Professor Robert James,Dean of Faculty of Life Sciences
Information about Professor Robert James at the University of Bradford.
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Biography
Rob James is muscle physiologist who obtained his BSc and PhD at University of Leeds. After 4 years of postdoctoral research at University of St Andrews he started as a lecturer at Coventry University. His teaching was focused on biomechanics and muscle physiology. He undertook various leadership roles at Coventry including Dean of Faculty, Deputy Dean and Associate Dean (Research), before joining Bradford as Dean of the Faculty of Life Sciences in July 2022.
Rob is a Senior Fellow of the Higher Education Academy (SFHEA), a chartered scientist (CSci) and an elected Fellow of the Royal Society of Biology (FRSB). His main research focus is to utilise physiological techniques, such as the work loop technique, to better understand the effects of drugs, temperature, obesity or ageing on muscle performance.
Research
Awarded a range of research grants (project,studentship, equipment, travel) to study drug induced changes in myocardialperformance, thermal physiology of skeletal muscle, effects of natural periodsof hypometabolism (aestivation and hibernation) on muscle performance, thecauses and mechanisms of muscle fatigue, trade-offs between sprint andendurance performance, effects of body size on skeletal muscle performance.o Sept. 2019-Aug. 2022 AustralianResearch Council Discovery Project, Plastic pollution: new driver alteringresponses to variable environments, Seebacher F (PI), James RS (Partner Investigator), Little A, AUS$543k;
o Sept.2016-Apr. 2020 Innovate UK NC3R, Novelhuman-cell based assay for assessment of cardiovascular liability, MaddockH (co-PI), James RS (co-PI),£982,000;
o Sept. 2016-Aug2019 Australian Research Council Discovery Project, The physiologicalmechanisms underlying animal group dynamics, Seebacher F (PI), Sumpler D, James RS (Partner Investigator),AUS$460k;
o Sept. 2014-Mar. 2016,Technology Strategy Board/Innovate UK NC3R, Human Traberculae Work-LoopFeasibility, Maddock H (co-PI), James RS(co-PI), £248,000;
o Dec. 2013-Nov. 2015, MerciaGrowth Fund, Inocardia spin out company for commercial application of the workloop technique, Maddock H (PI), James RS(Academic Partner), £200,000;
o Dec. 2013-Apr.2015, KEEN-EDRF,Development of in vitro rat papillary muscle work loop assay toaccurately predict potential drug induced cardiac toxicity, Maddock H (PI), James RS (Academic Partner), £67,000;
o Sept. 2013-Aug. 2016, GeraldKerkut Charitable Trust & Southampton University VC Scholarship Scheme, PhDstudentship, Green L (PI), Newland, Cleal, Poore, Rustighi (all SouthamptonUniversity) and James RS. i.e. I wasthe external collaborator on this project, £78,000;
o Oct. 2009-Oct 2013, EU FP7:Marie Curie International Reintegration project grant (based in France), Geneticand epigenetic basis of adaptive responses in frogs, Bonneaud (PI) Herrel, James RS, Adriens, Seebacher, €100,000;
o 2009-2013, FAPESP (Brazil)project grant, Effects of global climate change on the Brazilian fauna: aconservation physiology approach, Navas CA (PI), collaborators included James RS, US$1,000,000;
o 2007-2011, Heart Research UKPhD studentship, An investigation into lethal ischaemia/reperfusion injury andanti-apoptotic therapies in the human myocardium, Maddock H (PI), James RS, £55,435;
o 2004-2007,Sultan Qaboos Oman University, PhD studentship, Effect of caspase inhibitors onischaemia reperfusion injury in heart muscle, Maddock H (PI), James RS, £62,000;
Research collaborators
Name | Company | Country | Type | Role | Theme | Description |
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University of Sydney | AU | EXTERNAL | Professor | focusing on responses of animals to changing environments, and how these responses have evolved in space and time. | 17 collaborative journal papers; current collaborative Australian Research Council funded project | |
Coventry University | GB | EXTERNAL | Associate Professor | Effects of obesity and ageing on muscle mechanics | 30 published collaborative journal papers | |
University of Queensland | AU | EXTERNAL | Professor | Environmental decision science, ecosystem services, and environmental evaluation | 14 collaborative journal papers and a book chapter |
Publications
There are 15 publications involving or that are attributed to Professor Robert James.
Peer Reviewed Journal
Title | Year | Publication name | Journal | Volume | Pages | Authors | Editors | ISSN | Publisher | DOI | Location |
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The effects of 8 weeks voluntary wheel running on the contractile performance of isolated locomotory (soleus) and respiratory (diaphragm) skeletal muscle during early ageing. | 2017 | Journal of Experimental Biology | 220 | Tallis J;Higgins MF;Seebacher F;Cox VM;Duncan MJ;James RS; | 1477-9145 | 10.1242/jeb.166603 | |||||
Obesity-induced decreases in muscle performance are not reversed by weight loss. | 2017 | International Journal of Obesity | 41 | Seebacher F;Tallis J;McShea K;James RS; | 1476-5497 | 10.1038/ijo.2017.81 | |||||
Pre-schoolers fundamental movement skills predict BMI, physical activity, and sedentary behavior: A longitudinal study | 2021 | Scandinavian Journal of Medicine and Science in Sports | 31 | 8 - 14 | Duncan M.J.;Hall C.;Eyre E.;Barnett L.M.;James R.S. | 0905-7188 | 10.1111/sms.13746 | ||||
Does Dietary-Induced Obesity in Old Age Impair the Contractile Performance of Isolated Mouse Soleus, Extensor Digitorum Longus and Diaphragm Skeletal Muscles? | 2019 | Nutrients | 11 | Hill C;James RS;Cox VM;Tallis J; | 2072-6643 | 10.3390/nu11030505 | |||||
An exercise-induced improvement in isolated skeletal muscle contractility does not affect the performance-enhancing benefit of 70 µmol l-1 caffeine treatment. | 2018 | Journal of Experimental Biology | 221 | Tallis J;Higgins MF;Cox VM;Duncan MJ;James RS; | 1477-9145 | 10.1242/jeb.190132 | |||||
The Effect of Increasing Age on the Concentric and Eccentric Contractile Properties of Isolated Mouse Soleus and Extensor Digitorum Longus Muscles | 2018 | Journals of Gerontology - Series A Biological Sciences and Medical Sciences | 73 | 579 - 587 | Hill C.;James R.S.;Cox V.M.;Tallis J. | 1079-5006 | 10.1093/gerona/glx243 | ||||
Relationships Between Measures of Physical Fitness Change When Age-Dependent Bias is Removed in a Group of Young Male Soccer Players. | 2017 | Journal of Strength and Conditioning Research | 31 | James RS;Thake CD;Birch SL; | 1533-4287 | 10.1519/JSC.0000000000001537 | |||||
High-fat diet affects measures of skeletal muscle contractile performance in a temperature-specific manner but does not influence regional thermal sensitivity. | 2022 | Journal of Experimental Biology | 225 | Tallis J;James RS;Eyre ELJ;Cox VM;Hurst J; | 1477-9145 | 10.1242/jeb.244178 | |||||
Effect of stimulation frequency on force, power and fatigue of isolated mouse extensor digitorum longus muscle. | 2022 | Journal of Experimental Biology | 225 | Shelley SP;James RS;Eustace SJ;Eyre E;Tallis J; | 1477-9145 | 10.1242/jeb.243285 | |||||
The cardiac work-loop technique: An in vitro model for identifying and profiling drug-induced changes in inotropy using rat papillary muscles. | 2020 | Scientific Reports | 10 | Fletcher S;Maddock H;James RS;Wallis R;Gharanei M; | 2045-2322 | 10.1038/s41598-020-58935-2 | |||||
Age-related changes in isolated mouse skeletal muscle function are dependent on sex, muscle, and contractility mode. | 2020 | American Journal of Physiology - Regulatory Integrative and Comparative Physiology | 319 | Hill C;James RS;Cox VM;Seebacher F;Tallis J; | 1522-1490 | 10.1152/ajpregu.00073.2020 | |||||
Do muscle contractile properties drive differences in locomotor performance in invasive populations of Xenopus laevis in France? | 2020 | Journal of Comparative Physiology B: Biochemical, Systemic, and Environmental Physiology | 190 | Padilla P;Tallis J;Hurst J;Courant J;James RS;Herrel A; | 1432-136X | 10.1007/s00360-020-01310-4 | |||||
Increased physical activity does not improve obesity-induced decreases in muscle quality in zebrafish (Danio rerio). | 2019 | Journal of Applied Physiology | 127 | Seebacher F;James RS; | 1522-1601 | 10.1152/japplphysiol.00433.2019 | |||||
The likely effects of thermal climate change on vertebrate skeletal muscle mechanics with possible consequences for animal movement and behaviour. | 2019 | Conservation Physiology | 7 | James RS;Tallis J; | 2051-1434 | 10.1093/conphys/coz066 | |||||
Accelerometer-based physical activity levels, fundamental movement skills and weight status in British preschool children from a deprived area. | 2019 | European Journal of Pediatrics | 178 | Roscoe CMP;James RS;Duncan MJ; | 1432-1076 | 10.1007/s00431-019-03390-z |