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Dr. Mikel Egana

Associate Professor (Physiology)
BIOMEDICAL SCIENCES INSTITUTE

 megana@tcd.ie

 3531896 1770


Research Tags

  AGE-RELATED IMPAIRMENT   CARDIOVASCULAR RISK-FACTORS   Clinical Trial   DIABETES-MELLITUS   Exercise physiology   EXERCISE TOLERANCE   Insulin   Musculoskeletal System   Obesity   POSTURE   Sports Medicine

Research Projects

 The effect of the peripheral circulation and endothelial function on exercise tolerance in subjects with Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus.
 The effect of age and sex on the time course and mechanisms of adaptation in cardiovascular and metabolic health with exercise training in type 2 diabetes
 Cerebrovascular dynamic responses subsequent to highintensity interval vs moderate-intensity continuous training in men and women with type 2 diabetes.

Memberships

Membership of Professional Institutions, Associations, Societies

Details Date From Date To
The Physiological Society
American College of Sports Medicine
European College of Sports Science
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
Rocha J, Gildea N, O'Shea D, Green S & Egaña M , Priming exercise accelerates oxygen uptake kinetics during high-intensity cycle exercise in middle-aged individuals with type 2 diabetes, Frontiers in Physiology , 3, 2022, p1006993 , Journal Article, PUBLISHED  TARA - Full Text
Gildea N, McDermott A, Rocha J, Crognale D, Nevin A, O'Shea D, Green S & Egaña M , Low-volume HIIT and MICT speed VO2 kinetics during high-intensity "work-to-work" cycling with a similar time-course in type 2 diabetes., J Appl Physiol, (133), 2022, p273 - 287, Journal Article, PUBLISHED  TARA - Full Text
Green S, Kiely C, O'Connor E, Gildea N, O'Shea D, Egaña M., Differential effects of sex on adaptive responses of skeletal muscle vasodilation to exercise training in type 2 diabetes., Journal of diabetes and its complications, 36, (1), 2022, p108098 , Journal Article, PUBLISHED  DOI
Gildea N, McDermott A, Rocha J, O'Shea D, Green S and Egaña M. , Time course of changes in V̇o 2peak and O 2 extraction during ramp cycle exercise following HIIT versus moderate-intensity continuous training in type 2 diabetes, American Journal of Physiology - Regulatory Integrative and Comparative Physiology, 320, (5), 2021, pR683 - R696, Journal Article, PUBLISHED  URL
Gildea N, McDermott A, Rocha J, O'Shea D, Green S and Egaña M. , Time-course of V̇o 2 kinetics responses during moderate-intensity exercise subsequent to HIIT versus moderate-intensity continuous training in type 2 diabetes, Journal of Applied Physiology, 130, (6), 2021, p1646 - 1659, Journal Article, PUBLISHED
Gildea N, Rocha J, O'Shea D, Green S and Egaña M., Priming exercise accelerates pulmonary oxygen uptake kinetics during "work-to-work" cycle exercise in middle-aged individuals with type 2 diabetes, European Journal of Applied Physiology, 121, (2), 2021, p409 - 423, Journal Article, PUBLISHED  TARA - Full Text  DOI  URL
Egaña M, Allen L, Gleeson K, Gildea N, Warmington S., Post-exercise Cold Water Immersion Does Not Improve Subsequent 4-km Cycling Time-Trial Compared With Passive and Active Recovery in Normothermia., Front Sports Act Living, 3, 2021, p738870 , Journal Article, PUBLISHED  DOI
Rocha J, Gildea N, O'Shea D, Green S and Egaña M., Reply to Senefeld Et Al, Journal of Applied Physiology, 128, (1), 2020, p227-, Journal Article, PUBLISHED  DOI
Green S, Kiely C, O'Connor E, Gildea N, O'Shea D and Egaña M., Effects of Exercise Training and Sex on Dynamic Responses of O2 Uptake in Type 2 Diabetes, Applied Physiology, Nutrition, and Metabolism, 45, (8), 2020, p865 - 874, Journal Article, PUBLISHED  DOI
  

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Awards and Honours

Award Date
Technicon Fellowship (Health Science Faculty, TCD) 2002-2004

Research Interests

Description Of Research Interests

My research fits within the discipline of exercise physiology and all my studies are carried out on humans. Currently, my main research is focused on the effect of different training interventions and pharmacological therapies on vascular and metabolic adaptations and exercise tolerance in type 2 diabetes, obesity and ageing. In addition, I am also interested on the effect of cold water immersion recovery interventions on subsequent exercise performance and on the postural effect (body tilt) on peripheral circulation, muscle activation and muscle endurance.