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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 Program Contacts

Marcas M. Bamman, PhD
Program Director, Interdisciplinary Training in Pathobiology and Rehabilitation RS15395 Marcas Bamman 1 scrMedicine
Professor, Departments of Cell, Developmental, and Integrative Biology, and Medicine
Director, UAB Center for Exercise Mediciney, cardiovascular disease, physical medicine and rehabilitation, and endocrinology. 

Executive Committee

S. Lou Bridges, Jr., MD, PhD
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Anna Lois Waters Endowed Chair
Professor, Department of Medicine
Director, Division of Clinical Immunology & Rheumatology

David A. Brown, PhD, PT, FAPTA
RS15377 David Brown 3 scrProfessor, Departments of Physical Therapy and Occupational Therapy
Program Director, PhD in Rehabilitation Science
Co-Director, UAB Center for Disability Health and Rehabilitation Science
Director, UAB Locomotor Control and Rehabilitation Robotics Laboratory
School of Health Professions

Louis J. Dell’Italia, MD
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Professor, Department of Medicine, Division of Cardiovascular Disease
Director, Center for Heart Failure Research

Amie Brown McLain, MD
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Professor and Chair, Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation

David G. Standaert, MD, PhD
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John N. Whitaker Professor and Chair
Department of Neurology

Point of Contact

Chelsea L. Crawford, PhD
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Program Manager
clcrawford@uab.edu
(205) 934-9211