Vladimir Ljubicic

Overview

Vladimir Ljubicic is an Associate Professor in the Department of Kinesiology and a Tier 2 Canada Research Chair in Neuromuscular Plasticity in Health and Disease. He is a Lab Lead at the Exercise Metabolism Research group and part of the McMaster Physical Activity Centre of Excellence (PACE). Vladimir’s research focuses on neuromuscular alterations that make older adults age fast, which is prominent in Canada’s aging population. He studies how neuromuscular diseases drive age-related deterioration, and how this impacts the way that healthcare professionals create evidence-based therapeutic strategies that will improve the lives of older adults living with neuromuscular diseases.

Affiliations

• Associate Professor
• McMaster University
• Faculty of Science, McMaster University
• Member, McMaster Institute for Research on Aging (MIRA), McMaster University
• Member, Centre for Metabolism, Obesity, and Diabetes Research (MODR), Faculty of Health Sciences
• Member, McMaster Centre for Nutrition, Exercise, and Health Research, Faculty of Science
• Associate Professor, Kinesiology, Faculty of Science
• Canada Research Chair in Neuromuscular Plasticity in Health and Disease, McMaster University

Education

• BA, York University
• MSc, York University
• PhD, York University
• PDF, University of Ottawa