Researchers
Professors
The main questions of my research are how skeletal muscle function (excitation and contraction) adapts to acute and repeated exercise and how these adaptations can be used to impact performance and health in terms of treatment and rehabilitation.
Our team focuses on clinical exercise physiology. We are particularly interested in the potential disease modifying effects of exercise in chronic neurological conditions such as Multiple sclerosis and Parkinsons disease. Here we aim to understand the mechanisms underlying such effects.
Associate Professors
Skeletal muscle myofibrillar and metabolic properties strongly predict all-cause mortality and skeletal muscle health with disease. We use in vivo and ex vivo stimulation models and molecular physiology approach to identify mechanisms and targeted strategies to counteract decay in muscle health.
My research focuses on neuromuscular function and physical function in aging individuals and neurogenerative patients (e.g. multiple sclerosis), alongside the beneficial effects of physical activity and exercise in these populations.
The skeletal muscle is essentiel for locomotion, but also as a metabolic organ. We are interested in understanding 1) how endogenous & exogenous female sex hormones and 2) dietary protein regulates the skeletal muscle mass & function. To achieve this goal we primarily conduct human clinical trials.
My interest is exploring different levels of sports performance; imainly in football (soccer). I mainly focus on the biomechanics, trying to understand the mechanics of ball kicking. Furthermore, I focus on match analyses and notational analyses, and its link to talent identification/development.
Assistant Professors
Current research activities are realted to individual differences in human physiology with a focus on efforts related to anti-doping and health for instance via hypoxia and/or pharamcological interventions.