Housed in the School of Health & Kinesiology at UNO, the Vascular and Metabolic Phenotyping Research Lab is led by faculty member Dr. Gwenael Layec and by Dr. Cody Anderson.
Drs. Layec and Anderson, along with a team of student researchers, study how vascular function and muscle metabolism are affected by aging, certain medical conditions, and exposure to environmental stressors.
Mission
The Vascular and Metabolic Phenotyping Research (VMPR) Laboratory aims to improve military and civilian health by studying the physiological and environmental factors that contribute to impair vascular function and metabolic dysregulation. We apply an integrative and technology-driven approach, combining both in-vivo and ex-vivo phenotyping, to comprehensively understand the determinants and predictors of vascular and metabolic health and disease. Our capabilities encompass wearable device design and validation, advanced physiological phenotyping, drug and environmental exposure testing in situ and in vivo applied to pre-clinical models and translated to humans.