Sports, Exercise, and Nutritional Genomics

Dr. Debmalya Barh is currently a Visiting Full Professor (Titular, Grade-E) in Bioinformatics and Precision Health at the Department of Genetics, Ecology, and Evolution, ICB, Federal University of Minas Gerais, Brazil and honorary scientist of the Institute of Integrative Omics and Applied Biotechnology (IIOAB), India. With over 20 years of experience, he has led academic, healthcare, molecular diagnostic, and bioinformatics industry endeavors. He works with more than 400 scientists from 100+ top ranked organizations across 40+ countries and has 220+ publications and a branded editor for 10+ cutting-edge omics related reference books. He is an expert in in precision/personalized health and integrative omics-based biomarker and target discovery in infectious and complex lifestyle diseases. Senior lecturer in Genetics and Epigenetics of the Research Institute for Sport and Exercise Sciences, Liverpool John Moores University, UK. He worked for 15 years in the top research centers of sport science in Russia, collected DNA samples of more than 8000 professional athletes, and published over 150 peer-referred research papers in journals. Dr. Ahmetov’s main research areas include exercise and sports genomics, exercise biochemistry and physiology, behavioral genetics, nutrigenetics, sports medicine, and genetics of obesity. His group was the first to publish a genome-wide association study on athletic performance. Dr. Ahmetov is a member of the Steering Committee of the Athlome Consortium. In addition, he is an associate editor of the journal Biology of Sport.

• SECTION I. SPORTS GENETICS1. Introduction to genetics of sport and exercise2. Heritability estimates of physical performance-related phenotypes3. Genes and power athlete status4. Genetic profile of elite endurance athletes5. Genetics of team sports6. Variation of Mitochondrial DNA and elite athletic performance7. Psychogenetics and sportSECTION II. EXERCISE GENETICS AND MOLECULAR PHYSIOLOGY8. Genes and response to aerobic training9. Effect of gene polymorphisms on sensitivity to resistance training10. Exercise and DNA methylation in skeletal muscle11. Genes and individual responsiveness to exercise-induced fat lossSECTION III. GENETICS OF MUSCULOSKELETAL EXERCISE-RELATED PHENOTYPES12. Genetic and epigenetic determinants of muscle mass13. Genetics of flexibility14. Genetics of muscle fiber compositionSECTION IV. GENETICS OF SPORT-RELATED DISEASES AND MEDICAL CONDITIONS15. Genetics of musculoskeletal soft tissue injuries: Current status, challenges, and future directions16. Genetics of sport-related concussion17. The genetic association with exercise-induced muscle damage and muscle injury riskSECTION V. NUTRIGENETICS, PHARMACOGENETICS AND METABOLOMICS IN SPORT AND EXERCISE 18. Personalized sports nutrition: Role of nutrients in athletic performance19. Metabolomics and proteomics as tools to advance the understanding of exercise responses: The emerging role of gut microbiota in athlete health and performance20. The future of genetically based nutritional and pharmacological ergogenic aids in sport21. Perspectives of personalized weight loss interventions based on exercise genomics, nutrigenetic, epigenetic, and metagenomic data in fitness and sport