Education
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Research and Teaching
The mammalian respiratory and cardiovascular systems are inseparably integrated such that manipulation of one system has consequences for the other. My program seeks to further our understanding of this fundamental biological relationship. The long-term objective of my research program is to understand how the human respiratory and cardiovascular systems interact, respond and adapt to physiological stressors such as exercise or hypoxia. Two themes are currently being pursued. The first theme explores respiratory influences on neurovascular control. The focus of the second theme is to better understand how biological sex influences the inter-relationships between airway anatomy, respiratory mechanics, distribution of blood flow, and skeletal muscle fatigue.
Editorial Activities
- Reviewing Editor, Experimental Physiology
- Associate Editor, Medicine and Science in Sports and Exercise
- Associate Editor, Applied Physiology, Nutrition and Metabolism
- Editorial Board, Journal of Applied Physiology
Potential Students
Students interested in pursuing a graduate degree or post-doctoral fellowship are encouraged to contact me at the email address above.
Dr. Bill Sheel receives federal funding to support study of breathlessness and aging
Dr. Bill Sheel, Professor and head of the Health and Integrative Physiology Lab, has received $190,317 to study the causes of sex-based differences in breathlessness, with the ultimate goal of improving breathlessness in aging.