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

• Professor
• University Scholar
• Department of Kinesiology
• Faculty of Science
• McMaster University
• Member, McMaster Physical Activity Centre of Excellence (PACE)
• Member, McMaster Institute for Research on Aging (MIRA)
• Member, McMaster Centre for Metabolism, Obesity, and Diabetes Research (MODR)
• Member, McMaster Centre for Nutrition, Exercise, and Health Research
• Lab website – https://emrg.science.mcmaster.ca/labs/integrative-neuromuscular-biology-laboratory/

Education

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