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DrMassimiliano Ditroilo

Lecturer/Assistant Professor

School of Public Health, Physiotherapy and Sports Science

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  • Lecturer/Assistant Professor
    School of Public Health, Physiotherapy and Sports Science
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  • University College Dublin, School of Public Health Physiotherapy and Sports Science, Woodview House Belfield Dublin 4

RESEARCH INTERESTS

 

1) Open Science and reproducible research in sport and exercise science, with the aim of improving the quality of research in our field (collaborations within UCD; Eindhoven University of Technology; TUD Dublin; Maynooth University)

 

2) Neuromuscular function in health, disease and ageing (collaborations within UCD; University of Wolverhampton, Uk; University of Padova, Italy) 

 

3) Neuromuscular determinants of sport performance and training adaptations (collaborations within UCD; University of Technology Sydney; University of Beira Interior, Covilhã, Portugal)

 

Contacts are welcome from students interested in pursuing a PhD in exploratory research in sport and exercise science (https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/02640414.2025.2486871)

GRANTS

  • GRANT
    Mechanical and neuromuscular responses to strength training and de-training within the aged human musculoskeletal system: from macro-level of the muscle-tendon unit to micro-level of the single muscle fibre.
    University College Dublin (UCD)1 Apr 2020 - 30 Mar 2022
    People funded by this grant:
  • GRANT
    UCD EQUIP Scheme 2018
    University College Dublin (UCD)7 Mar 2019 - 6 Mar 2020
    People funded by this grant:
  • GRANT
    Interaction of Renew external counter pulsation therapy with neuromuscular function fatigue and biomarkers of muscle damage in a sports population
    Renew Health Ltd4 Sep 2017 - 3 Sep 2018
    People funded by this grant:
    • Ditroilo M,
    • McGrath D,
    • Horner K
  • GRANT
    Evidenced-informed strategies for the prevention of chronic ankle instability following lateral ankle sprain.
    University College Dublin (UCD)1 Apr 2017 - 30 Sep 2018
    People funded by this grant: