faculty staff graduate students faculty profile Dr. Timothy Lightfoot Professor Department: Kinesiology Office: Belk 217B Office Hours: Email: jtlightf@uncc.edu Phone: 704-687-4695 Personal Homepage Research Description: My research deals with the underlying genetic factors that control and regulate both exercise endurance and daily physical activity levels. This work is conducted using mouse models and a wide-variety of exercise, molecular, cellular, and bio-informatic techniques. Recent Publications: Jung, AP, TS Curtis, MJ Turner, JT Lightfoot. Influence of age of exposure to a running wheel on activity in inbred mice. Medicine and Science in Sports and Exercise. 38(1): 51-56, 2006. Turner, MJ, SR Kleeberger, JT Lightfoot. Influence of genetic background on daily running-wheel activity differs with aging. Physiologic Genomics. 22: 76-85, 2005. JT Lightfoot, MJ Turner, M Daves, A Vordermark, SR Kleeberger. Genetic influence on daily wheel running activity level. Physiologic Genomics. 19: 270-276, 2004. Howden, R, JT Lightfoot, SJ Brown, IL Swaine. A wide range of baroreflex stimulation does not alter forearm blood flow. European J. Appl Physiology. 93:124-129, 2004. Howden, R, JT Lightfoot, SJ Brown, IL Swaine. The effects of breathing 5% CO2 on human cardiovascular responses and tolerance to orthostatic stress. Experimental Physiology. 89(4): 465-471, 2004. Howden, R, JT Lightfoot, SJ Brown, IL Swaine. The effects of isometric exercise training on resting blood pressure and orthostatic tolerance in humans. Experimental Physiology. 87(4): 507-515, 2002. JT Lightfoot, MJ Turner, KA DeBate, SR Kleeberger. Interstrain variation in murine aerobic capacity. Med. Sci. Sports Exerc. 33(12): 2053-2057, 2001. Howden, R., PA Tranfield, JT Lightfoot, SJ Brown, and IL Swaine. The reproducibility of maximum tolerance to lower body negative pressure and its quantification. Eur. JAP 84:462-468, 2001. JT Lightfoot, L Katz, K DeBate. Naloxone decreases tolerance to a hypotensive, hypovolemic stress in healthy humans. Critical Care Medicine 28(3): 684-691, 2000. Marks, B L, D Torok, JT Lightfoot. A Comparison of Body Fat Estimates Obtained at Health Fitness Research Areas: Daily Activity Exercise Genetics Copyright © 2009 CCI UNCC