Michael Roberts, PhD

The Molecular and Applied Sciences Laboratory’s research focuses on: 1) How nutrition and exercise affect the molecular environment of muscle and fat tissues (e.g., mRNA and protein expression changes as well as morphology). 2) How aging affects the genetic architecture of skeletal muscle. 3) How weight training affects intra-muscle cell adaptations. The research conducted in the MASL Laboratory prepares students to conduct animal and cell culture models, as well as human studies. The laboratory routinely conducts Western Blotting, polymerase chain reaction (PCR), histology, and various enzyme assays.