School of Exercise and Sport Science (University of Sydney)

Prof Maria Fiatarone Singh(Resistance Training For The Elderly)
The John Sutton Chair of Exercise and Sport Science

Resistance training, age-related changes in muscle and functional performance, education of health care professionals in exercise physiology and exercise programming for older adults, integration of exercise, nutrition and body composition.

Maria Fiatarone Singh is an internationally-recognized physician, educator, and researcher in the area of exercise physiology, functional performance, health-related quality of life, and nutrition across the age span. She maintains academic appointments and government funding in the US and Australia, and currently works with colleagues and students in the US, France, Germany, Canada, New Zealand, Japan, China, Israel, and Australia to carry out basic and applied research, develop better exercise equipment for older adults, disseminate exercise programs which she has developed, and train allied health professionals and exercise leaders. She has been instrumental in influencing industry and government policy through her membership on the Boards of Osteoporosis Australia, the Brookdale Foundation on Aging, the US National Institute of Health task force on Physical Activity and Aging, and the Keiser Foundation on Aging; as a Fellow of the Gerontological Society of America, and the Royal Australasian College of Physicians; and as founder and director of the non-profit Fit For Your Life Foundation.

School of Public Health - NSW Centre for Physical Activity and Health (University of Sydney)

Prof Adrian Bauman (Exercise and Public Health)
Sesquicentenary Professor in Public Health

Prof Bauman has extensive research experience in the effects of exercise on public health.

Dr Ben Smith (Exercise and Public Health)
Lecturer

Dr Smith's research interests include Communication strategies to promote health Physical activity promotion in health care settings; Diabetes prevention; Measurement of physical activity and other behavioural risk factors; Health promotion in developing countries.

Faculty of Medicine (University of Sydney)

Prof Andrew Coats (Exercise Therapy For Heart Failure)
Dean of Medicine

A Cardiac specialist, Prof Coats has given invited lectures on topics such as "Exercise therapy for Chronic Heart Failure."

Centenary Institute of Cancer Medicine & Cell Biology (University of Sydney)

A/Prof Christopher Semsarian (Molecular Cardiology)
Group Head

Prof Semsarian’s laboratory investigates heart muscle disorders, including the effect of exercise training on heart function. His curriculum is described as Molecular Cardiology.

Department of Surgery (University of Sydney)

A/Prof Peter Ghosh (Cartilage And Bone Metabolism)
Academic Director, Raymond Purves Bone and Joint Research Laboratory

A/Prof Ghosh has performed research on the effects of exercise on cartilage and bone metabolism.

Dr Christopher Little (Cartilage And Bone Metabolism)
Director, Raymond Purves Research Laboratory

Dr Little has performed research on the effects of exercise on cartilage and bone metabolism.

Department of Anatomy & Histology (University of Sydney)

Prof Cris dos Remedios (Exercise and Immune System)
Professor of Anatomy & Biophysics, Director, Muscle Research Unit

Prof dos Remedios' expertise is in the use of antibody microarrays to monitor the human innate immune system in athletes as a function of peak performance (non-contact sports). His laboratory is able to finely monitor surface antigens directly on white blood cells.

Faculty of Pharmacy (University of Sydney)

Prof Carol Armour (Asthma Research)
Associate Dean (Research)

Prof Armour has worked in asthma research for more than 20 years. Her primary interests include: Asthma, airway smooth muscle, inflammation, cytokines, corticosteroids, drug utilisation, antibiotics, diabetes care and cost effectiveness.

Department of Molecular & Clinical Genetics (University of Sydney)

Prof Ron Trent (Cardiac Genetics)
Head of Department, Professor of Molecular Genetics

Interested in the genetics of cardiac performance. Originally commenced this research as a way to compare genetic profile of patients (poor performers) with athletes (high performers). Prof Trent collaborates on an ARC supported project titled: “Discovering genes that modify human physical performance: a means of developing healthier life styles & novel athletic training programs."

The Children's Hospital at Westmead Clinical School (University of Sydney)

Prof Kathryn North (Skeletal Muscle Genetics)
Douglas Burrows Professor of Paediatrics and Child Health

Prof North’s research interests involve the genetics of skeletal muscle. She has identified a gene responsible for explosive muscle action that occurs in the majority of successful sprint athletes.

School of Molecular & Microbial Biosciences (University of Sydney)

A/Prof Gareth Denyer (Genetics And Metabolism)
Associate Dean, Information Technology

Gene Expression during Sports Training.
A/Prof Denyer is interested in using microarrays to look at gene expression patterns in circumstances of metabolic interest. For example: How does gene expression change in different tissues when we consume different diets - especially those of different glycemic index? What gene expression patterns characterise different types of obesity? He has submitted a scholarship proposal investigating how training affects muscle gene expression.