NMPT Training Faculty
| Basic Science/Clinical Research Mentor | |
| Krista Vandenborne, PT,
PhD |
Professor and Chair Department of Physical Therapy College of Public Health and Health Professions |
Krista Vandenborne, PT, PhD, is Research Foundation Professor (2007-2010)
and Chair of the Department of Physical Therapy. She is also an associate
of the Evelyn F. & William L. McKnight Brain Institute, the Brooks Center
for Rehabilitation Studies and the Institute on Aging. Dr Vandenborne’s
work presents a multidisciplinary, integrated research approach to study
muscle degeneration/regeneration from a pathophysiological level to functional
impairment. The specific objectives of her program are to: 1) develop novel
noninvasive techniques for the evaluation of skeletal muscle, 2) investigate
the ability to enhance muscle function using modalities ranging from gene
transfer, to exercise training and pharmacological treatment and 3) examine
the physiological process(es) essential to the repair of skeletal muscle
and return of functional ability. Dr. Vandenborne’s lab is unique
in that it incorporates both human and animal studies with clinical and
basic science approaches. Her current funded projects focus on the use of
viral mediated gene transfer of IGF-I to enhance muscle rehabilitation,
identifying the molecular signature of muscle atrophy and rehabilitation,
and the development of MRI for clinical trials of muscular dystrophy. Dr.
Vandenborne’s research is funded by grants from the National Institutes
of Health, the Muscular Dystrophy Association and the Paralyzed Veterans
of America. She collaborates with many of the faculty mentors and serves
as the NMPT Program Director.
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