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Research
Latest papers
Low-dose lithium supplementation promotes musculoskeletal and metabolic health in ovariectomized female mice.
The Journal of physiology · 2026
Concomitant effects of fatigue and potentiation in rat medial gastrocnemius fast motor units.
Scientific reports · 2025
GSK3 inhibition improves skeletal muscle function and whole-body metabolism in male mouse models of Duchenne muscular dystrophy.
Nature communications · 2024
Latest funding
- $150,000
UltraFocus DXA for longitudinal and non-invasive assessment of rodent body composition
NSERC · 2021 · Co-investigator
- $168,000
Estrogen, Myosin Phosphorylation and Muscle Thermogenesis
NSERC · 2019 · Principal investigator
- $130,000
The Influence of Myosin Regulatory Light Chain Phosphorylation on Skeletal Muscle Energetics, Mechanics and Function
NSERC · 2014 · Principal investigator
41 publications.
Low-dose lithium supplementation promotes musculoskeletal and metabolic health in ovariectomized female mice.
Marcella BM, Braun JL, Marais AAT, Hockey BL, Geromella MS, Baranowski RW, Vandenboom R, MacPherson REK, Fajardo VA
Concomitant effects of fatigue and potentiation in rat medial gastrocnemius fast motor units.
Angelidis A, Drzymała-Celichowska H, Kryściak K, Vandenboom R, Celichowski J
GSK3 inhibition improves skeletal muscle function and whole-body metabolism in male mouse models of Duchenne muscular dystrophy.
Marcella BM, Hockey BL, Braun JL, Whitley KC, Geromella MS, Baranowski RW, Watson CJF, Silvera S, Hamstra SI, Wasilewicz LJ, Crozier RWE, Marais AAT, Kim KH, Lee G, Vandenboom R, Roy BD, MacNeil AJ, MacPherson REK, Fajardo VA
Optimization of post-activation potentiation in girls and women.
McKiel A, Woods S, Faragher M, Taylor G, Vandenboom R, Falk B
Post-activation potentiation and potentiated motor unit firing patterns in boys and men.
McKiel A, Woods S, Gabriel DA, Vandenboom R, Falk B
Characterizing the effects of muscle-specific GSK3α/β reduction on murine muscle contractility and metabolism in female mice.
Hockey BL, Finch MS, Braun JL, Mohammad A, Maddalena LA, Vandenboom R, Stuart JA, Roy BD, MacPherson REK, Fajardo VA
Maternal folic acid supplementation does not impact skeletal muscle function and metabolism in male and female CD-1 mouse offspring.
Saint C, Gittings W, Bunda J, Giles C, Sacco SM, Vandenboom R, Ward WE, LeBlanc PJ
Potentiation of force by extracellular potassium is not dependent on muscle length in mouse EDL muscle.
Angelidis A, Overgaard K, Vandenboom R
Toward countering muscle and bone loss with spaceflight: GSK3 as a potential target.
Baranowski RW, Braun JL, Hockey BL, Yumol JL, Geromella MS, Watson CJF, Kurgan N, Messner HN, Whitley KC, MacNeil AJ, Gauquelin-Koch G, Bertile F, Gittings W, Vandenboom R, Ward WE, Fajardo VA
Mechanisms of Estrogen Influence on Skeletal Muscle: Mass, Regeneration, and Mitochondrial Function.
Pellegrino A, Tiidus PM, Vandenboom R
UltraFocus DXA for longitudinal and non-invasive assessment of rodent body composition
Principal investigators: Fajardo, Val Andrew
Estrogen, Myosin Phosphorylation and Muscle Thermogenesis
Principal investigators: Vandenboom, Rene
Keywords: skeletal muscle; myosin phosphorylation; force potentiation; muscle atpase; shivering thermogenesis; estrogen; myosin light chain kinase; mouse; muscle thermogenesis; myosin light chain kinase
The Influence of Myosin Regulatory Light Chain Phosphorylation on Skeletal Muscle Energetics, Mechanics and Function
Principal investigators: Vandenboom, Rene
Dissecting microscope with imaging capability
Principal investigators: LeBlanc, Paul
The influence of myosin phosphorylation on mechanical and metabolical properties of fast twitch skeletal muscle
Principal investigators: Vandenboom, Rene
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
- Rene Vandenboom and William Gittings: 17 shared papers
- Bareket Falk and Rene Vandenboom: 2 shared papers
- Kinesiology
- Department of Kinesiology
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