Assistant Professor, University of Wisconsin-Madison. Enthralled by the power and plasticity of skeletal muscle.
Joined July 2019
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Apr 17
It’s not often, but sometimes the ‘simple’ approach can get you the data you need. If you study #age and/or #sex differences in limb #muscle #power output keep this in mind!
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Apr 17
Congratulations to postdoc @martacolosio on being awarded the @APSEEPSection CANTROL new investigator award! A huge accomplishment and the first of many great achievements to come!
🏆 EEP Awards Spotlight pt.2 – APS Summit 2026
Second feature highlighting outstanding trainee & early-career research👏
🏃♀️EEP Sprints
🗓 Fri, Apr 24 | 12:45 PM
📍PhysioHub – Discovery Stage
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Feb 18
~2.5 yrs ago @HornbergerLab asked me a simple question, “do I think fast fibers atrophy with age because the myofibrils get smaller or are lost?”
My response, “I don’t know, but we could find out with your new FIM-ID approach.”
👇 is what we discovered! #myotwitter
1/ Why do muscles atrophy with aging and disuse?
Is it because each tiny little myofibril gets smaller… or is it because we lose myofibrils?
In our new study, we addressed this in humans and mice. biorxiv.org/cgi/content/shor…
Full breakdown of the findings in this thread 👇
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Feb 16
Beautiful sequence of studies by @HornbergerLab that continues to redefine our understanding of how muscle grows in response to mechanical stimuli! The data on fiber lengthening also have very important ramifications for how we interpret IHC data. Congratulations all! #myotwitter
Thrilled to share our new @ScienceAdvances paper where we provide evidence that mechanical stimuli drive skeletal muscle growth through TWO distinct mechanisms—and use BONCAT to visualize where the growth occurs. Take a look: science.org/doi/10.1126/scia…
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Feb 16
Congratulations to @Zepeda_CS for completing the first big study of his dissertation. Some thought provoking results on the role of #myonuclei in fiber type-specific #atrophy with #aging! #myotwitter
Feb 14
Excited to share that the first study of my dissertation is now available on bioRxiv!
Huge thank you to @CWSundberg, collaborators @KevinMurachPhD @CoryDungan, and everyone else involved for their help with the project!
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Jan 20
Thrilled to have officially moved my lab to @UWMadison! Looking forward to collaborating with amazing colleagues in #aging, #skeletalmuscle, and #metabolism research, and to being part of the RISE-THRIVE initiative's focus on improving human healthspan.
Recruited through the WI RISE-THRIVE Initiative, which focuses on the study of healthspan, Dr. Christopher Sundberg is investigating links between muscle fatigue, mobility and healthy aging.
Read a Q&A with him: medicine.wisc.edu/news/01092…
ALT Dr. Christopher Sundberg wearing a white lab coat with a University of Wisconsin logo standing in a busy laboratory setting.
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Jan 13
Congratulations @Zepeda_CS! You will be a great addition to the EEP section!
🎉 Please join us in welcoming @Zepeda_CS to the EEP Trainee Committee!
👏 Carlos is a PhD Candidate at @NWSMarquette and joins the committee after receiving the 2025–2026 Porter Physiology Development Fellowship 🏆
We’re excited to have you with us, Carlos! 😊
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The website for The Wisconsin Nathan Shock Center led by @AndersonRozalyn, @LammingLab, & @JohnDenuLab is now live!!!
Check out the opportunities, services, and platforms available to the aging research community!
nathanshockcenter.wisc.edu/
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This week for seminar we have Carlos Zepeda and Marta Colosio joining us from Dr. Chris Sundberg’s lab now over at UW-Madison in the Division of Geriatrics and Gerontology.
#exrs #marquette #uwmadison #aging #physiology
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29 Aug 2025
Looking forward to seeing how much more we discover from studying this incredible #woman! Very grateful to get to work with a great group of Italian scientists! #myotwitter @MVFranchi @PorcelliSimone @HIPE_lab
24 Aug 2025
Fantastic piece in the @washingtonpost about our “Wonder Woman” 🏃🏻♀️➡️🏆Emma Mazzenga🏆🏃🏻♀️, starring in two upcoming articles from our TrajectorAGE study (more info here: pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/4065…).
with @PorcelliSimone @CWSundberg and @martacolosio 🥇🏃🏻♀️🔥
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29 Aug 2025
Very excited to share that the Integrative Muscle Physiology & Energetics (IMPE) lab is moving to the University of Wisconsin (@UWMadison)! My lab team thinks we should change to the WIMPE lab, studying #aging #muscle at #Wisconsin. What do you think? #myotwitter
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31 May 2025
Post doc opportunity with Karyn Esser @UF working on the SOMMA project! Reach out to her if you are interested.
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16 May 2025
Impressive!!! Beautiful sequence of studies @HornbergerLab @mackinprof and colleagues! The 🏋️♂️🚴♂️ to 🐭 design is such a powerful approach to unlocking the secrets of how exercise elicits so many adaptations! Congratulations!! #myotwitter
15 May 2025
1/10 Excited to write this thread summarizing our new paper in @NatMetabolism, which identifies a potentially critical part of the signaling pathway that drives skeletal muscle growth in response to resistance exercise!
Free link rdcu.be/el9am
#Myotwitter @NIH_NIAMS
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30 Apr 2025
We are ending our seminar series this semester with a bang! Sarah Greising will be sharing some of her research on the #physiology of #skeletalmuscle after #injury. If you are interested in joining us online tomorrow, please DM me! #myotwitter
30 Apr 2025
Our last seminar series speaker of the semester will be presenting tomorrow! Dr. Sarah Greising, from the University of Minnesota, will speak about the Physiology of Muscle Remaining After Injury: How Limited Is It?
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26 Apr 2025
Interested in what the physiological profiles of elite female #aging looks like, check out the data from two world record holder #masters #athletes presented by PhD student @Zepeda_CS and postdoc @martacolosio at the @APSPhysiology Summit tonight! #APS2025 #myotwitter
26 Apr 2025
91-yr old woman smashed a world record in 200m sprint, prompting scientists to examine her physiology to learn how she runs so fast. They're presenting their findings at #APS2025. More: ow.ly/TXvo50VHIlZ
Photo credit: iStock CC: @martacolosio, @HIPE_lab, @CWSundberg
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26 Apr 2025
A huge congratulations to postdoc @martacolosio for winning the @APSEEPSection research recognition award! Super fun collaborative project with @PorcelliSimone and @MVFranchi with a lot more to come! @APSPhysiology Summit #APS2025 #myotwitter
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11 Feb 2025
Science is under threat.
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7 Jan 2025
Thank you to the authors who submitted their work to this issue in @JPhysiol. It was a pleasure reading all the exceptional research from across the globe on #aging #skeletalmuscle & the protective effects of #exercise. #myotwitter bit.ly/4a9gyyj bit.ly/425vdIO
7 Jan 2025
🎉 Our first issue of 2025 is now live! 🎉
This #SpecialIssue organised by Dr Christopher W. Sundberg (@ahprc) focuses on the physiology of ageing skeletal muscle and the protective effects of exercise 🧬
🔗 Read it here: buff.ly/3PnR6M3
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Chris Sundberg retweeted
11 Dec 2024
Open-rank faculty position with focus on healthy aging/lifespan available in the Department of Kinesiology @UWMadison!!!
jobs.wisc.edu/jobs/kinesiolo…
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16 Nov 2024
Exquisite sequence of studies from 🏋️♂️ to 🐁🧬 reveals key components of the signaling pathways mediating 💪 growth in response to resistance exercise. Beautiful work @HornbergerLab @mackinprof @Coon_Labs and colleagues! #myotwitter
12 Nov 2024
Our new preprint is out "Identification of a Resistance Exercise-Specific Signaling Pathway that Drives Skeletal Muscle Growth". Collaborative project with @Coon_Labs and @mackinprof that took 8 years to finish. Hopefully you think it was worth the wait researchsquare.com/article/r…
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