Edward Merritt
Associate Professor of Kinesiology
Expertise
Exercise Physiology, Skeletal Muscle Physiology, Muscle Injury
B.S. Virginia Tech - 2002
- Major: Nutrition & Exercise Science
- Minors: Chemistry, Biology
M.A. University of Texas at Austin - 2004
- Major: Kinesiology
- Thesis: Effect of aerobic exercise and the induced increase in heat shock proteins on recovery of skeletal muscle function after ischemia/reperfusion injury.
Ph.D. University of Texas at Austin - 2009
- Major: Kinesiology
- Dissertation: Repair of Skeletal Muscle Transection Injury with Tissue Loss
Postdoctoral Fellow. University of Alabama at Birmingham School of Medicine - 2009-2012
- NIH F32AR060670: Regulation of human skeletal muscle protein metabolism following burn injury
- NIH R01 (PI: Marcas Bamman): Maximizing mechanisms of muscle hypertrophy to combat sarcopenia in older adults
Assistant Professor. Appalachian State University. 2012-2017
- Department of Health & Exercise Science
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