Health and Human Performance
Molecular Metabolism Laboratory
Led by Terence Ryan · Applied Physiology and Kinesiology
What we study
The lab studies how cells produce energy and handle stress in diseases like heart problems. They use tools like microscopes and respirometers to examine cells and animal models, and develop gene therapies for chronic diseases.
What working here is like
- Wet lab
- Cells in a dish
- Papers
- 5
Recent papers, explained
- Mitochondrial dysfunction in cerebral palsy: More than a consequence of disuse?
2026 · Developmental Medicine & Child Neurology
- Hepatocyte FAM210A deficiency disrupts mitochondrial function and triggers juvenile steatosis with compensatory repair in adulthood
2026 · Communications Biology
Finds that liver protein FAM210A deficiency disrupts mitochondrial function, causing early fat buildup and growth issues.
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- Mitochondrial permeability transition in skeletal muscle phenocopies muscle alterations seen in cancer cachexia and other wasting conditions
2026 · The Journal of Physiology
Tests whether mitochondrial permeability transition (mPT) in muscle mimics wasting conditions like cancer cachexia.
- Ovariectomy and Chemical Ovarian Failure Exacerbate Atherosclerosis Without Impairing Recovery From Hindlimb Ischemia
2026 · Journal of the American Heart Association
Tests whether ovariectomy or chemical ovarian failure worsens atherosclerosis and ischemic limb damage in mice.
- Cardiac adaptation in a murine iliac arteriovenous fistula model and the impact of sex and N-acetylcysteine supplementation
2026 · American Journal of Physiology-Heart and Circulatory Physiology
Studies cardiac adaptation in a murine iliac arteriovenous fistula model, focusing on sex and N-acetylcysteine effects.
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