Alex Keeble

Treating age-related loss of muscle mass and function: Where should we be focusing? physoc.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1113/JP…

We wrote this letter to address the overly rigid preregistration requirements imposed now by many journals on exploratory experimental physiology research - time to align guidelines with contemporary research methods! @proferikrichter @ISMCopenhagen physoc.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1113/EP…

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/sh… Full breakdown of the findings in this thread 👇

In 1990, as Voyager 1 was leaving the solar system, Sagan fought a long internal battle at NASA to turn the cameras around one last time to photograph Earth. Many engineers opposed it, fearing it might damage the cameras or waste time. But Sagan’s successful effort resulted in the "Pale Blue Dot" image. He used this tiny, 0.12-pixel speck of Earth to write his famous reflection on how "every human being who ever was" lived on that "mote of dust suspended in a sunbeam".

Congrats to @AlexKeeble5 for his manuscript being selected as Editor’s Choice and making the cover at @JPhysiol for December! doi.org/10.1113/JP2868…

@ChrisFryPhD @JPhysiol Thanks, Chris!

@FabioSarto3 @ChrisFryPhD @saragonzalezve Thanks, Fabio!

@AlexKeeble5 @ChrisFryPhD @saragonzalezve Looking forward to reading this, congrats Alex!

Very excited to share some of our recent work studying primary human MPCs from patients with late stage CKD! We identify metallothionein-induced zinc deficiency as a contributor to attenuated myogenesis in this population. @ChrisFryPhD @saragonzalezve journals.physiology.org/doi/abs/10.115…

Upcoming Postdoc Position! With Chris Nelson’s lab at U of A, we are looking for a fully supported 2-year postdoc to work on muscle gene editing and detection of gene doping in vivo. If interested, email myself and Chris: kmurach@uark.edu and nelsonc@uark.edu #myotwitter

A heavy lift from a literal strongman, PhD candidate @PJKoopmans “The Age-Dependent Resident Myonuclear Multi-Omic Response to a Skeletal Muscle Hypertrophic Stimulus” 💪🏻 biorxiv.org/content/10.110…

BIG congrats to @saragonzalezve for passing her quals today - welcome to PhD candidacy! A much deserved celebration @UKYCMB

9/ Shoutout to co-first authors @jhibbert_phd and @kentjorgenson_ and the rest of the team pushing this 8-year-long project to the finish line. The next step is to get it published. Please give it a repost if you think it will be impactful for the field. biorxiv.org/content/10.110…

Interested in #mechanobiology of the cell nucleus? The submission deadline for the FASEB Science Research Conference on the Mechanobiology of the Nucleus is August 31, 2025. Submit your abstract to be considered for a platform presentation. #MBNSRC events.faseb.org/event/Mechanob…

“Satellite cells choreograph an immune cell-fibrogenic cell circuit during mechanical loading in geriatric skeletal muscle” by @NickTThomas w/@ChrisFryPhD @UKYCMB #myotwitter @PNASNexus Nicely done by Nicky T!!! @UArkResearch @uacoehp academic.oup.com/pnasnexus/adva…

Edwin Krebs and Edmond Fischer showed how proteins in the muscle cell make the energy supply accessible for muscular work and how the breakdown of glycogen to glucose is controlled in the skeletal muscles. Read more: bit.ly/2QBeJ95 #NobelPrize

Congrats to Kevin Murach on receiving an Independent Investigator Award from the NIH! @UArkansas @KevinMurachPhD @uacoehp @NIH @U_AResearch #UARK news.uark.edu/articles/78668…

Off to my 3rd SEC school this fall- this time as a TT Asst Prof! Thrilled to announce that I will be starting my lab in the Dept of Anatomy, Physiology & Pharmacology at Auburn University's College of Vet Med! If interested in working with me & studying muscle, please reach out!

@FabioSarto3 @ChrisFryPhD @UKYCMB Thanks, Fabio! Best of luck in the Rubin lab - I am excited to read all the great work you will do there!

@ChrisFryPhD @AlexKeeble5 @UKYCMB Congrats @AlexKeeble5 👏🏻

Big CONGRATS to the new Dr. @AlexKeeble5 for defending his PhD yesterday! So proud of all you have accomplished! @UKYCMB

@LammerdingLab @ChrisFryPhD @UKYCMB Thank you Dr. Lammerding!

@ChrisFryPhD @AlexKeeble5 @UKYCMB Congratulations, Alex!!!

@KevinMurachPhD @ChrisFryPhD @UKYCMB Thanks Kevin!

@ChrisFryPhD @AlexKeeble5 @UKYCMB Way to go Alex!!! So awesome!