal model of the disease.