Annual Meeting

 

The research field of exercise ‘omics has evolved rapidly due to advances in methods, increased data availability and an increased understanding that most traits are highly complex. Exercise scientists have adopted genomic, epigenomic, transcriptomic, proteomic and other approaches to understand variability in complex traits like exercise response. While technologies have advanced within individual ‘omics, analytic approaches need to highlight integration of different data scales to fully understand the complex changes that happen with exercise. Dr. Hubal will present a basic tutorial about exercise ‘omics, how it is studied, and why integration across different levels is vital to understanding exercise. She will then present data from a robust integrative ‘omics study, highlighting the impacts of exercise amount and intensity on molecular changes, including significant sex differences in how males and females respond to exercise.