Faculty profile
Walter Herzog
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Research
Latest papers
Muscle synergy adaptation with fatigue development in constant-power cycling.
Computers in biology and medicine · 2026
Second Harmonic Generation Imaging Links Collagen Structure and Biochemical Composition in Human Osteoarthritic Cartilage.
Annals of biomedical engineering · 2026 · senior author
A comparison of maximal rate of force development between burst and maximum voluntary contractions: reliability and neuromuscular determinants.
European journal of applied physiology · 2026
Latest funding
- $9,000
Can Inherent or Exercise Acquired Aerobic Capacity Protect Against Obesity-Induced Knee Joint Osteoarthritis?
CIHR · 2026 · Supervisor
- $120,000
Can Inherent or Exercise Acquired Aerobic Capacity Protect Against Obesity-Induced Knee Joint Osteoarthritis?
CIHR · 2025 · Supervisor
- $1,113,075
Determining the Molecular Mechanisms of Skeletal Muscle Contraction and Force Production by Combining Nano-Mechanics, Fluorescent Antibody Labeling, and High Resolution Cryo-Electron Tomography
CIHR · 2025 · Nominated PI
From the 150 most recent of 343 publications.
Muscle synergy adaptation with fatigue development in constant-power cycling.
Rasoulian S, Ahmadi R, Veisari SF, Uchida TK, Herzog W, Komeili A
Second Harmonic Generation Imaging Links Collagen Structure and Biochemical Composition in Human Osteoarthritic Cartilage.
Abusara Z, Moo EK, Tughra B, Joumaa V, Jinha A, Miller S, Timmermann S, Herzog W
A comparison of maximal rate of force development between burst and maximum voluntary contractions: reliability and neuromuscular determinants.
Nickel A, Rehmani A, McClean ZJ, Boon-van Mossel N, Morris N, Zukowski M, Herzog W, Jordan MJ
Nonuniform hip adductor muscle deficits in children with cerebral palsy: a comparison between the gracilis and adductor longus.
Syed F, Omerkhil L, Howard JJ, Tiessen C, Vuong S, Seerattan RA, Thomas GK, Dabgotra S, Obrigewitsch I, Liu S, Leonard TR, Joumaa V, Herzog W
Mechanics of aponeurosis and its role in muscle contraction: current insights and future directions.
Ross SA, Herzog W
Monitoring an athlete's performance-state after they return to sport is a significant challenge in ACL injury research and applied practice.
McClean Z, Morris N, Pasanen K, Lun V, da Silva Torres R, Herzog W, Jordan MJ
A Persistent Misconception About Hip Rotation Torques During Elastic Band Sidestepping.
de Brito Fontana H, Herzog W, Neumann F, de Oliveira Medeiros HB, Nunes M, Munari VG, Ribeiro JG
Tissue zone dependence and asymmetric distribution of membrane ruffles of in-situ bovine chondrocytes.
Ahmadi A, Zeidat Y, Herzog W, Moo EK
Effect of muscle fatigue on cycling asymmetry during a constant-power test.
Rasoulian S, Heidary SH, Ahmadi R, Veisari SF, Herzog W, Komeili A
Early Post‑Traumatic Osteoarthritis Features Greater Cartilage Extracellular Matrix Proteoglycan Loss Compared to the Pericellular Matrix.
Hiltunen RK, Pesonen N, Ojanen SP, Finnilä MAJ, Palosaari S, Herzog W, Saarakkala S, Korhonen RK, Honkanen JTJ, Tanska P
Can Inherent or Exercise Acquired Aerobic Capacity Protect Against Obesity-Induced Knee Joint Osteoarthritis?
Principal investigators: Tripathi, Darsh
Keywords: Aerobic Capacity; Knee; Obesity; Osteoarthritis
Can Inherent or Exercise Acquired Aerobic Capacity Protect Against Obesity-Induced Knee Joint Osteoarthritis?
Principal investigators: Tripathi, Darsh
Keywords: Aerobic Capacity; Genetic Risk Factor; High Fat/High Sucrose Diet; Metabolic Osteoarthritis; Metabolic Syndrome; Obesity; Osteoarthritis; Pre-Clinical; Prevention; Selective Breeding
Determining the Molecular Mechanisms of Skeletal Muscle Contraction and Force Production by Combining Nano-Mechanics, Fluorescent Antibody Labeling, and High Resolution Cryo-Electron Tomography
Principal investigators: Herzog, Walter
Keywords: Actin; Antibody Labelling; Fluorescent Microscopy; High Resolution Cryo-Electron Tomography; Molecular Mechanisms Of Muscle Contraction; Myosin; Single Myofibril Mechanics; Single Protein Mechanics; Single Sarcomere Mechanics; Titin
Combining Single Sarcomere Mechanics with Sub-Nanometre Cryo-Electron Microscopy
Principal investigators: Herzog, Walter
Keywords: myofibril mechanics; sarcomere mechanics; molecular mechanisms of contraction; titin; high-resolution cryo-electron microscopy; protein-protein interaction; protein unfolding/refolding; skeletal muscle; cross bridge theory
Sex differences and the impact of menopause on skeletal muscle properties and mechanical function following stroke
Principal investigators: Ross, Stephanie
Keywords: Biomechanics; Menopause; Mobility; Skeletal Muscle; Stroke
Single sarcomere and Structural Protein Mechanics Measurement System
Principal investigators: Herzog, Walter
Identifying therapeutic targets and testing novel treatments to improve muscle function in children with Cerebral Palsy
Principal investigators: Ross, Stephanie
Keywords: Biomechanics; Cerebral Palsy; Child Health; Mobility; Skeletal Muscle
cinEXmedia: Ensuring Well-Being in the Screen Age. A Partnership Supporting the Inclusive Use of Cinematic Experiences in Health, Education, and Society
Keywords: film studies; cinema experience; intersectorality; rhythm; visual literacy; techno-social innovation; education; health sciences; screen studies; co-viewing; digital platforms; inclusive media; science of screens
Mechanistic Exploration of the Factors Underlying Musculoskeletal Degeneration in a Rat Model of Diet-Induced Obesity: Exercise and Diet Interventions
Principal investigators: Herzog, Walter
Keywords: Bone; Diet Intervention; Exercise Intervention; Gut Microbiota; Inflammation; Metabolic Syndrome; Muscle; Obesity; Osteoarthritis
Determining the molecular mechanisms of titin's role in active force production in striated muscles
Principal investigators: Herzog, Walter
Keywords: Actin; Cardiac Muscle; Molecular Mechanisms Of Contraction; Myofibril; Myosin; Nano-Technology; Sarcomere; Skeletal Muscle; Titin
From CIHR, NSERC and SSHRC funding decisions: CIHR since 2008, NSERC since 1991 and SSHRC since 1998, including their latest published competition results.
Frequent collaborators
- Human Performance Laboratory
- Pathology and Laboratory Medicine
- Microbiology and Infectious Diseases
- Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
- Other
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Matthias Amrein
Pathology and Laboratory Medicine
2 shared papers, latest 2013
Patricia Doyle-Baker
Faculty
2 shared papers, latest 2025
Andrea Clark
Human Performance Laboratory
1 shared papers, latest 2012
John Matyas
Faculty
1 shared papers, latest 2023
Antoine Dufour
Microbiology and Infectious Diseases
1 shared papers, latest 2025
Amanda Black
Faculty
1 shared papers, latest 2024
Roman Krawetz
Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
1 shared papers, latest 2020
Esther Suter
Faculty
1 shared papers, latest 2005
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