CLIMB 2026: Contemporary Landscapes in Muscle Biology

Cytokinetics is a specialty cardiovascular biopharmaceutical company, building on its over 25 years of pioneering scientific innovations in muscle biology, and advancing a pipeline of potential new medicines for patients suffering from diseases of cardiac muscle dysfunction.

You’re invited to CLIMB 2026, a muscle-biology-focused research symposium. CLIMB will feature distinguished speakers alongside a lineup of poster presentations from both seasoned experts and budding researchers in muscle biology. We would be honored to have you join us to forge valuable connections with fellow attendees. Additionally, we invite you to present a poster at the conference to showcase your research.

To register to attend or to submit an abstract for consideration, 
visit the Climbsymposium.com. 

TIME
May 29, 2026 8:00am-5:00pm

PLACE
Mission Bay Conference Center
1675 Owens St
San Francisco, CA 94158
 

Expert speakers include:

James Spudich, Ph.D. *

Co-Founder, Cytokinetics

Stanford University School of Medicine Department of Biochemistry

Siddique Abbasi, M.D., MSc

Amgen
 

Michael Alexanian, Ph.D.

Gladstone Institute, University of California, San Francisco

Erik Ingelsson, M.D., Ph.D. 

Wave Life Sciences

 
Laura Lombardi, Ph.D.

Tenaya Therapeutics

 
Elizabeth McNally, M.D., Ph.D.

Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine

Javid Moslehi, M.D.

University of California, San Francisco 

   
April Pyle, Ph.D.

University of California, Los Angeles

 
Rong Tian, M.D., Ph.D.

University of Washington

 
Amy Wagers, Ph.D.

Harvard University and Joslin Diabetes Center

 
*Keynote Speaker
 

ABOUT THE EVENT

CLIMB (Contemporary Landscapes in Muscle Biology) is a one-day event bringing together scientists, researchers and emerging professionals to share innovative research in the field of muscle biology. The symposium seeks to foster collaboration, facilitate networking opportunities and promote interdisciplinary dialogue, with the ultimate goal of driving advancements in the understanding and treatment of muscle-related diseases and disorders. CLIMB is being sponsored by Cytokinetics.

To register to attend or to submit an abstract for consideration, 
visit the Climbsymposium.com. 

Pay Range:

Our employees come from different backgrounds, and we celebrate those differences. We are looking for the best candidates for our open roles, but do not expect applicants to meet every qualification in order to be considered. If you are excited about what you could accomplish at Cytokinetics and believe you can add value to our team, we would love to hear from you.

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Our passion is anchored in robust scientific thinking, grounded in integrity and critical thinking. We keep the patient front and center in all we do – all actions and decisions are in service of the patient and their caregivers. We champion integrity, ethics, doing the right thing, and being our best selves.

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