Mark Viggars
Sport and Exercise Sciences
Faculty: Faculty of Science
School: Sport and Exercise Sciences
Email address: M.Viggars@2014.ljmu.ac.uk
Marks PhD studies will explore cellular and molecular mechanisms behind skeletal muscle adaptation in response to hypertrophy, atrophy and regeneration using rodent models.
Marks particular interests include myonuclei and the regulation of muscle growth and muscle loss through mechanical forces transfer
Supervisors: Prof. Jonathan C Jarvis, Prof. Claire Stewart, Dr. Daniel Owens
Degrees
Liverpool John Moores University, UK, BSc (Hons) Sport and Exercise Sciences (Physiology)
Liverpool John Moores University, United Kingdom, MPhil, Cell and Molecular Exercise Physiology
Journal article
Viggars MR, Wen Y, Peterson CA, Jarvis JC. 2022. Automated cross-sectional analysis of trained, severely atrophied and recovering rat skeletal muscles using MyoVision 2.0. Journal of Applied Physiology (1985), DOI Author Url Publisher Url Public Url
Turner DC, Gorski PP, Seaborne RA, Viggars M, Murphy M, Jarvis JC, Martin NRW, Stewart CE, Sharples AP. 2021. Mechanical loading of bioengineered skeletal muscle in vitro recapitulates gene expression signatures of resistance exercise in vivo. Journal of Cellular Physiology, DOI Author Url Publisher Url Public Url
Hughes D, Turner DC, Baehr LM, Seaborne RA, Viggars M, Jarvis JC, Gorski P, Stewart CE, Owens DJ, Bodine S, Sharples AP. 2021. Knockdown of the E3 Ubiquitin ligase UBR5 and its role in skeletal muscle anabolism American Journal of Physiology: Cell Physiology, 320 :C45-C56 DOI Author Url Publisher Url Public Url
Owens DJ, Messeant J, Moog S, Viggars M, Ferry A, Mamchaoui K, Lacene E, Romero N, Brull A, Bonne G, Butler-Browne G, Coirault C. 2020. Lamin-Related Congenital Muscular Dystrophy Alters Mechanical Signaling and Skeletal Muscle Growth International Journal of Molecular Sciences, 22 DOI Author Url Publisher Url Public Url
Other
Seaborne RA, Viggars M, Sharples AP. 2019. HOW LONG DOES MUSCLE MEMORY LAST? THE ROLE OF EPIGENETICS JOURNAL OF APPLIED PHYSIOLOGY, 127 :1819-1819 Author Url
Editorial/letter to the editor
Gondin J. 2019. MUSCLE MEMORY AFTER RESISTANCE TRAINING IN HUMANS: MYTH OR REALITY? JOURNAL OF APPLIED PHYSIOLOGY, 127 :1820-1820 DOI Author Url
Conference publication
Viggars M, Jarvis J. 2018. Intracellular signalling responses following loaded contractions in murine skeletal muscle induced by programmed exercise: Hypertrophy or hyperplasia? GJSEPER, BASES Conference 2018 8 :S25-S25
Viggars M, Stewart C, Brown A. 2017. Impact of HIIT at sea level vs. simulated altitude on endurance and strength gains: A potential role for stem cell mobilisation British Association of Sport & Exercise Sciences (BASES) 2017 Student Conference 5 :S108-S108
Thesis/Dissertation
Viggars M. Myonuclear dynamics in muscle plasticity and the transcriptional regulation of resistance training induced hypertrophy. Jarvis JC. Public Url
Award:
LJMU Tom Reilly Award, https://www.ljmu.ac.uk/about-us/news/articles/2017/7/10/graduation-2017-monday. 2017
Media Coverage:
https://www.physoc.org/magazine-articles/future-physiology-2019-uniting-early-career-researchers-2/, Future Physiology 2019: Uniting early career researchers https://doi.org/10.36866/pn.116.20.