Muscle Physiology & Biomechanics

Research in our lab is focused broadly on the physiology and mechanics of movement. Our work strives to understand how the basic properties of skeletal muscle have been shaped by evolution and how shifts in these properties affect neuromuscular health and performance. We also aim to reveal how organisms use mechanical and structural mechanisms to overcome the limits of skeletal muscle. This work has been made supported by the National Science Foundation, the NIH as well as the Army Research Office.

Lab News

1/7 David Sleboda publishes a paper on the role of actuator interactions in driving architectural gearing in Biomimetics and Bioinspiration

1/3 Miles Valencia presents his work on tendon mechanics at the Society of Integrative and Comparative Biology in Seattle WA

10/2 Adrien Arias Publishes a paper on alligator locomotion in the Journal of Experimental Biology

9/7 Elizabeth Mendoza publishes her 2nd dissertation chapter in the Journal of Experimental Biology

8/2 Adrien Arias Successfully defends his PhD Dissertation!!!

5/26 Elizabeth Mendoza successfully defends her PhD dissertation!!!