PREVIOUS POST-DOCTORAL FELLOWS & RESEARCH ASSISTANTS
Jan 2019 – Dec 2020
> Improvement of neuromuscular function, fatigue and quality of life by resistance training optimization in colorectal cancer patients.
Nov 2016 – June 2019
> Tailored training interventions to reduce cancer-related fatigue.
Sept 2105 – Aug 2016
> Methods to assess endurance and fatigue on slide board skating.
Dr Thomas Rupp
Sept 2010 – Aug 2012
> Brain and muscle deoxygenation during prolonged cycling exercise in hypoxia and normoxia.
Crane Rogers
Oct 2021- Déc 2022
> Project manager.
Dr Diana Rimaud
Nov 2018 – Dec 2022
> Assistante de Recherche
Feb 2018 – Feb 2019
> Relationship between acute fatigue resistance and chronic fatigue in clinical populations.
March 2016 – Dec 2018
> The role of neuromuscular function in cancer-related fatigue and multiple sclerosis.
Jan 2014 – Jul 2016
> Understanding the cause of fatigue & exhaustion in whole-body exercises in normal & extreme conditions.
Sept 2010 – Aug 2011
> Central fatigue assessed by transcranial magnetic stimulation during prolonged cycling exercise in hypoxia and normoxia.
Dr Katja Tomazin
Jan 2009 – Dec 2009
> Magnetic stimulation factors affecting peripheral nerve stimulation.
PREVIOUS PhD STUDENTS
Jan 2019-Apr 2022
> Time course of neuromuscular fatigue during exercise below, above & at critical intensities of exercise across different populations.
Jan 2017- Jan 2022
> Strategies to reduce the deleterious effects of downhill running.
March 2018 – Nov 2021
> Biomechanical and physiological differences between males and females in endurance running.
Sept 2015 – Aug 2019
> Effects of exercise on neuromuscular fatigue during dynamic muscle contractions in young and aging populations.
Sept 2014 – Dec 2017
> Effects of chronic tendon vibration on muscle neuromechanical properties.
Sept 2010 – Nov 2014
>Safety and Effectiveness of Home-Based Exercise Therapy in Facioscapulohumeral Muscular Dystrophy.
Dr Matthieu Foissac
Sept 2006 – Dec 2009
> Reduction of energy cost and fatigue during loaded walking, application to poles and backpack.
Dr Michael Baggaley
Sept 2016- Juil 2022
Musculoskeletal Loading in Graded Running.
Sept 2014 – May 2018
> Neuromuscular & psychophysiological determinants of prolonged exercises in normoxia and hypoxia: from fatigue etiology to performance improvement.
Oct 2012 – Nov 2015
> Effects of sleep deprivation on neuromuscular and cognitive functions: a military approach.
Jan 2014 – Jul 2016
> Understanding the cause of fatigue & exhaustion in whole-body exercises in normal & extreme conditions.
Dr Makii Muthalib
Sept 2008 – Oct 2011
> Effects of muscle contractions on biceps brachii oxygenation investigated by near-infrared spectroscopy.
Sept 2001 – Dec 2004
> Neuromuscular recovery: how interesting is electromyostimulation ?
Dr Grégory Lattier
Sept 2000 – Dec 2003
> Low-frequency electromyostimulation and human performance.
VISITING PROFESSORS
Prof Billy Sperlich
02/2018 – 04/2018
Dr Gustavo Ribeiro da Mota
11/2016 – 03/2017
Are females more susceptible to myocardial and skeletal muscle damage and inflammation after a 24-h ultramarathon?
Dr Jerome Koral
09/2016 – 02/2017
Is neuromuscular fatigue etiology dependent on type of contraction?
Dr James Wrightson
04/2017 – 12/2017
Prof Alireza Ramezani
09/2016 – 04/2017
Fatigability of Torso Muscles in Adolescents with Idiopathic Scoliosis.
04/2015 – 09/2015 & 04/2016 – 08/2016
Ground reaction forces and kinematic analysis of uphill and downhill running.
MSc. STUDENTS
- 09/2021-06/2022. Titouan Perrin (St-Etienne): Effect of longitudinal bending stiffness of running shoe on the energy cost, biomechanics, and fatigue during a half-marathon on a treadmill – Principal Superviso
- 09/2021-06/2022. Mélanie Métra (St-Etienne): Energy cost of running in road vs trail runners – Principal Supervisor.
- 09/2020-06/2021. Arthur Pflieger (Lyon): Étude multifactorielle et impact de la récupération de la fatigabilité sur la fatigue chronique ressentie par les patients atteint par le covid 19, ayant séjourné en réanimation – Principal Supervisor.
- 01/2021-06/2021. Suzon Collet (Marseille): Comparison of plastic versus carbon foot ankle orthosis to improve energy cost of walking in post-stroke patients – Principal Supervisor.
- 09/2019 – 06/2020 : Clara Pfenninger (Jean Monnet University Saint-Etienne, France) Can fatigability explain fatigue in multiple sclerosis? – Principal Supervisor.
- 04/2019 – 06/2020 : Eric Luneau (Jean Monnet University Saint-Etienne, France) Validity of two ergometers to measure functional capacities and fatigue in ICU patients – Principal Supervisor.
- 09/2018 – 06/2019 : Marilyne Berthet (St-Etienne) Neuromuscular characteristics of elite trail runners – Co-Supervisor.
- 01/2017 – 06/2019 : Colin Lavigne (Calgary) New interventions to increase muscle strength and reduce fatigue in head and neck cancer survivors – Principal Supervisor.
- 09/2016 – 06/2018 : Kyla Coates (Calgary) Fatigue in Multiple Sclerosis – Principal Supervisor.
- 09/2016 – 06/2018 : Kathryn Wytsma-Fisher (Calgary) Exercise in palliative cancer populations – Academic Advisor
- 09/2015 – 06/2017 : Doug Doyle-Baker (Calgary) An innovative ergometer for measuring neuromuscular fatigue during and immediately after cycling exercise – Principal Supervisor.
- 09/2014 – 06/2016 : Mary Medysky (Calgary) Can sleep disorders and neuromuscular dysfunction explain subjective fatigue in cancer patients and survivors? – Principal Supervisor.
- 09/2014 – 09/2016 : Felipe Maturana (Calgary) Multiple versus single test for calculating critical power – Co-Supervisor.
- 09/2011 – 06/2012 : Pierrick Arnal (St-Etienne) Effect of 30 h of sleep deprivation on cycling and cognitive performance and central fatigue – Principal Supervisor.
- 09/2007 – 06/2008 : Hugo Kerhervé (St-Etienne): Neuromuscular alterations induced by an ultramarathon – Principal Supervisor.
- 09/2007 – 06/2008 : Damien Fournet (St-Etienne) Walking poles to reduced lower limbs fatigue – Principal Supervisor.
- 09/2006 – 06/2007 : Jean-Claude Banfi (St-Etienne) Muscles damages induced by 24h of treadmill running – Principal Supervisor.
- 09/2004 – 06/2005 : Damien Aubert (St-Etienne) Effects of hypoxia on central fatigue – Principal Supervisor.
- 09/2003 – 06/2004 : Matthieu Foissac (St-Etienne) Lower limbs stiffness during loaded walking – Co-Supervisor.
- 09/2001 – 06/2002 : Gaëlle Deley (Dijon) Effects of two types of pre-fatigue on VO2 kinetics – Principal Supervisor.
- 09/2001 – 06/2002 : Laurent Pardon (Dijon) Electromyostimulation and walking autonomy recovery – Co-Supervisor.
- 09/2000 – 08/2001 : Vincent Martin (Dijon) Neuromuscular fatigue and damages – Principal Supervisor.
- 09/1999 – 08/2000 : Grégory Lattier (Dijon) Effects of training on neuromuscular characteristics – Principal Supervisor.
- 09/1997 – 06/1998 : Stéphane Perrey (Besançon) Stretch-shortening cycle in roller skiing: effects of techniques – Principal Supervisor.
VISITING STUDENTS
- 01/2018 – 06/2018 : Giorgio Varesco (University of Rovereto, Italy) The effects of pain induced by occlusion on endurance performance and central fatigability of the contralateral knee extensor muscles – Principal Supervisor.
- 03/2017 – 10/2017 : Fabio Milioni (UNESP, Rio Claro, Brazil) Time-course of performance and neuromuscular recovery after repeated sprints in cycling – Principal Supervisor.
- 02/2017 – 11/2017 : Rafael Azevedo (University of São Paulo, Brazil) Development of Central and Peripheral Neuromuscular Fatigue during a Time Trial – Principal Supervisor.
- 09/2016 – 04/2017: Dustin Oranchuk (Adams State University, USA) Is neuromuscular fatigue etiology dependent on muscle mass? – Principal Supervisor.
- 09/2016 – 02/2017 : Matheus Aguiar (Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Paraná, Brazil) Effects of foot strike patterns on plantar flexor muscles fatigue – Principal Supervisor.
- 04/2016 – 09/2016 : Aldo Savoldelli (University of Rovereto, Italy) Fatigue in hypoxia revisited – Principal Supervisor.
- 02/2016 – 08/2016 : Mirco Floreani (University of Udine, Italy) Effects of aerobic training in fatigue etiology – Principal Supervisor.
- 01/2016 – 08/2016 : Thibault Besson (University of St-Etienne, France) Comparison between whole-body and tendon vibration on muscle neuromechanical properties in aging populations – Principal Supervisor.
- 07/2015 – 08/2015 : Emma Gibney (Biomedical Mechanical Engineering, Carleton University) – Principal Supervisor.
- 03/2015 – 09/2015 : Matthieu Martin (Ecole Centrale de Lyon, France) Comparison between upper and lower limbs fatigue and corticospinal excitability– Principal Supervisor.
- 04/2015 – 10/2015 : Arthur Peyrard (University of Chambery, France) Anticipation of magnetic and electrical stimuli does not impair maximal voluntary force production – Principal Supervisor.