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Sarah Greising

  • Associate Professor, Exercise Physiology; Associate Director for Research and External Funding

Sarah Greising, PhD, is an associate professor in the School of Kinesiology. Her research interests revolve around the plasticity and regeneration of the skeletal muscle.

    DEGREES
    • 2015 Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN; Postdoctoral Fellowship
    • 2011 University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN; PhD Rehabilitation Science
    • 2006 Canisius College, Buffalo, NY; MS Health and Human Performance
    • 2004 Winona State University, Winona, MN; BS Exercise Science - Athletic Training
      AREAS OF INTEREST
      • Skeletal muscle physiology
      • Exercise physiology
      • Aging
      • Orthopaedic trauma
      • Regenerative rehabilitation
        BIOGRAPHY

        Research

        Skeletal Muscle Plasticity and Regeneration Laboratory

        Current research interests and long-term scientific goals of the laboratory revolve around the plasticity and regeneration of skeletal muscle, in efforts to mitigate the devastating functional limitations of injury and aging. The laboratory examines the musculoskeletal and neuromuscular systems in efforts to understand and develop effective strategies to address the deleterious effects of complex traumatic muscle injuries, namely volumetric muscle loss, and aging. Greising is accepting trainees at all levels. 

        Positions and Academic Appointments

        • 2015 - 2018, Adjunct Assistant Professor of Physiology, Mayo Clinic
        • 2015 - 2018, Research Physiologist in Extremity Trauma and Regenerative Medicine, US Army Institute of Surgical Research
        • 2018 - 2022, Assistant Professor of Kinesiology, University of Minnesota
        • 2020 - 2022, McKnight Land-Grant Professor, University of Minnesota
        • 2021 - Present, Faculty Center for Clinical Movement Science, University of Minnesota
        • 2022 - Present,  Graduate Faculty Rehabilitation Science, University of Minnesota
        • 2022 - Present, Associate Professor of Kinesiology, University of Minnesota
        • 2022 - Present, Henry L. Taylor-Arthur S. Leon Professorship in Exercise Science and Health Enhancement
        • 2023 - Present, Faculty Translational Center for Resuscitative Trauma Care, University of Minnesota
        • 2023 - Present, Faculty Muscular Dystrophy Center, University of Minnesota
        • 2024 - Present, Associate Director for Research and External Funding, School of Kinesiology, University of Minnesota

        Professional Memberships and Activities

        • 2004 - Present, American College of Sports Medicine
        • 2011 - Present, American Physiological Society
        • 2018 - Present, Orthopaedic Research Society - Chair Women's Leadership Forum
        • 2019 - Present, Tissue Engineering & Regenerative Medicine Society - Chair Musculoskeletal TWIG
        • Associate Editor, Connective Tissue Research

        Teaching

        • Exercise Physiology (KIN 4385)
        • Applied Exercise Physiology (KIN 5122)
        • Seminar: Exercise Physiology (KIN 8122)

        MS & PhD Advising Statement

          PUBLICATIONS

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