The primary research focus of my lab is the effect of old-age and diabetes on skeletal muscle metabolism, mass and function. Understanding the mechanisms that control muscle mass is important in understanding and developing behavioral and pharmacological treatments for many conditions where muscle mass is compromised, including aging, muscle injury, diabetes, and so forth. We are particularly interested in the molecular signaling pathways [e.g. AMP-activated protein kinase (AMPK) and mechanistic target of rapamycin (mTOR)] that are important in the control of muscle growth, and how those pathways are affected by various stimuli such as exercise, damage, inflammation, diet, obesity and inactivity.
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Publications
Chase M WaltonSamuel M JacobsenBlake W DallonErin R SaitoShantelle L H BennettLance E DavidsonDavid M ThomsonRobert D HyldahlBenjamin T BikmanA D MackayE D MarchantD J MunkRichard Kent WattJason Merrell HansenDavid Morley ThomsonChad R HancockDavid Morley ThomsonB A ParkerC M WaltonS T CarrJ L AndrusCheung ECKM J DupliseaE K WilsonC DraneyD R LathenK B KennerDavid Morley ThomsonJeffery S TessemBenjamin Thomas BikmanShalene E HardmanDerrick E HallAlyssa J CabreraChad R HancockDavid Morley ThomsonBradley S HenriksenMary E CurtisNatasha FillmoreBrandon R CardonDavid Morley ThomsonChad R HancockK. C. JacksonL. M. WohlersR. M. LoveringR. A. SchuhA. C. MaherA. BonenT. R. KovesO. IlkayevaDavid Morley ThomsonD. M. MuoioE. E. SpangenburgJ. F. MerrillDavid Morley ThomsonS. E. HardmanS. D. HepworthS. WillieChad R HancockBruce C FrierChad R HancockJonathan P LittleNatasha FillmoreTyler A BlissDavid Morley ThomsonZhongxiao WanDavid C WrightJ D BrownChad R HancockA D MongilloB J BartonR A DigiovanniAllen Clive ParcellWilliam W WinderDavid Morley ThomsonDavid Morley ThomsonChad R HancockB G EvansonS G KenneyB B MallanA D MongilloJ D BrownS HepworthN FillmoreAllen Clive ParcellDavid Lee KooymanWilliam W Winder
Presentations
Shalene E HardmanJohn F MerrillDavid Morley ThomsonChad R Hancock
S. R. MadsenC. A. RindlisbachJ. M. BradshawT. M. MooreD. M. HallowellDavid Morley Thomson
S. K. AndersonS. E. HardmanB. J. NelsonZ. P. OleskeyDavid Morley Thomson
D. M. HallowellC. B. TannerM. R. NuttallS. K. AndersonJ. M. BradshawS. R. MadsenDavid Morley Thomson
John F. MerrillSquire D. HepworthShelby WillieWilliam W WinderDavid Morley ThomsonChad R Hancock
S. E. HardmanD. E. HallA. J. MitchellK. M. BlackR. A. ComptonDavid Morley Thomson
D. E. HallS. E. HardmanM. B. JacobsA. J. MitchellDavid Morley Thomson
Mary CurtisBradley HenriksenNatasha FillmoreWilliam W WinderDavid Morley ThomsonChad R Hancock
David Morley ThomsonChad R HancockBradley G. EvansonSteven G. KenneyBrandon B. MalanAnthony D. MongilloJacob D. BrownSquire HepworthNatasha FillmoreAllen Clive ParcellDavid Lee KooymanWilliam W Winder
Christopher FlintJacob D. BrownBrandon B. MalanTroy TenneyZac OleskeyDavid Morley Thomson
Shawn P. PlattCatherine A. NelsonDavid Morley Thomson
Kathryn YokoyamaJacob D. BrownDavid Morley Thomson