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Center for Exercise Medicine

Moving Research into Medicine

The UAB Center for Exercise Medicine (UCEM) focuses on improving the health and well-being of children and adults of all ages through acceleration of innovative, exercise-based interdisciplinary research across five pillars – precision, regeneration, rehabilitation, interaction, and sustainability.

Interested in participating in exercise research?

We are looking for volunteers for 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.

Opportunities to Participate

Research

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 and Services

Training & Education

UCEM offers a multi-tiered education and training program structured for exercise medicine researchers ranging from undergraduates to senior scientists.

T32 Pre & Post Doctoral Training Program Consultation Services Exercise Medicine Journal Club Internship Opportunities

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Brittany Butts, RN, PhD, Cardiovascular Disease, Primary Mentor: Dr. Lou Dell'Italia

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Prior to entering the T32 Interdisciplinary Training in Pathobiology and Rehabilitation Medicine program I earned my PhD in Nursing from Emory University. My dissertation research examined the effects of exercise on DNA methylation of a key inflammasome protein, ASC, and downstream activation of the IL-1 family cytokines IL-1β and IL-18. My general area of research interests focus on how behavior modifies gene expression in persons with heart failure.