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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.

InstituteSite DirectorCTSA HomepageExercise Facility
Arizona State University Glenn Gaesser, PhD Healthy Lifestyles Research Center
Ball State University Scott Trappe, PhD Human Performance Laboratory
Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center Alvaro Pascual-Leone
Boston University Robert H. Friedman, MD Boston University Clinical and Translational Science (BU-BRIDGE) Institute
Case Western Reserve University Nicola Lai, PhD CTSA at Case Western University
Children's National Tina Duong Clinical and Translational Science Institute at Children's National
Colorado State University Matt Hickey, PhD Human Performance Clinical/Research Lab (HPCRL)
Columbia University Rochelle Goldsmith, MD Irving Institute for Clinical and Translational Research
Cornell Medical College Janey Peterson, MD
Duke University William E. Kraus, MD Duke Translational Medicine Institute Duke Molecular Physiology Institute
East Carolina University Joe Houmard, PhD
Emory University Arlene Chapman, MD Atlanta Clinical & Translational Science Institute (ACTSI)
Harvard Medical School Joanna Brownstein, PhD Harvard Catalyst: The Harvard Clinical and Translational Science Center
Johns Hopkins University Kerry J Stewart, EdD Johns Hopkins Institute for Clinical and Translational Research Clinical Exercise Physiology and Cardiac Rehabilitation
Mayo Clinic School of Medicine - Rochester Michael Joyner, MD Mayo Center for Translational Science Activities Human integrative physiology
Medical University of South Carolina Chris Gregory, PhD, PT South Carolina Clinical & Translational Research Institute
New York University Medical Center Stuart Katz, MD NYU-HHC Clinical and Translational Science Institute
Northwestern University Christine Pellegrini, PhD Northwestern University Clinical and Translational Sciences Institute
Oregon Health & Science University Kerry S Kuehl, MD Oregon Clinical and Translational Research Institute Patient Care & Human Performance Lab
Pennington Biomedical Research Center Claude Bouchard, PhD
Texas A&M University J. Timothy Lightfoot, PhD Huffines Institute For Sports Medicine & Human Performance
The Ohio State University William Malarkey, MD The Ohio State University Center for Clinical and Translational Science
The Rockefeller University Barbara O'Sullivan, MD, MPH Rockefeller University Center for Clinical and Translational Science
Tufts University Melahat Samali, MBA Tufts Clinical Translational and Science Institute
University of Maryland Alice Ryan, PhD
University of Michigan Susan Murphy, ScD, OTR Michigan Institute for Clinical & Health Research
University of Missouri John Thyfault, PhD Health Activity Center at the University of Missouri
University of Alabama at Birmingham Marcas Bamman, PhD UAB Center for Clinical and Translational Science UAB Center for Exercise Medicine
University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences Arny Ferrando, PhD Arkansas Translational Research Institute  
University of California - Davis Barbara Gale, MA UC Davis Clinical and Translational Science Center Nutritional and Physiological Assessment Exercise Physiology and Nutrition
University of California - Irvine Vince Caiozzo, PhD Institute for Clinical and Translational Science Translational Physiology/Human Performance Laboratory
University of California - Los Angeles Christopher B Cooper, MD UCLA Clinical and Translational Science Institute Exercise Physiology and Metabolic Disease Research Laboratory
University of California - San Francisco Kathleen Mulligan, PhD The UCSF Clinical and Translational Science Institute
University of Chicago Jennifer Kilkus, MS, RD, LDN The University of Chicago Institute for Translational Medicine
University of Colorado - Denver Wendy Kohrt, PhD Colorado Clinical and Translational Sciences Institute
University of Florida Thomas Buford, PhD University of Florida Clinical and Translational Science Institute Institute on Aging Health Promotion Center
University of Illinois - Chicago Michael Brown, PhD Vascular Health Lab
University of Iowa Gary Pierce, PhD University of Iowa Institute for Clinical and Translational Science Health and Human Physiology
University of Kansas Medical Center Patricia Kluding, PT, PhD Frontiers: The Heartland Institute for Clinical and Translational Research Health Exercise and Aging Lab
University of Kentucky Charlotte Peterson, PhD University of Kentucky Center for Clinical and Translational Science  
University of Minnesota Donald Dengel, PhD University of Minnesota Clinical and Translational Science Institute Laboratory of Integrative Human Physiology
University of New Mexico Mark Burge, MD University of New Mexico Clinical and Translational Science Center  
University of North Carolina John Buse, MD, PhD North Carolina Translational and Clinical Sciences (TraCS) Institute  
University of Pittsburgh John M. Jakicic, PhD University of Pittsburgh Clinical and Translational Science Institute Health & Physical Activity
University of Rochester Karen M. Mustian, MD University of Rochester Clinical and Translational Sciences Institute PEAK Human Performance Clinical Research Core Laboratory
University of Southern California Maria Apkarian, PhD Southern California Clinical and Translational Science Institute Clinical Exercise Research Center
University of Texas Hirofumi Tanaka, PhD The Cardiovascular Aging Research Laboratory
University of Texas Medical Branch - Galveston Blake Rasmussen, PhD UTMB Institute for Translational Sciences  
University of Utah Donald McClain, PhD The University of Utah School of Medicine Clinical and Translational Science Skeletal Muscle Exercise Research Facility
University of Virginia Arthur Weltman, PhD Exercise Physiology Core Laboratory
University of Washington Holly Callahan, MS, RD, CD The Institute of Translational Health Sciences at the University of Washington
University of Wisconsin Paulette Sacksteder University Of Wisconsin - Madison Institute for Clinical and Translational Research
Vanderbilt University Mac Buchowski, PhD Vanderbilt Institute for Clinical and Translational Research
Virginia Commonwealth University Betsy Ripley, MD, MS Center for Clinical and Translational Research
Washington University (St. Louis) Kevin Yarasheski, PhD Washington University Institute of Clinical and Translational Sciences