Sport and Health Sciences
Dr Marlou Dirks
Sir Henry Wellcome Postdoctoral Fellow
Research
Research interests
Muscle disuse, muscle protein metabolism, neuromuscular electrical stimulation to prevent muscle atrophy during disuse, nutritional interventions to attenuate muscle loss, metabolic impact of muscle disuse
Research projects
I am currently working on a larger project investigating the effect of nutrition to optimize performance and enhance recovery, under the supervision of Dr Francis Stephens.