Dr. Hyldahl is an associate professor of Exercise Sciences. He received his Bachelor’s degree in Athletic Training from the University of Utah, and his PhD in Kinesiology from the University of Massachusetts Amherst. His laboratory studies the cellular and molecular mechanisms of skeletal muscle in response to injury and disuse, with emphasis on the effect of aging on these processes. Most recently, his laboratory has been involved in a series of studies to determine how repeated exposure to heat stress can result in skeletal muscle adaptation, and can mitigate the deleterious effects of limb disuse on muscle and vascular function. The primary goal of his research is to hopefully develop effective clinical interventions to enhance muscle function in the face of injury and aging.
Research Interests
Skeletal muscle is an enormous, fascinating, and spectacularly adaptive organ system, whose vitality has an enormous impact on human health and well-being. Though appreciated most widely for its role in human motor activity, skeletal muscle accounts for over 50% of whole body protein metabolism, 80% of glucose disposal, and is emerging as an exquisitely important endocrine organ. Importantly, epidemiological data have shown quite clearly that reduced skeletal muscle mass and function have widespread deleterious effects on human health including frailty, metabolic dysfunction and mortality. Accordingly, the overarching goal of my laboratory is to contribute in a meaningful way to the development of crucial and much-needed clinical interventions to maintain skeletal muscle vitality through the lifespan by studying the biologic mechanisms that underlie muscle adaptation to stress (e.g. disuse, damage, exercise and injury) in healthy, aged or clinical populations. To achieve this goal, we strive primarily to undertake studies in human skeletal muscle through innovative and novel approaches, supplementing, where appropriate, with mechanistic experiments in relevant animal and in vitro models. Of particular interest are: 1) The role of extracellular matrix remodeling in muscle repair and adaptation to exercise; 2) The effect of externally applied modalities (e.g., heat/cold stress, massage etc.) on muscle metabolic and regenerative function, and their potential as therapeutic interventions; and 3) How inflammation and inflammatory related intracellular signaling affects muscle adaptation and reparative outcomes following exercise and/or injury.
Education
Ph.D., Kinesiology , University of Massachusetts Amherst (2011)
M.S., Kinesiology , University of Massachusetts Amherst (2008)
B.S., Exercise Science , Athletic Training, University of Utah (2003)
Licenses and Certifications
Memberships
National Athletic Trainers Association (2002 - Present)
Courses Taught
Publications
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GiffordRyan d MagoffinAllen Clive ParcellRobert Douglas HyldahlGilbert W FellinghamJon Tyson HopkinsJeffrey Brent FelandBrady M. SmithDavid O. DraperRobert D. HyldahlJustin H. RigbyB M SmithDavid O DraperRobert Douglas HyldahlJustin Holbrook RigbyChase M WaltonSamuel M JacobsenBlake W DallonErin R SaitoShantelle L H BennettLance E DavidsonDavid M ThomsonRobert D HyldahlBenjamin T BikmanRobert Douglas HyldahlJ M PeakeM R DeyhleM CarlisleJacob R SorensenP S HafenK JespersonM AhmadiChad R HancockRobert Douglas HyldahlM R DeyhleM CarlisleJ R SorensenP S HafenK JespersonM AhmadiChad R HancockRobert Douglas HyldahlJ R SorensenJ P KaluhiokalaniP S HafenM R DeyhleAllen Clive ParcellRobert Douglas HyldahlJacob R SorensenJ P KaluhiokalaniP S HafenM R DeyhleAllen Clive ParcellRobert Douglas HyldahlP S HafenK AbbottJennifer A BowdenR LopianoChad R HancockRobert Douglas HyldahlRyan D MagoffinAllen Clive ParcellRobert Douglas HyldahlGilbert W FellinghamJon Tyson HopkinsJeffrey Brent FelandPaul S. HafenCoray N. PreeceJacob R. SorensenChad R HancockRobert Douglas HyldahlP S HafenC N PreeceJacob R SorensenChad R HancockRobert Douglas HyldahlMichael R. DeyhleRobert Douglas HyldahlJacob R SorensenJ D FuquaM R DeyhleJ ParmleyC SkousenChad R HancockAllen Clive ParcellRobert Douglas HyldahlJacob R. SorensenCaitlin SkousenAlex HollandKyle WilliamsRobert Douglas HyldahlJacob R SorensenC SkousenA HollandK WilliamsRobert Douglas HyldahlJacob R. SorensenJordan D. FuquaMichael R. DeyhleJacob ParmleyCaitlin SkousenChad R HancockAllen Clive ParcellRobert Douglas HyldahlMichael R. DeyhlePaul S. HafenJacob ParmleyCoray N. PreeceMarissa RobisonJacob R. SorensenBlake JacksonDennis Lee EggettChad R HancockRobert Douglas HyldahlM R DeyhleP S HafenJ ParmleyC N PreeceM RobisonJacob R SorensenB JacksonDennis Lee EggettChad R HancockRobert Douglas HyldahlRobert Douglas HyldahlT C ChenK NosakaRobert Douglas HyldahlAlyssa EvansSunku KwonSarah Elizabeth Trager RidgeEric RobinsonJon Tyson HopkinsMatthew K SeeleyM. R. DeyhleA. M. GierK. C. EvansDennis Lee EggettW. Bradley NelsonAllen Clive ParcellRobert Douglas HyldahlM R DeyhleJ R SorensenRobert Douglas HyldahlM R DeyhleJacob R SorensenRobert Douglas HyldahlRobert D HyldahlAmanda M GierKaitlyn C EvansDennis L EggettW Bradley NelsonAllen C ParcellMichael R DeyhleRobert Douglas HyldahlW. Bradley NelsonL. XinT. WellingL. GroscostM. J. HubalS. ChipkinP. M. ClarksonAllen Clive ParcellRobert Douglas HyldahlBrad NelsonTyson WellingLogan GrocostAllen Clive ParcellMichael DehyleAllen Clive ParcellRobert Douglas HyldahlKatherine E LaBarberaRobert Douglas HyldahlKevin S O'FallonPriscilla M ClarksonSara WitkowskiRobert Douglas HyldahlBrad NelsonLing XinTyson WellingLogan GroscostMonica J HubalStuart ChipkinPriscilla ClarksonAllen Clive ParcellDayong ChenRobert Douglas HyldahlRyan C HaywardRobert Douglas HyldahlTy OlsonTyson WellingLogan GroscostAllen Clive ParcellJacob SorensenRobert Douglas HyldahlAllen Clive ParcellAllen Clive ParcellBrenda BensonRyan MagoffinRobert Douglas HyldahlDavid Morley ThomsonGary W MackRobert Douglas HyldahlKailee JacksonLogan GroscostTyson WellingAllen Clive ParcellRobert Douglas HyldahlMonica J HubalAllen Clive ParcellBrenda BensonRyan MagoffinRobert Douglas HyldahlDavid Morley ThomsonGary W MackLing XinRobert Douglas HyldahlStuart R. ChipkinPriscilla M ClarksonRobert Douglas HyldahlTy OlsonMichael G LeavittAllen Clive ParcellRobert Douglas HyldahlLawrence M. SchwartzPriscilla M. ClarksonRobert Douglas HyldahlLawrence M SchwartzPriscilla M ClarksonRobert Douglas HyldahlLing XinStephanie Moekel-ColeMonica J. HubalStuart ChipkinPriscilla M. ClarksonRobert Douglas HyldahlJenifer KodelaMonica J HubalLawrence M SchwartzPriscilla M ClarksonRobert Douglas HyldahlKevin O'FallonLarry M. SchwartzPriscilla M. ClarksonRobert Douglas HyldahlLing XinMonica J HubalStephanie Moekel-ColeStuart ChipkinPriscilla M ClarksonRobert Douglas HyldahlRamakrishnan SchwartzLing XinRobert D HyldahlKaren L RiskaStuart ChipkinMary A MurrayValerie GregerPriscilla M ClarksonRobert Douglas HyldahlS RamakrishnanLing XinStuart ChipkinM MurrayValerie ShaverPrakash PrabhakarKaren ShaverPriscilla M ClarksonRobert Douglas HyldahlJustin KeadlePierre A. RouzierDennis PearlPriscilla M. ClarksonRobert Douglas HyldahlSewright A KimberlyLawrence M SchwartzClarkson M PriscillaRobert Douglas HyldahlSewright A KimberlyLawrence M SchwartzPriscilla M ClarksonRobert Douglas HyldahlPriscilla M Clarkson
Presentations
Kaitlin AbbottPaul S. HafenJenifer BowdenRyan LopianoChad R. HancockRobert Douglas Hyldahl
Robert Douglas HyldahlJayson R GiffordAllen Clive ParcellChad R HancockLance E DavidsonGary W Mack
Jacob R. SorensenCaitlin SkousenAlex HollandKyle WilliamsRobert Douglas Hyldahl
Michael R DeyhleKaitlin EvansChristopher SuttomJacob ParmleyJacob R SorensenRobert Douglas Hyldahl
A. EvansRobert Douglas HyldahlSarah Elizabeth Trager RidgeS. KwonJon Tyson HopkinsE. RobinsonMatthew K Seeley
A. EvansRobert Douglas HyldahlSarah Elizabeth Trager RidgeS. KwonJon Tyson HopkinsE. RobinsonMatthew K Seeley
Robert Douglas Hyldahl
Paul S HafenChad R HancockRobert Douglas Hyldahl
Jacob R SorensenAlex HollandChristopher SuttonAllen Clive ParcellRobert Douglas Hyldahl
Robert Douglas HyldahlKazunori NosakaGlyn HowatsonMonica Hubal
Michael R DeyhleCoray PreeceMarrisa RobisonJacob R ParmleyJacob R SorensenPaul S HafenRobert Douglas Hyldahl
Coray PreeceMichael DeyhleJacob R SorensenJacob ParmleyPaul HafenMarissa RobisonRobert Douglas Hyldahl
Logan GroscostJacob R SorensenAlex HollandRobert Douglas Hyldahl
Amy TwitchellPaul HafenJacob ParmleyRobert Douglas Hyldahl
Matthew K SeeleyA EvansRobert Douglas HyldahlS KwonSarah Elizabeth Trager RidgeE RobinsonJon Tyson Hopkins
A EvansSarah Elizabeth Trager RidgeRobert Douglas HyldahlS KwonJon Tyson HopkinsE RobinsonMatthew K Seeley
Robert Douglas Hyldahl
Michael R DeyhleKaitlyn EvansJacob SorensenRobert Douglas Hyldahl
