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My laboratory seeks to examine the molecular, cellular, and physiological adaptations that occur in tissues (e.g. skeletal muscle, cardiac muscle, adipose tissue, liver, etc.) during periods of different metabolic loads including exercise, inactivity, reproduction, and lactation. I focus on mitochondria because of their key role in bioenergetics and cellular metabolism. Specifically, much of my research has involved oxidant production and antioxidant defense mechanisms in both skeletal and cardiac muscle. Recently, I have also devoted significant effort towards comparative biology studies focusing on mitochondrial function across multiple species.