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Ruas lab
CURRENT PROJECTS
Our research projects are designed to understand how the body changes with disease and how physical activity and exercise can help prevent or correct those changes. Project development is also used to train the future generations of scientists in this field.
How does overtraining work and how can we prevent it?
Alisson Luiz Da Rocha
Why do hearts become weaker?
Aurel Leuchtmann
Understanding the way cells communicate with each other to develop anti-ALS drugs
Avery Campbell
Understanding fibrosis in muscle regeneration
Chunguang Guo
Causes and consequences of brain inflammation
Rafael Hoyos Justiniano
Can you burn your fat away and would it help?
Sam Wu
Developing drugs against muscle wasting
Tadas Sereiva
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