Noll Laboratory

Originally called the "Human Performance Laboratory,"  Noll Lab is a research facility in the Department of Kinesiology that is dedicated to studying physiology as it relates to health and disease.  Researchers investigate specific physiological mechanisms underlying the positive health effects of physical activity and the adverse health effects of physical inactivity, with the ultimate goal of improving human health across the lifespan. Current research projects focus on thermoregulation, cardiovascular and muscle function, energy balance and reproductive function, exercise-mediated cardioprotection, and orthostatic tolerance.  Both human subjects and small animal models are used to study physiology from the molecular level to the intact organism.

The current laboratory is housed in its own dedicated building with over 30,000 square feet of research space containing a vast array of specialized instrumentation, equipment and chambers for the measurement of physiological processes under various environmental conditions.