Greg Adams, Ph.D.
Department of Physiology and Biophysics
College of Health Sciences
University of California
Irvine, California
Phone: (949) 824-5518
E-mail: gradams@uci.edu
Dr. Adams received his Ph.D. in Physiology from Michigan State University in 1990. Working as a post doctoral researcher at the Kennedy Space Center in Florida, Dr. Adams designed and implemented studies to validate the use of magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) for evaluation of muscle function and muscle plasticity. In a second post doctoral position he moved to the University of California, Irvine to receive training in the application of cellular and molecular biological tools to the study of skeletal muscle plasticity. In 1996, Dr. Adams accepted a faculty position as a Researcher at the University of California Irvine in the Department of Physiology & Biophysics. Dr. Adams has been funded by both NASA and NIH-NIAMS to investigate the role and importance of insulin-like growth factor – 1 (IGF-I) in the regulation of skeletal muscle mass in response to changes in loading state. His research interests continue to focus on understanding the cellular signaling pathways that modulate myofiber size in response to alterations in loading state and the application of this knowledge for the design of countermeasures to unloading induced skeletal muscle atrophy.