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Dr. Norita Gildea

Assistant Professor (Physiology)
      
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Dr. Norita Gildea

Assistant Professor (Physiology)

 ngildea@tcd.ie

 


Dr Norita Gildea obtained her PhD in Exercise Physiology in 2017 from Trinity College Dublin. Her doctoral research was centered on exercise intolerance and microvascular dysfunction in individuals with type 2 diabetes. Her research focuses on the mechanisms that affect macrovascular and microvascular function in the context of ageing and metabolic disease. She investigates how exercise and lifestyle interventions influence vascular and metabolic adaptations in individuals with prediabetes, type 2 diabetes and across the lifespan. A key aspect of this work is exploring how personalised exercise prescription can help improve cardiovascular and cerebrovascular function therein, reducing risk factors that are central to reducing the burden of chronic disease.
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Benefits of Exercise in, editor(s)Neil Heron & Nicolas Mahony , Oxford Handbook of Sports and Exercise Medicine, Oxford University Press, Oxford University Press, 2025, [W. Williamson & N Gildea], Book Chapter, IN_PRESS
Weston, M; Curtin, E; Buys, P; Gildea, N; Egaña, M, Dynamic cerebral autoregulation remains intact following maximal sprint exercise in young men and women., The 30th European College of Sports Science (ECSS) Annual Congress 2025, Rimini, Italy, July 2025, 2025, Conference Paper, PUBLISHED
Buys, P; Weston, M; Curtin, E; Gildea, N; Egaña, M, The acute effects of moderate-intensity continuous, resistance, and concurrent exercise on cerebrovascular reactivity to hypocapnia in healthy young adults, The 30th European College of Sports Science (ECSS) Annual Congress 2025, Rimini, Italy, July 2025, 2025, Conference Paper, PUBLISHED
Curtin E, Buys P, Weston M, Egana M & Gildea N, The Acute Effect of Aerobic, Resistance, and Concurrent Exercise on Dynamic Cerebral Autoregulation In Healthy Young Adults, The 30th European College of Sports Science (ECSS) Annual Congress 2025, Rimini, Italy, July 2025, 2025, Conference Paper, PUBLISHED
O'Connor E, Kiely C, Gildea N, O'Shea D, Green S, Egaña M, Effects of pioglitazone with and without exercise training on cardiorespiratory fitness and oxygen uptake kinetics in type 2 diabetes., Diabetes, Obesity and Metabolism., 2025, Journal Article, PUBLISHED
Weston M, Curtin E, Buys P, Gildea N, Egaña, The acute effect of maximal sprint exercise on dynamic cerebral autoregulation in healthy young adults., Physiological Reports, 2025, Journal Article, PUBLISHED
E. Curtin, M.E. Weston, P. Buys, T. Bissoonauth, H. Al-Shammary, O. Ojelabi, A. Osman, J. Li, T. Wickramasinghe, Y. Lim, Z. Ching, M. Carey, E. Rooney, M. Egaña, N. Gildea, The effects of sex and fitness on cerebrovascular reactivity and cerebral autoregulation in healthy young adults., Proc Physiol Soc, Physiology in Focus 2024, Newcastle UK, July 2024, 2024, Conference Paper, PUBLISHED
P. Buys, E. Curtin, C. Brady, C. Rooney, A. Alshahrabally, P. McConkey, S. Donohoe, H. Darwish, S. Spring, G. Hagon, C. Gallagher, A. Mahon, N. Gildea, M. Egaña, M.E. Weston., The acute effect of maximal sprint exercise on cerebrovascular reactivity in healthy young adults, Proc Physiol Soc, Physiology in Focus 2024, Newcastle UK, July 2024, 2024, Conference Paper, PUBLISHED
M.E. Weston, P. Buys, E. Curtin, D. Guichard, E. Harbison, A. Croce, E. Ng, C. Delle Monache, A. Maero, G. Tan Tan, T. Khoo, A. Sreekanth, N. Gildea, M. Egaña, Dynamic cerebral autoregulation is unchanged following maximal sprint exercise in healthy young adults, Proc Physiol Soc, Physiology in Focus 2024, Newcastle UK, July 2024, 2024, Conference Paper, PUBLISHED
McDermott A, Nevin A, Gildea N, Rocha J, O'Shea D, Egaña M., Muscle deoxygenation during ramp incremental cycle exercise in older adults with type 2 diabetes., European Journal of Applied Physiology, Feb, (124(2)), 2024, p561 - 571, Notes: [doi: 10.1007/s00421-023-05297-y], Journal Article, PUBLISHED  URL
  

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Dr. Gildea's research focuses on the mechanisms that affect macrovascular and microvascular function in the context of ageing and metabolic disease. She investigates how exercise and lifestyle interventions influence vascular and metabolic adaptations in individuals with prediabetes, type 2 diabetes and across the lifespan. A key aspect of this work is exploring how personalised exercise prescription and other novel therapeutic interventions can help improve cardiovascular and cerebrovascular function therein, reducing risk factors that are central to reducing the burden of chronic disease. More recently, her research has extended to individuals living with neurodiversity, who face heightened risks of mental health challenges and the development of non-communicable diseases. This evolving strand of work explores how tailored lifestyle interventions"delivered in part through innovative digital applications"can support both physical and mental health outcomes in these populations, improving accessibility and personalisation of care. Her work contributes to advancing translational science and public health efforts by informing strategies to delay stroke, cognitive decline, and dementia, with meaningful implications for patients, families, healthcare systems, and society at large.