Team are currently working at London Marathon
A TEAM of researchers from Manchester Metropolitan University’s Cheshire campus are currently collecting samples from runners as part of their investigations into the genetic makeup of elite sportspeople.
The team, led by PhD student Shane Heffernan, are spending four days taking blood samples as part of the Athlome Consortium, a multi institution collaboration aimed at understanding molecular characteristics of elite athletes.
Shane said: “Thanks to London Marathon, Courtney Kipps and John Beeden for helping us at the MMU Sport Genomics Laboratory with our research into the molecular genetic underpinnings of elite endurance physiology. Also, a huge thanks to the athletes who participated and those yet to participate.”
Shane is joined by fellow research students Adam Herbert, Declan Ryan, Mark Antrobus and Jon Brazier.
The genetic underpinnings of sporting performance are a specialist subject for researchers in the Exercise and Sport Science Department. Previous research has included the effect of genes on rugby concussions.
Manchester Metropolitan University is one of the most extensive higher education centres in Europe with 37,000 students and more than 1,000 undergraduate, postgraduate and professional courses. The University educates and trains large numbers of legal and business professionals, scientists, engineers, teachers, health workers and creative professionals.
Manchester Met has invested £350 million in its estate and facilities during a ten-year plan to create a truly world-class campus in the heart of Manchester and in Cheshire.
The University is in the top three nationally for environmental sustainability, in the top 3% of global universities as ranked by the Times Higher Education and has an 85% research impact rated world-leading and internationally excellent.
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