Dr. Geoffrey A. Power

I completed my undergraduate and MSc degrees at Memorial University of Newfoundland (MUN).  During my graduate training at MUN I became quite interested in neuromuscular physiology which coupled with my general interest in the physiology of aging lead me to pursue a PhD at the Canadian Centre for Activity and Aging (University of Western Ontario; UWO) under the supervision of Drs. Anthony Vandervoort and Charles Rice.  During my PhD, I investigated various research questions centred around: Neuromuscular fatigue following shortening and lengthening muscle actions, Motor unit loss with age and the effects of life-long exercise, and the history-dependence of force production.  Upon completing my PhD it was clear I developed more questions than answers which led me to explore more basic mechanisms of muscle mechanics.

To learn new research techniques and complement my training in neuromuscular physiology, I completed a postdoctoral fellowship in the laboratory of Dr. Walter Herzog (Human Performance Lab, University of Calgary) where I investigated age-related alterations to muscle mechanics at the cellular and sub-cellular levels.

My current research program at the University of Guelph uses various in vitro, in vivo, in situ and whole human techniques and tools to investigate muscle function and neuromuscular control of movement in healthy young adults and across the lifespan.