Rodrigo Fernandez Gonzalo
Principal Researcher
| Docent
E-mail: rodrigo.fernandez-gonzalo@ki.se
Visiting address: Nobels väg 7, 17165 Solna
Postal address: H5 Laboratoriemedicin, H5 Klinisk Fysiologi Gustafsson, 141 52 Huddinge
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About me
- I am a docent (Assoc. Prof.) in Physiology and Principal Researcher at the Division of Clinical Physiology.
Research
- My research focuses on understanding how skeletal muscle mass and function are regulated in different conditions and situations. During the last years, I focus on investigating the effects of unloading, severe inactivity, and microgravity on the musculoskeletal system.
The studies I perform use a wide array of methods to analyze functional, metabolic, morphological, molecular and neural adaptations to acute and chronic exercise, and short- or long-term muscle disuse (e.g., microgravity), aging, disease (e.g., cerebral palsy), and athletic performance.
Teaching
- My general competence area is human physiology, with specific expertise in skeletal muscle physiology.
Since 2018 I am the course responsible (kursansvarig) of Anatomy & Physiology (distance) within the bachelor’s program in Nursing at the Karolinska Institutet.
Since 2023 I am the course responsible of Advanced Human Physiology Research within the Master's Programme in Translational Physiology and Pharmacology, also at the Karolinska Institutet.
Articles
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Article: AMERICAN JOURNAL OF PHYSICAL MEDICINE & REHABILITATION. 2024;103(1):79-86
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Article: DEVELOPMENTAL MEDICINE AND CHILD NEUROLOGY. 2023
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Article: NPJ MICROGRAVITY. 2023;9(1):40
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Article: NPJ MICROGRAVITY. 2023;9(1):9
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Journal article: PHYSIOLOGIA. 2022;2(4):164-179
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Article: COMMUNICATIONS BIOLOGY. 2022;5(1):1121
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Article: PEDIATRIC PHYSICAL THERAPY. 2022;34(4):529-534
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Article: FRONTIERS IN PHYSIOLOGY. 2022;13:1072040
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Article: DEVELOPMENTAL MEDICINE AND CHILD NEUROLOGY. 2021;63(10):1204-1212
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Article: JOURNAL OF APPLIED PHYSIOLOGY. 2021;131(3):1035-1042
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Article: JOURNAL OF PHYSIOLOGY-LONDON. 2021;599(13):3363-3384
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Article: FRONTIERS IN PHYSIOLOGY. 2021;12:676501
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Journal article: PHYSIOLOGY NEWS. 2020;(Winter 2020)
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Article: AMERICAN JOURNAL OF PHYSIOLOGY-REGULATORY, INTEGRATIVE AND COMPARATIVE PHYSIOLOGY. 2020;319(1):R50-R58
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Journal article: MEDICINE & SCIENCE IN SPORTS & EXERCISE. 2020;52(7S):325
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Journal article: MEDICINE & SCIENCE IN SPORTS & EXERCISE. 2020;52(7S):475
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Journal article: MEDICINE & SCIENCE IN SPORTS & EXERCISE. 2020;52(7S):923
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Article: CLINICAL RESEARCH IN CARDIOLOGY. 2020;109(6):655-672
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Article: FASEB JOURNAL. 2020;34(6):7958-7969
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Article: JOURNAL OF REHABILITATION MEDICINE. 2020;52(5):jrm00060-0
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Article: BMC MUSCULOSKELETAL DISORDERS. 2020;21(1):193
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Article: FRONTIERS IN PEDIATRICS. 2020;8:236
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Article: JOURNAL OF APPLIED PHYSIOLOGY. 2019;127(6):1698-1709
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Article: EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF SPORT SCIENCE. 2019;19(9):1184-1194
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Article: APPLIED PHYSIOLOGY NUTRITION AND METABOLISM. 2019;44(8):827-833
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Article: AMERICAN JOURNAL OF PHYSIOLOGY-REGULATORY, INTEGRATIVE AND COMPARATIVE PHYSIOLOGY. 2019;317(1):R83-R92
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Article: AMERICAN JOURNAL OF PHYSIOLOGY-REGULATORY, INTEGRATIVE AND COMPARATIVE PHYSIOLOGY. 2018;315(4):R799-R809
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Article: JOURNAL OF INTERFERON AND CYTOKINE RESEARCH. 2017;37(12):531-540
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Article: JOURNAL OF STRENGTH AND CONDITIONING RESEARCH. 2017;31(6):1653-1661
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Article: AGING-US. 2017;9(2):408-418
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Article: JOURNAL OF APPLIED PHYSIOLOGY. 2017;122(1):96-103
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Article: INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF SPORTS MEDICINE. 2016;37(7):559-564
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Article: AMERICAN JOURNAL OF PHYSIOLOGY-REGULATORY, INTEGRATIVE AND COMPARATIVE PHYSIOLOGY. 2016;310(11):R1279-R1287
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Article: JOURNAL OF NEUROENGINEERING AND REHABILITATION. 2016;13:37
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Article: AGE. 2016;38(2):33
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Article: PLOS ONE. 2016;11(9):e0161356
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Article: JOURNAL OF REHABILITATION RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT. 2016;53(3):359-368
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Article: JOURNAL OF NEUROENGINEERING AND REHABILITATION. 2014;11:150
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Article: ACTA PHYSIOLOGICA. 2014;212(2):142-151
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Article: AVIATION SPACE AND ENVIRONMENTAL MEDICINE. 2014;85(7):694-699
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Article: NEUROREHABILITATION. 2014;34(3):523-530
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Article: EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF APPLIED PHYSIOLOGY. 2014;114(5):1075-1084
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Article: JOURNAL OF APPLIED PHYSIOLOGY. 2014;116(6):611-620
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Article: MEDIATORS OF INFLAMMATION. 2014;2014:479395-11
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Article: REVISTA INTERNACIONAL DE MEDICINA Y CIENCIAS DE LA ACTIVIDAD FISICA Y DEL DEPORTE. 2014;14(53):89-104
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Article: ACTA PHYSIOLOGICA. 2013;209(4):283-294
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Article: JOURNAL OF APPLIED PHYSIOLOGY. 2013;114(1):81-89
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Article: MEDICINE & SCIENCE IN SPORTS & EXERCISE. 2012;44(9):1680-1688
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Article: JOURNAL OF APPLIED PHYSIOLOGY. 2012;112(12):2011-2018
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Article: JOURNAL OF SPORTS SCIENCE AND MEDICINE. 2011;10(4):692-699
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Article: JOURNAL OF PHYSICAL THERAPY SCIENCE. 2011;23(2):307-311
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Article: JOURNAL OF STRENGTH AND CONDITIONING RESEARCH. 2010;24(7):1790-1798
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All other publications
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Corrigendum: AMERICAN JOURNAL OF PHYSIOLOGY-REGULATORY, INTEGRATIVE AND COMPARATIVE PHYSIOLOGY. 2020;319(1):R59
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Conference publication: FASEB JOURNAL. 2020;34:1
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Letter: JOURNAL OF APPLIED PHYSIOLOGY. 2020;128(2):460-461
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Conference publication: MEDICINE & SCIENCE IN SPORTS & EXERCISE. 2020;52(7):325
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Conference publication: MEDICINE & SCIENCE IN SPORTS & EXERCISE. 2020;52(7):475
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Conference publication: MEDICINE & SCIENCE IN SPORTS & EXERCISE. 2020;52(7):923
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Conference publication: MEDICINE & SCIENCE IN SPORTS & EXERCISE. 2019;51(6):146
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Conference publication: MEDICINE & SCIENCE IN SPORTS & EXERCISE. 2019;51(6):145-146
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Review: CHROMATIN AND GENOMIC INSTABILITY IN CANCER. 2019;346:157-200
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Conference publication: FASEB JOURNAL. 2018;32(S1):768.7
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Letter: JOURNAL OF SCIENCE AND MEDICINE IN SPORT. 2018;21(3):230-231
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Review: JOURNAL OF SCIENCE AND MEDICINE IN SPORT. 2017;20(10):943-951
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Review: FRONTIERS IN IMMUNOLOGY. 2017;8:177-7
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Review: FRONTIERS IN PHYSIOLOGY. 2017;8:241
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Review: JOURNAL OF APPLIED PHYSIOLOGY. 2016;120(10):1207-1214
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Conference publication: MEDICINE & SCIENCE IN SPORTS & EXERCISE. 2016;48(5):16
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Review: MECHANISMS OF AGEING AND DEVELOPMENT. 2015;150:12-19
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Conference publication: FEBS JOURNAL. 2015;282:191
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Conference publication: ACTA PHYSIOLOGICA. 2014;212:61
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Conference publication: MEDICINE & SCIENCE IN SPORTS & EXERCISE. 2013;45(5):528
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Conference publication: MEDICINE & SCIENCE IN SPORTS & EXERCISE. 2013;45(5):528
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Conference publication: MEDICINE & SCIENCE IN SPORTS & EXERCISE. 2012;44:88
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Conference publication: MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS JOURNAL. 2012;18:481
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Conference publication: MEDICINE & SCIENCE IN SPORTS & EXERCISE. 2012;44:421
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Conference publication: MEDICINE & SCIENCE IN SPORTS & EXERCISE. 2011;43(5):42
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Grants
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The role of mechanotransduction and ubiquitin-proteosome system on skeletal muscle atrophyKarolinska Institutet1 January 2024 - 31 December 2027
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Single nuclei RNA sequencing in human skeletal muscle after unloadingGösta Fraenckel Foundation - KI Fonder1 August 2023 - 31 December 2024
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Mechanisms behind skeletal muscle and immune system alterations during spaceflightSwedish National Space Agency13 April 2022 - 31 December 2024
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Transcriptomic Regulation of Bedrest-Induced Muscle and Immune System Alterations - Investigating the Role of Long Non-Coding RNASwedish National Space Agency & European Space Agency1 January 2021 - 31 December 2026
Employments
- Principal Researcher, Department of Laboratory Medicine, Karolinska Institutet, 2022-
- Postdoctoral researcher, Physiology and Pharmacology, Karolinska Institute, 2011-2023
Degrees and Education
- Docent, Karolinska Institutet, 2021
Supervisor
- Mats Lilja, Effects of anti-inflammatory drugs on human skeletal muscle adaptations to resistance training, https://openarchive.ki.se/xmlui/handle/10616/48499, 2017
Committee work
- Other, Life Science Working Group, European Space Agency, The European Space Agency, https://scispace.esa.int/working-groups/life-sciences-working-group/, 2022-2025