Dr. Benjamin F. Miller

Director, Skeletal Muscle Laboratory; Assistant Professor, Health & Exercise Science

Email: bfmiller@cahs.colostate.edu
Office Phone: (970) 491-3291
Faculty Profile

• Post Doctoral Fellowship, Institute of Sports Medicine, Copenhagen, Denmark
• PhD, University of California
• MS, University of Wisconsin
• BS, University of Wisconsin

Dr. Miller’s research uses an integrative approach to study both healthy skeletal muscle and the deterioration of skeletal muscle with age. The primary goal of our research is to determine the causes of age-related decreases in muscle size and strength (sarcopenia), and how to slow that progression or reverse it. The lab focuses on non-pharmaceutical interventions of exercise and nutrition to obtain these goals. We are working toward addressing four primary areas; 1) how mitochondria contribute to the aging process, 2) how to increase mitochondrial biogenesis, 3) the dependence of protein metabolism on energy metabolism, and 4) the consideration of timing of protein intake to maximize anabolic processes.

Dr. Christopher Bell

Director, Integrative Biology Lab; Assistant Professor, Health & Exercise Science

Email: christopher.bell@colostate.edu
Office Phone: (970) 491-7522
Faculty Profile

• PhD, Kinesiology, University of Western Ontario, Canada
• MS, Sport and Exercise Science, Manchester Metropolitan University, UK
• BS, Sports Science, Crewe and Alsager College of Higher Education, UK

Dr. Bell is the Director of the CSU Integrative Biology Lab and an Assistant Professor in Health & Exercise Sciences. His current areas of interest include:

• The influence of short-term sprint-interval training on insulin sensitivity and the thermogenic response to beta-adrenergic receptor stimulation.
• The influence of green tea extract (Epigallocatechin-3-gallate) on sympathetic regulation of physiologic function.
• Ethnic differences in risk for the metabolic syndrome, diabetes, and cardiovascular disease.
• Diet, exercise, and nutrient partitioning.

Dr. Melinda A Frye

Assistant Professor, Biomedical Sciences

Email: Melinda.Frye@colostate.edu
Office Phone: 970-491-4280
Faculty Profile

• PhD, Colorado State University
• DVM, Colorado State University
• MS, Colorado State University
• BS, Linfield College

Obesity increases risk for cardiomyopathy, which may progress to heart failure. The laboratory’s goal is to better understand the pathology underlying progression to obesity cardiomyopathy (OC). Current studies will develop a rodent model of dietary obesity to characterize myocardial and visceral adipose responses to macronutrients, and determine whether increased visceral adipose mass is required for development of OC.

Dr. Matt Hickey

Director, Human Performance Clinical/Research Lab; Professor, Health & exercise Science

Email: matthew.hickey@colostate.edu
Office Phone: (970) 491-5727
Faculty Profile

• PhD, Bioenergetics, Ball State University
• MS, Exercise Physiology, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University
• BS, Exercise Science, Western Carolina University

Dr. Hickey studies the following areas related to human metabolism:

• The role of changes in dietary fat on insulin sensitivity and markers of both subclinical inflammation and endothelial dysfunction.
• Post-receptor signaling events in human skeletal in response to changes in diet and physical activity.
• Ethnic differences in risk for the metabolic syndrome, diabetes, and cardiovascular disease.
• Diet, exercise, and nutrient partitioning.