UAB Center for Exercise Medicine is looking for volunteers to participate in various exercise-based studies to help understand the role of exercise as medicine at the molecular, cellular and clinical levels. By participating, you receive supervised exercise training from certified trainers, valuable information about your health and compensation for your time. Read more to enroll in a study that best suits you!
UCEM provides extensive services for basic, clinical, and translational research via the state-of-the-art Exercise Clinical Trials Facility, Core Muscle Research Laboratory and REACT Mobile Technology Laboratory for research projects looking at the role of exercise as medicine. The Exercise Clinical Trials Facility in turn has 5 cores: Cardiorespiratory Function Laboratory, Neuromuscular Function Laboratory, Exercise Intervention Facility, DXA Body Composition Laboratory, and Biospecimen Collection & Processing Facility.
The center's research mission is to build a foundation of excellence for innovative and large-scale, multi-investigator studies that help advance the field of exercise biology and medicine. Our studies are biologically driven with the goal of better understanding mechanisms underpinning exercise-induced health benefits in disease prevention, treatment, and rehabilitation.
UCEM offers a multi-tiered education and training program structured for exercise medicine researchers ranging from undergraduates to senior scientists. Training and mentoring programs include the NIH T32 HD071866 Interdisciplinary Training in Pathobiology and Rehabililtation Medicine Program, Exercise Biology and Medicine Internship Program, Journal Club, and individualized faculty and trainee mentoring. The center also offers unique educational opportunities through the Distinguished Lecture Series and Annual Research Symposium.
Liliana Baptista, PhD, Post- Doctoral Fellow in the UAB Division of Gerontology, Geriatrics and Palliative Care received the Hardest Working Postdoc Award from the UAB Office of Postdoctoral Education.A native of Portugal, Baptista joined UCEM Director Dr. Thomas Buford's lab[…]
Beth Kitchin, PhD, RDN, Assistant Professor in the UAB Department of Nutrition Sciences spoke about the ACES Study on WBRC FOX6 News' Good Day Alabama on September 29, 2020. Headed by UCEM's director Dr. Thomas Buford, the ACES (ACE Inhibitors[…]
Bret Goodpaster, PhD Scientific Director from Advent Health's Translational Research Institute, Orlando, Florida presented at UCEM's 8th Annual Gary R. Hunter Award Lecture on September 17, 2020. This distinguished lecture titled "Exercise improves health through energy metabolism" focused on how[…]
This was the first study to evaluate the impact of exercise on objective sleep outcomes in persons with Parkinson’s disease.
Thomas Buford to head the UAB Center for Exercise Medicine as the new director starting Aug. 1, 2020.
Marcas Bamman, PhD, FACSM, Director of the UAB Center for Exercise Medicine was interviewed by WBRC FOX 6 News’ Good Day Alabama anchor Mike Dubberly on Wednesday, July 8, 2020. Dr. Bamman highlighted the importance of the Molecular Transducers of[…]
UCEM's Director Marcas Bamman, PhD, FACSM was featured in NIH News in Health July 2020 Newsletter. Read the article "Personalized Exercise? How Biology Influences Fitness" to get an insight into how and why exercise affects people’s bodies differently.
