Exercise and Brain Health: Studies with Models of Parkinson’s Disease - 10/9/2012

L Michael Zigmond, PhD
Professor, Department of Neurology
University of Pittsburgh

Genes, Environments, and their Interactions in Predicting Exercise Response - 11/13/2012

Molly Bray, PhD
Director, Genomics Core, UAB Heflin Center for Genomic Sciences Professor, Department of Epidemiology

Exercise: Novel Molecular Actions that Improve Metabolic Health - 12/4/2012

Laurie Goodyear, PhD
Section Head, Joslin Diabetes Center Associate Professor, Harvard Medical School

Energetics and Cancer: Pathways Associated with Protection - 1/9/2013

Henry J. Thompson, PhD
Director, Cancer Prevention Laboratory Colorado State University

First Gary R. Hunter Distinguished Lecture Award
A Case for High Intensity Exercise - 2/12/2013

Gary R. Hunter, PhD
Professor Emeritus, UAB Department of Human Studies

Exercise and Cardiovascular Risk: Physiological Dark Matter - 3/7/2013

Michael Joyner, MD
Caywood Professor of Anesthesiology Mayo Clinic – Rochester

Exercise and Fatigue in Cancer Survivors - 4/9/2013

Laura Rogers, MD
Senior Scientist, Nutrition Obesity Research Center and UAB Center for Exercise Medicine
Professor, Department of Nutrition Sciences

Boning up on exercise: Novel factors that influence skeletal adaptations

Wendy Kohrt, PhD
Professor, Division of Geriatric Medicine
University of Colorado, Denver

Exercise is Good Medicine - 10/23/2013

Scott Powers, EdD, PhD
UAA Endowed Professor and Distinguished Professor of Applied Physiology and Kinesiology
Director of the Center for Exercise Science, University of Florida

Electrical Stimulation for Neuromuscular Testing and Training - 11/19/2013

C. Scott Bickel, PT, PhD
Associate Professor, Physical Therapy
UAB School of Health Professions

Exercise and its Role in Improving Brain Health and Function - 12/3/2013

Carl W. Cotman, PhD
Professor of Neurology and Neurobiology and Behavior
University of California Irvine

2nd Gary R. Hunter Lecture Award 
Lifestyle Medicopharmacogenetics and the Future for Personalized Lifestyle Medicine - 2/4/2014

William E. Kraus, MD
Professor of Medicine, Cardiology
Research Director, Center for Living Duke University Medical Center

Locomotory Muscle Bioenergetics in Vivo: Impact of Aging - 3/11/2014

Jane Kent-Braun, PhD
Professor and Graduate Program Director
Department of Kinesiology
School of Public Health and Health Sciences
University of Massachusetts, Amherst

Exercise and Heart Attack Protection From the Inside Out - 4/2/2014

John C. Quindry, PhD, FACSM
Associate Professor
School of Kinesiology
Auburn University

The Role of Exercise and Diet in Human Metabolic Regulation - 4/15/2014

Gordon Fisher, PhD
Assistant Professor, UAB Department of Human Studies
Associate Scientist, Nutrition Obesity Research Center and Center for Exercise Medicine

Muscle Ring Finger 1: Regulation of Skeletal Muscle Mass and Metabolism - 5/6/2014

Sue C. Bodine, PhD
Professor, Department of Neurobiology
College of Biological Sciences
University of California, Davis

Effects of Exercise and Diet in Osteoarthritis - 9/16/2014

Stephen Messier, PhD
Professor, Department of Health and Exercise Science
Director of the JB Snow Biomechanics Lab
Wake Forest University

Multi-systemic Benefits of Exercise in Aging - 9/26/2014

Mark Tarnopolsky, MD, PhD, FRCP (C)
Professor, Departments of Pediatrics and Medicine
McMaster University Medical Center

Exercise and Nutrient Sensing in Aging Human Muscle - 10/15/2014

Ross Arena, PhD, PT, PAHA
Professor and Head, Department of Physical Therapy
College of AHS
University of Illinois, Chicago

Non-Pharmacological Activation of Nrf2/Antioxidant Signaling: Molecular Basis of Exercise Medicine - 11/10/2014

Rajeskaran Namakkal Soorappan, PhD
Assistant Professor
UAB Molecular and Cellular Pathology

Exercise and Nutrient Sensing in Aging Human Muscle - 12/2/2014

Blake Rasmussen, PhD
Professor and Interim Chair, Department of Nutrition and Metabolism
School of Health Professions
University of Texas Medical Branch

Exercise As Part of the Standard of Care After a Cancer Diagnosis: A Call to Action - 1/15/2015

Kathryn Schmitz, PhD
Professor, Epidemiology
University of Pennsylvania

3rd Gary R Hunter Award Lecture
Range of Fitness Responses to Regular Exercise: Can We Identify the Causes? - 2/17/2015

Claude Bouchard, PhD
John W. Barton Sr. Chair in Genetics & Nutrition
Human Genomics Laboratory, Pennington Biomedical Research Center

Progressive Resistance Exercise as Therapy for Parkinson’s Disease - 3/10/2015

Daniel M. Corcos, PhD
Professor, Department of Physical Therapy & Human Movement Sciences
Northwestern University

Skeletal Muscle Health and Plasticity: Insights from Astronauts, Aging and Athletes - 4/7/2015

Scott Trappe, PhD
John and Janice Fisher Professor of Exercise Science
Director of the Human Performance Laboratory
Ball State University, IN

Regulators of Skeletal Muscle Adaptations to Exercise - 5/20/2015

Glenn C. Rowe, PhD
Assistant Professor
UAB Division of Cardiovascular Disease

Effects of Exercise and Age on Mitochondrial Turnover in Muscle - 9/25/2015

David A Hood, PhD
Professor and Canada Research Chair in Cell Physiology
York University

Habitual Exercise for Primary and Secondary Prevention of Vascular Dysfunction - 10/14/2015

Hirofumi Tanaka, PhD
Professor and Director
Cardiovascular Aging Research Lab
University of Texas at Austin

Using Molecular Biology and Tissue Engineering to Improve Musculoskeletal Health - 11/5/2015

Keith Baar, PhD
Associate Professor, Departments of Physiology & Membrane Biology
School of Medicine, University of California-Davis

Optimizing Rehabilitation After Total Knee Replacement in a Changing Health Care Arena - 12/3/2015

Jennifer Stevens-Lapsley, PT, PhD
Professor, Physical Therapy Program
University of Colorado-Denver

Robin Marcus, PT, PhD, OCS
Chief Wellness Officer
Associate Professor of Physical Therapy
University of Utah Health Sciences

Youth Athlete Development: Aiming high, while keeping it healthy, balanced and fun! - 1/27/2016

Michael Bergeron, PhD
President and Chief Executive Officer
Youth Sports of the America

Signaling, Metabolism, and the Cardiac Response to Exercise Training - 3/23/2016

Adam R. Wende, PhD
Assistant Professor, UAB Department of Pathology
Division of Molecular and Cellular Pathology

4th Gary R Hunter Award Lecture
The Remarkable Anti-Aging Effects of Aerobic Exercise on Arteries - 4/13/2016

Douglas R. Seals, PhD
College Professor of Distinction
Department of Integrative Physiology
University of Colorado, Boulder

Mechanisms of Muscle Atrophy and its Amelioration with Aging - 5/19/2016

Russel T Hepple, PhD
Professor, Department of Kinesiology
Centre for Translational Biology
McGill University Health Center

Karyn Esser, PhD
Professor, Department of Physiology and Functional Genomics
Associate Director for Basic Muscle Biology, Institute of Myology
University of Florida

Darla E. Kendzor, PhD
Associate Professor
Oklahoma Tobacco Research Center
Department of Family and Preventive Medicine
The University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center

Kevin McCully, PhD, FACSM, NAK
Professor, Department of Kinesiology
Director, Exercise Muscle Physiology Laboratory
University of Georgia

Gammon M. Earhart, PT, PhD
Professor, Departments of Physical Therapy, Neurology, Neuroscience
Director, Program in Physical Therapy
Washington University in St. Louis

Gopal Babu, PhD
Assistant Professor
Department of Cell Biology and Molecular Medicine
New Jersey Medical School, Rutgers
The State University of New Jersey

Richard Casaburi, PhD, MD
Professor and Associate Chief for Research
Division of Respiratory and Critical Care Physiology and Medicine

Marilyn L. Moy, MD
Director of Pulmonary Rehabilitation, VA Boston Healthcare System
Associate Professor of Medicine
Harvard Medical School

Elisabeth R. Barton, PhD
Professor, Department of Health & Human Performance
College of Applied Physiology & Kinesiology
University of Florida

Terry D. Ellis, PT, PhD, NCS
Professor, Director of Center for Neurorehabilitation
Director for Neurologic Physical Therapy Residency Program
Boston University, College of Health and Rehabilitation

Robert L. Rennaker II, PhD
Professor, Department of Biomedical Engineering
Texas Biomedical Device Center
University of Texas at Dallas

Valerie H. Myers, PhD
Senior Scientist
Klein Buendel, Inc.

Jeffrey A. Woods, PhD
Professor, Department of Kinesiology and Community Health
College of Applied Health Sciences
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

Richard L. Lieber, PhD
Senior Vice President & Chief Scientific Officer
Rehabilitation Institute of Chicago

Joseph A. Houmard, PhD
Director, Human Performance Laboratory
Professor, Department of Kinesiology
East Carolina University

Marcas M. Bamman, PhD, FACSM
Professor, Cell, Developmental & Integrative Biology
Founding Director, UAB Center for Exercise Medicine
The University of Alabama at Birmingham

Lauren M. Sparks, PhD
Investigator, Translational Research Institute for Metabolism and Diabetes
Florida Hospital

Charlotte A. Peterson, PhD
Professor and Director
Center for Muscle Biology
University of Kentucky

Henriette van Praag, PhD
Associate Professor of Biomedical Science
Florida Atlantic University Brain Institute and Charles E. Schmidt College of Medicine Jupiter, FL

Karyn L. Hamilton, RD, PhD
Professor, Health and Exercise Science
Director, Translational Research on Aging and Chronic Disease Laboratory
Associate Director, Center for Healthy Aging

Harry B Rossiter, PhD
Associate Professor, University of California, Los Angeles
Director, CTSI High Resolution Tissue Respirometry Core, Los Angeles Biomedical Research Institute

Esther Dupont-Versteegden, PhD
Professor, Director Rehabilitation Sciences Doctoral Program
Endowed University Professor in Health Sciences
College of Health Sciences, University of Kentucky

Gregory Cartee, PhD
Professor of Movement Science
Associate Dean for Research
School of Kinesiology, University of Michigan

Christopher M. Adams, PhD
Professor of Internal Medicine and Molecular Physiology & Biophysics
Fraternal Order of Eagles Diabetes Research Center Chair
The University of Iowa

"Exercise and Metformin Interactions in Skeletal Muscle"

Benjamin Miller, PhD
Member, Aging and Metabolism Research Program
Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation (OMRF)
Oklahoma Nathan Shock Center, Oklahoma Center for Geroscience,
and Harold Hamm Diabetes Center

"mitoAMPK in control of exercise-induced mitophagy and functional adaptations: Cash for Clunkers"

Zhen Yan, PhD
Professor, Cardiovascular Medicine
Director, Center for Skeletal Muscle Research
Robert M. Berne Cardiovascular Research Center
University of Virginia School of Medicine

“Can Exercise Teach Us How to Treat Heart Failure?”

Anthony Rosenzweig, MD
Chief, Cardiology Division
Co-Director, Corrigan Minehan Heart Center 
Massachusetts General Hospital 
Paul Dudley White Professor of Medicine
Harvard Medical School

“Exercise-Induced Retinal Neuroprotection”

Jeffrey H. Boatright, PhD, FARVO
Professor of Ophthalmology
Emory University School of Medicine
Core Director & Research Biologist
Atlanta VAMC Center for Visual & Neurocognitive Rehabilitation

Juleen Zierath, PhD
Professor
Integrative Physiology
Department of Physiology and Pharmacology
Karolinska Institutet

Jay Alberts, PhD
The Edward F. and Barbara A. Bell Family Endowed Chair
Lerner Research Institute
Cleveland Clinic

Saul A Villeda, PhD
Assistant Professor
Department of Anatomy and The Eli and Edythe Broad Center of Regeneration Medicine and Stem Cell Research
University of California, San Francisco

Kimberly Rengel, MD
Assistant Professor of Anesthesiology, Critical Care Division
Vanderbilt University Medical Center
Critical Illness, Brain Dysfunction, and Survivorship (CIBS) Center

“Exercise is Medicine, Especially in People with HIV”

Kristine Erlandson, MD
Associate Professor
Medicine-Infectious Disease
University of Colorado

“Harnessing mobile health technologies to deliver an exercise intervention for older adults with myeloid neoplasms”

Kah Poh Loh, B.Med.Sci., M.B.B.Ch., B.A.O. (Melissa Loh)
Senior Instructor
Department of Medicine, Hematology/Oncology (SMD)
University of Rochester Medical Center

"2023 State of the UAB Center for Exercise Medicine address" 

Thomas W. Buford, PhD
Professor and Associate Dean for Research
Heersink School of Medicine 
Department of Medicine | Division of Gerontology, Geriatrics, and Palliative Care
Director, UAB Center for Exercise Medicine | Co-Director, UAB Nathan Shock Center
Associate Director of Translational Research | Birmingham/Atlanta VA GRECC
The University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB) 

Modeling Molecular Resilience and Response to Stress 

Kaleen Lavin, PhD
Research Scientist
Florida Institute for Human and Machine Cognition

"Exploring MYC in Muscle"

Kevin A. Murach, PhD  
Assistant Professor of Exercise Science
University of Arkansas

"Metabolic signaling in cardiac muscle responses to heart failure and exercise training"

Adam R. Wende, PhD, FAHA, FCVS
Associate Professor 
UAB Department of Pathology

"Beyond glucose control: Role of metformin in skeletal muscle remodeling in aging"

Micah Drummond, PhD
Professor
Physical Therapy and Athletic Training
University of Utah
Director of Graduate Studies, Rehabilitation Science
Molecular Medicine Program
Salt Lake City, Utah

"Muscle adaptations to time-restricted feeding: Pumped up on ketones"

Deborah M. Muoio, PhD
George Barth Geller Distinguished Professor of Cardiovascular Disease
Departments of Medicine and Pharmacology & Cancer Biology
Associate Director
Sarah W. Stedman Nutrition and Metabolism CenterDuke Molecular Physiology Institute

"Nutrient and metabolic determinants of skeletal muscle regeneration"

Anna Thalacker-Mercer, PhD
Associate Professor
Department of Cell, Developmental and Integrative Biology
UAHSF Endowed Professor of Regenerative and Translational Medicine
Associate Director, UAB Center for Exercise Medicine
The University of Alabama at Birmingham

"Deciphering Etiology of COPD Cachexia: A tale of Imaging, Omics and Iron"

Merry-Lynn McDonald, PhD 
Director of Integrative ‘Omics and Associate Professor, Division of Pulmonary, Allergy and Critical Care Medicine, Department of Medicine
Associate Professor, Department of Genetics, School of Medicine
Associate Professor, Department of Epidemiology, School of Public Health
The University of Alabama at Birmingham

"Cancer Cachexia: Mechanisms and Potential Therapies"

Andrew Judge, PhD 
Professor, Department of Physical Therapy
Affiliate, Department of Physiology & Aging
University of Florida, Gainesville, FL

"Perseverance Powers Progress: An (academic) Career in Making People Stronger"

Allison R. Webel, PhD, RN, FAAN
Associate Dean for Research & Innovation
Aljoya Endowed Professor in Aging 
Department of Child, Family and Population Health Nursing
University of Washington