Experience

Norwegian School of Sport Sciences (NIH)

• Norway
• Higher Education
• 100 - 200 Employee

• Full Professor in Epigenetics and Molecular Physiology

  • Nov 2020 - Present

• Associate Professor in Epigenetics and Molecular Physiology

  • Aug 2019 - Nov 2020



Liverpool John Moores University

• United Kingdom
• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• Reader (Associate Professor) in Molecular Physiology and Epigenetics

  • Jan 2019 - Jan 2020



Keele University

• United Kingdom
• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• Senior Lecturer in Cell / Molecular Muscle Physiology & Bioengineering at Keele University

  • Jun 2017 - Jan 2019

  Selected Publications: Seaborne RA et al., Sharples AP*. 2018. Human Skeletal Muscle Possesses an Epigenetic Memory of Hypertrophy. Scientific Reports (NATURE), vol. 8, Article 1898. Fisher et al., Sharples AP*. 2017. Transcriptomic & epigenetic regulation of disuse atrophy & the return to activity in skeletal muscle. FASEB J, 31(12):5268-5282. Sharples AP* et al., 2016. Does skeletal muscle have an 'epi'-memory? The role of epigenetics in nutritional programming, metabolic disease, ageing & exercise. Aging Cell,15(4):603-16. Sharples AP* et al., 2016. Skeletal muscle cells possess a memory of acute early life TNF-α exposure: Role of epigenetic adaptation. Biogerontology,17(3):603-17. Dugdale et al., Sharples AP. 2018. Mol Cell Biochem, doi: 10.1007/s11010-017-3236-1. [Epub]/. Kasper A et al. Sharples AP*. 2017. J Cell Physiol, 233(3):1985-1998. Brown et al. Sharples AP. 2017. Biogerontology, 18(6):947-964. Allan R, Sharples AP et al. 2017. J Appl Physiol,123(2):451-459. Saini A, Sharples AP et al. 2017. Biogerontology,8(1):109-129. Girven M et al. Sharples AP*. 2016. J Cell Physiol,231(12):2720-32. Hughes DH et al. Sharples AP*. 2016. Biogerontology,17(3):619-39. Hammond et al. 2016. MSSE, 48(11):2108-2117. Impey et al. 2016. Physiol Reps, 4(10)pii:e12803. Owens DJ, Sharples AP, et al., & Close GL. 2015. AJP-Endocrinol Metab, 309:E1019-E1031. Sharples AP* et al., 2015. Aging Cell,14:511-523. Player DJ et al. Sharples AP. 2014. Biotech Lett,5(36),1113-1124. Deane CD et al. Sharples AP*. 2013. J Steroid Biochem & Mol Biol,138,152-161. Martin NRW et al. Sharples AP 2013, Biomaterials,34(23),5759-5765. Sharples AP* et al. 2013. Growth Horm & IGF Research,23(3),53-61. Sharples AP* et al. 2012. Aging Cell,11(6),986-995. Saini A et al., 2012. Exp Physiol,97(3),400-418. Sharples AP* et al. 2011. Curr Opin Clin Nutr Metab Care,14(3),230-236. Sharples AP* et al. 2011. J Cell Biochem,112(12),3773-3785. Sharples AP* et al. 2010. J Cell Physiol,225(1),240-250. Show less



Liverpool John Moores University

• United Kingdom
• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• Lecturer/Senior Lecturer in Cellular and Molecular Physiology

  • Sep 2012 - Aug 2017



Cellular and Molecular Exercise Physiology (Scientific Journal)

• Liverpool, United Kingdom

• Editor in Chief

  • Dec 2012 - Apr 2016

  I am the founder and Editor in Chief of a new OPEN access JOURNAL in Cellular and Molecular Physiology. Homepage: http://www.cellularandmolecularexercisephysiology.com/ I am the founder and Editor in Chief of a new OPEN access JOURNAL in Cellular and Molecular Physiology. Homepage: http://www.cellularandmolecularexercisephysiology.com/



University of Bedfordshire

• United Kingdom
• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• Post-Doctoral Researcher in Muscle Cell and Molecular Physiology

  • Sep 2010 - Sep 2012

  Developing 3D tissue engineering models of skeletal muscle to enable the molecular and cellular mechanisms of skeletal muscle physiology/adaptation to exercise and ageing. Developing 3D tissue engineering models of skeletal muscle to enable the molecular and cellular mechanisms of skeletal muscle physiology/adaptation to exercise and ageing.



The Manchester Metropolitan University

• United Kingdom
• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• Doctoral Student

  • Sep 2007 - Sep 2010

  PhD- Investigating Muscle Cellular Ageing PhD- Investigating Muscle Cellular Ageing