Research: Exercise Physiology
Position Available: Assistant Professor - posted on 8/3/07.
The Exercise Physiology Laboratory is comprised of several laboratories:
- Cardiovascular Physiology
- Skeletal Muscle Strength and Power
- Functional Genomics
- Molecular Systems
- Exercise Epidemiology
- Exercise Training Facility
Together, these labs study the muscular, cardiovascular and metabolic aspects of physical activity and exercise training. Our faculty specialize in a number of areas, including strength training, aerobic training, cardiovascular disease risk, sarcopenia, epidemiology, genetics, metabolic disease risk, molecular biology, etc.
Visit individual faculty member pages and lab pages for more information about specific research interests and on-going projects.
Faculty Research Interests:
Chin, Eva R
Assistant Professor, Kinesiology
Research Focus : Molecular Aspects of Exercise
Research Summary : Dr. Eva Chin is an Assistant Professor in Kinesiology. She received her PhD in Kinesiology at the University of Waterloo in Canada and then completed postdoctoral fellowships in Physiology at the University of Sydney in Australia and in Molecular Cardiology at the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center. Prior to coming to the University of Maryland Dr. Chin worked for Pfizer Global Research & Development as a Principle Scientist in the Frailty and Diabetes therapeutic areas. She then became an Associate Director working with teams on early stage clinical trials for novel Obesity and Osteoporosis drugs. Dr. Chin's research emphasis is on calcium signaling in skeletal muscle and the role that calcium plays in both maintaining muscle force output and regulating muscle gene expression. By understanding how calcium signals in skeletal muscle, this research may help in optimizing exercise and drug prescriptions for treating age-related muscle wasting and insulin resistance in diabetics. To date, she has 35 publications, most in top-tier journals, and a number of them very highly cited (one more than 400 times already).
Hagberg, James
Professor, Kinesiology
Research Focus : Aging, Cardiovascular Exercise Physiology, Exercise Intervention, Exercise and Genomics
Research Summary : Jim Hagberg, PhD, is a Professor in the Department of Kinesiology at the University of Maryland, College Park. Dr Hagberg is also the Assistant Dean for Research in the College of Health and Human Performance. He is also a Professor of Geriatrics/Gerontology in the Division of Geriatrics, Department of Medicine, University of Maryland School of Medicine and Baltimore Veterans Administration Medical Center. His major academic emphasis is research and he is currently heavily funded by NIH.
Hurley, Ben
Professor, Kinesiology
Research Focus : Aging, Exercise Intervention, Exercise and Genomics
Research Summary : My research interests consist of the effects of aging and exercise training on risk factors for age-related diseases and disability, with emphasis on the effects of age, gender and genetics on health-related responses to strength training.
Rogers, Marc
Associate Professor, Kinesiology
Research Summary : Trained as an exercise physiologist, Dr. Rogers' current interest are the effects of aging on skeletal muscle structure, function and metabolism. In addition, Dr. Rogers is looking at the effects of prolonged training and detraining of skeletal muscle via resistive exercise in young and old sedentary subjects. Dr. Rogers is currently the Chairperson of the Department of Kinesiology's Human Subject Review Committee.
Roth, Stephen M.
Assistant Professor, Kinesiology
Research Focus : Aging, Exercise and Genomics, Molecular Aspects of Exercise
Research Summary : Dr. Roth's areas of interest include understanding the role of genetic variation (and environmental interaction) in determining inter-individual differences in body composition, sarcopenia risk, exercise responses, and other health-related phenotypes; as well as using gene expression and functional genomics techniques and studying the mechanisms by which genetic variation influences skeletal muscle phenotypes.
Spangenburg, Espen
Assistant Professor, Kinesiology
Research Focus : Integrative Exercise Biology, Molecular Aspects of Exercise
Research Summary : The primary goal of Dr. Spangenburg's NIH-funded laboratory is to understand the molecular and cellular mechanisms that regulate skeletal muscle function. In particular, the laboratory emphasis is focused on the cellular signaling mechanisms that various hormones and growth factors utilize to alter gene expression.
