The research theme in our laboratory is integrative human exercise physiology. The interactions between the physiology of the heart, circulation, lungs, and chest wall are complex. Reductionist approaches have studied each system in isolation and have provided valuable insight into these complexi...
The research theme in our laboratory is integrative human exercise physiology. The interactions between the physiology of the heart, circulation, lungs, and chest wall are complex. Reductionist approaches have studied each system in isolation and have provided valuable insight into these complexities. However, the true power of the reductionist approach is realized when it is reincorporated into the integrationist one. The main theme of my research program is that the respiratory and cardiovascular systems are inextricably integrated and exert functional influences on each other.