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John Baynes PhD  Professor Exercise Science
Analytical Biochemistry; chemical modification of proteins in aging and chronic disease; chemical modification of proteins by carbohydrates and lipids in diabetes and the role of these reactions in pathogenesis of diabetic complications and cardiovascular disease

James Carson PhD  Associate Professor Exercise Science
Signaling induced by disease or altered loading, which can differentially regulate gene expression in skeletal muscle. Hormonal and nutritional interactions with these regulatory processes


J. Mark Davis PhD  Professor Exercise Science
Sports Nutrition. Effects of nutrition and exercise on mental and physical performance during intense exercise and training in athletes and military personnel. Physiological mechanisms of central nervous system and muscular fatigue

Greg Hand PhD
  Associate Professor Exercise Science
Mechanisms by which the central nervous system interprets and responds to stressful stimulation. Complementary and alternative stress reduction therapies for HIV+ people

Matt Kostek PhD  Assistant Professor Exercise Science
Molecular mechanisms of muscle growth and repair. Applied physiology of skeletal muscle. The effects of genetic variation on the exercise response. The interaction of genetics and genomics in elucidating the exercise response

Angela Murphy PhD  Research Assistant Professor Exercise Science
Nutritional strategies to counteract the immune suppression associated with exercise stress. Nutritional interventions to offset exercise-induced inflammation. Dietary and physical activity interventions to delay tumor progression in cancer models. Physiological mechanisms of nutrition on performance

Shawn Youngstedt PhD  Assistant Professor Exercise Science
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