Expertise
Exercise physiology; metabolism; skeletal muscle; obesity; diabetes
Research Interests
- Identifying the mechanism(s) through which behavioral (e.g., exercise and diet) and pharmacologic therapies mitigate cardiometabolic disease pathogenesis;
- Examining strategies to preserve or enhance muscle mass and function (e.g., muscle strength, muscle quality, and physical performance).
Education
- Postdoctoral Fellow, Boston University, Whitaker Cardiovascular Institute, 2011-2014
- Ph.D., University of Illinois, Kinesiology (Exercise Physiology), 2010
- M.S., James Madison University, Kinesiology (Exercise Physiology), 2005
- B.S., University of Illinois, Kinesiology (Exercise Physiology), 2003
Biosketch
Rudy Valentine, Ph.D., is an Associate Professor in the Department of Physical Therapy and Kinesiology at the University of Massachusetts Lowell. As both a basic and applied exercise physiologist, his work probes into mechanistic pathways to address public health issues relevant for a variety of populations (obesity and aging) and conditions (type 2 diabetes, muscular dystrophy, and CVD). To tackle these challenges, his lab combines basic science with translational human physiology, using a variety of methods, including cell culture, rodent models, and clinical human studies.