R. Andrew Shanely, Ph.D.

Department Rank:
Assistant Professor

Area:
NCRC

Office: Convocation Center
Email: shanelyra@appstate.edu

Education

Postdoctoral Fellowship - University of Missouri, Columbia
July 2006

Doctor of Philosophy - University of Florida, Gainesville, FL
Emphasis: Exercise Physiology
December 2002

Masters of Arts in Exercise Science - Northern Arizona
University, Flagstaff, AZ
Emphasis: Exercise Physiology
December 1996

Bachelor of Science in Physical Education - California State
University Fullerton, Fullerton, CA
January 1993

Teaching Specialties

Exercise Physiology
Muscle Biology
Respiratory Physiology

Current Courses Being Taught

I conduct research at the North Carolina Research Campus (NCRC)
full time. My current project is focused on cellular signaling
that increases mitochondrial biogenesis in skeletal muscle.

Professional Affiliations / Organizations

American Physiological Society
American College of Sports Medicine
Southeastern Chapter of the American College of Sports Medicine
Researchers Against Inactivity-Related Diseases

Research Interests

Sarcopenia
Skeletal muscle atrophy
Inactivity-induced oxidative stress

Selected Publications

R. Andrew Shanely*, Kevin Zwetsloot*, Simon J. Lees, Thomas E.
Childs, Frank W. Booth. Insulin-like Growth Factor I activates
the mouse type IIb myosin heavy chain gene. *Authors contributed
equally to this work. Am J Physiol- Cell Physiology, In Press,
Accepted July 30, 2009. *AUTHORS CONTRIBUTED EQUALLY TO THIS WORK.

David C. Nieman, Ashley S. Williams, R. Andrew Shanely, Fuxia Jin,
Steven R. McAnulty, N. Travis Triplett, Melanie D. Austin.
Quercetin’s influence on exercise performance and muscle
mitochondrial biogenesis in untrained males. Med Sci Sports Exerc,
In Press, Accepted June 5, 2009.

DeRuisseau KC*, Shanely RA*, Akunuri N, Hamilton MT, Van Gammeren
D, Zergeroglu AM, McKenzie M, Powers SK. Diaphragm Unloading via
Controlled Mechanical Ventilation Alters the Gene Expression
Profile. Am J Respir Crit Care Med. 172:1267-1275, 2005. *AUTHORS
CONTRIBUTED EQUALLY TO THIS WORK.

Shanely RA, Van Gammeren D, DeRuisseau KC, Zergeroglu AM, McKenzie
MJ, Yarasheski KE, Powers SK. Mechanical ventilation depresses
protein synthesis in the rat diaphragm. Am J Respir Crit Care Med.
170:994-999, 2004.