The University of Toledo

Exercise Physiology Lab

Frank Pizza, PhD Laboratory

Research Focus Our research focuses on the immunobiology of skeletal muscle after exercise. Specifically, we are interested in determining the function of inflammatory cells (neutrophils and macrophages) in skeletal muscle after exercise and the mechanisms for how skeletal muscle modulates neutrophil and macrophage activation after exercise.   We use human, rodent, and cell culture models and contemporary laboratory techniques to answer basic and applied questions in these areas.     Lab Resources