Dr Shane Heffernan

Uwch-ddarlithydd

Sport and Exercise Sciences

s.m.heffernan@abertawe.ac.uk

Swyddfa Academaidd - A128
Llawr Cyntaf
Adeilad Dwyreinol Peirianneg
Campws y Bae

Ar gael ar gyfer Goruchwyliaeth Ôl-raddedig

Dolenni Ymchwil

https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3297-9335

ResearchGate

Trosolwg

Cwblhaodd Dr Heffernan radd israddedig mewn Gwyddor Ymarfer Corff a Chwaraeon, mae ganddo MSc mewn Ffisioleg Ymarfer Corff a PhD mewn Geneteg Molecwlaidd o Brifysgol Fetropolitan Manceinion (MMU) a PGCtHE o Brifysgol Abertawe. Tra'i fod yn MMU, archwiliodd amrywiad genetig moleciwlaidd ffenoteipiau dynol o ffisioleg perfformiad i feinwe meddal ac anaf i'r ymennydd, gan ddefnyddio athletwyr elît fel y model arbrofol. Ar yr un pryd, ac yn gweithio gyda chydweithwyr MMU, ymchwiliodd i gysylltiadau amrywiolion genynnau gyda ffenoteipiau cyhyrau dynol manwl in vivo. Yn 2017, penodwyd Shane i gymrodoriaeth ymchwil Ôl-Ddoethurol yng Ngholeg Prifysgol Dulyn (UCD), Iwerddon. Yn UCD, ymchwiliodd i ymyriadau maetheg a maethfferyllol ar gyfer llid a newid symptomatig mewn Osteoarthritis yng nghymal y pen-glin.

Ar hyn o bryd mae'n ddarlithydd gwadd cyswllt yn Ysgol Iechyd y Cyhoedd, Ffisiotherapi a Gwyddor Chwaraeon, UCD lle mae'n addysgu ar y radd Gwyddor Iechyd a Pherfformiad (modiwl Gwyddor Ymarfer Molecwlaidd; pwnc, Genomeg Ymarfer Corff a Chwaraeon).

Mae Shane wedi cydweithio â chydweithwyr o bob cwr o'r byd ac wedi cyhoeddi yn y cyfnodolion academaidd gorau ar bynciau fel maetheg mwynau, geneteg foleciwlaidd, ffisioleg cyhyrau ac athletwyr elît, Osteoarthritis a maethfferyllolion. Mae'n edrych ymlaen at barhau ac ehangu'r gwaith hwn ym Mhrifysgol Abertawe fel aelod o'r Ganolfan Ymchwil Technoleg a Meddygaeth Gwyddor Chwaraeon Gymhwysol (A-STEM).

Meysydd Arbenigedd

Maetheg a maethfferyllolion ar gyfer Osteoarthritis a phoen pen-glin
Maetheg mwynau mewn iechyd a pherfformiad athletaidd
Maetheg sy'n seiliedig ar blanhigion ar gyfer ffenoteipiau iechyd a chyhyrau
Ffisioleg athletwyr elît gwrywaidd a benywaidd

Uchafbwyntiau Gyrfa

Diddordebau Addysgu

SR-143_Dulliau a Moeseg Ymchwil
SR-146_Biomecaneg a Thechnoleg B
SR-147_Cryfhau a Chyflyrru
SR-333_Chwaraeon, Deiet a Chlefydau
SR-311_Traethawd Ynchwil Chwaraeon ac Ymarfer Corff

Ymchwil Prif Wobrau

Cyhoeddiadau

Uchafbwyntiau Ymchwil

Brazier, J., Antrobus, M., Stebbings, G., Day, S., Heffernan, S., Cross, M., & Williams, A. (2019). Tendon and Ligament Injuries in Elite Rugby: The Potential Genetic Influence. Sports, 7(6), 138
https://doi.org/10.3390/sports7060138, SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa51434
Conway, G., Heffernan, S., Horner, K., De Vito, G., & Conway, G. (2019). The Role of Mineral and Trace Element Supplementation in Exercise and Athletic Performance: A Systematic Review. Nutrients, 11(3), 696
https://doi.org/10.3390/nu11030696, SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa51435
Grainger, A., Comfort, P., & Heffernan, S. (2019). No Effect of Partial-Body Cryotherapy on Restoration of Countermovement-Jump or Well-Being Performance in Elite Rugby Union Players During the Competitive Phase of the Season. International Journal of Sports Physiology and Performance, 1-23.
https://doi.org/10.1123/ijspp.2018-0911, SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa51436
Papadimitriou, I., Lockey, S., Voisin, S., Herbert, A., Garton, F., Houweling, P., Cieszczyk, P., Maciejewska-Skrendo, A., Sawczuk, M., Massidda, M., Calò, C., Astratenkova, I., Kouvatsi, A., Druzhevskaya, A., Jacques, M., Ahmetov, I., Stebbings, G., Heffernan, S., Day, S...., & Eynon, N. (2018). No association between ACTN3 R577X and ACE I/D polymorphisms and endurance running times in 698 Caucasian athletes. BMC Genomics, 19(1)
https://doi.org/10.1186/s12864-017-4412-0, SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa51437
Stebbings, G., Williams, A., Herbert, A., Lockey, S., Heffernan, S., Erskine, R., Morse, C., Day, S., & Heffernan, S. (2018). TTN genotype is associated with fascicle length and marathon running performance. Scandinavian Journal of Medicine & Science in Sports, 28(2), 400-406.
https://doi.org/10.1111/sms.12927, SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa51439
Heffernan, S., Kilduff, L., Erskine, R., Day, S., McPhee, J., McMahon, G., Stebbings, G., Neale, J., Lockey, S., Ribbans, W., Cook, C., Vance, B., Raleigh, S., Roberts, C., Bennett, M., Wang, G., Collins, M., Pitsiladis, Y., & Williams, A. (2016). Association of ACTN3 R577X but not ACE I/D gene variants with elite rugby union player status and playing position. Physiological Genomics, 48(3), 196-201.
https://doi.org/10.1152/physiolgenomics.00107.2015, SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa51441
Stebbings, G., Williams, A., Herbert, A., Lockey, S., Heffernan, S., Erskine, R., Morse, C., & Day, S. (2016). Titin genotype is associated with skeletal muscle fascicle length in recreationally active men and running performance in habitually trained marathon runners. British Journal of Sports Medicine, 50(Suppl 1), A55-A56.
https://doi.org/10.1136/bjsports-2016-097120.96, SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa51453
Herbert, A., Williams, A., Lockey, S., Erskine, R., Heffernan, S., Pedlar, C., Kipps, C., Day, S., & Stebbings, G. (2016). ACTN3 R577x genotype is not associated with elite european caucasian marathon performance. British Journal of Sports Medicine, 50(Suppl 1), A53.2-A54.
https://doi.org/10.1136/bjsports-2016-097120.94, SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa51454
Williams, A., Day, S., Heffernan, S., & Erskine, R. (2014). Genomics as a practical tool in sport - have we reached the starting line?. Cellular and Molecular Exercise Physiology, 3(1), e6
https://doi.org/10.7457/cmep.v3i1.e6, SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa51443
Heffernan, S. (2014). Genetic testing in exercise and sport - have direct-to-consumer genetic tests come of age?. Science and Sport: Current Trends, 2(1), 3-9.
SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa51444

Holl Ymchwil

Erthyglau Cylchgronau

Heffernan, S., Conway, G., McCarthy, C., Eustace, S., Waldron, M., Vito, G., & Delahunt, E. (2024). Inflammatory markers in early knee joint osteoarthritis differ from well-matched controls and are associated with consistent, rather than intermittent knee pain. The Knee, 51, 189-198.
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.knee.2024.09.003, SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa67729
Williams, A., Heffernan, S., Herbert, A., Hamilton, B., Sánchez, F., Gollish, S., Rutherford, A., Montgomery, H., McNamee, M., Camporesi, S., Ospina‐Betancurt, J., FIFE, N., Cox, L., Holt, R., Pitsiladis, Y., Malinsky, F., Guppy, F., Pape, M., Vilain, E...., & Stebbings, G. (2024). Fair and Safe Eligibility Criteria for Women's Sport: The Proposed Testing Regime Is Not Justified, Ethical, or Viable. Scandinavian Journal of Medicine & Science in Sports, 34(11), e14753
https://doi.org/10.1111/sms.14753, SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa68157
Page, J., Scott, G., Aggett, J., Stebbings, G., Kilduff, L., Murphy, C., Waldron, M., & Heffernan, S. (2024). Dietary Factors May Be Associated With Measures of Ultrasound-derived Skeletal Muscle Echo Intensity. Applied Physiology, Nutrition, and Metabolism, 0
https://doi.org/10.1139/apnm-2024-0256, SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa67453
John, K., Kathuria, S., Peel, J., Page, J., Aitkenhead, R., Felstead, A., Heffernan, S., Jeffries, O., Tallent, J., & Waldron, M. (2024). Caffeine ingestion compromises thermoregulation and does not improve cycling time to exhaustion in the heat amongst males. European Journal of Applied Physiology, 124, 2489-2502.
https://doi.org/10.1007/s00421-024-05460-z, SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa65826
John, K., Page, J., Heffernan, S., Conway, G., Bezodis, N., Kilduff, L., Clark, B., Périard, J., & Waldron, M. (2024). The effect of a 4-week, remotely administered, post-exercise passive leg heating intervention on determinants of endurance performance. European Journal of Applied Physiology, 0
https://doi.org/10.1007/s00421-024-05558-4, SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa67172
Shaw, A., Williams, A., Stebbings, G., Chollier, M., Harvey, A., & Heffernan, S. (2024). The perspective of current and retired world class, elite and national athletes on the inclusion and eligibility of transgender athletes in elite sport. Journal of Sports Sciences, 42(5), 381-391.
https://doi.org/10.1080/02640414.2024.2326354, SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa65707
Peel, J., McNarry, M., Heffernan, S., Nevola, V., Kilduff, L., Coates, K., Dudley, E., & Waldron, M. (2024). The effect of 8-day oral taurine supplementation on thermoregulation during low-intensity exercise at fixed heat production in hot conditions of incremental humidity. European Journal of Applied Physiology, 124, 2561-2576.
https://doi.org/10.1007/s00421-024-05478-3, SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa65883
Grainger, A., Comfort, P., Twist, C., Heffernan, S., & Tarantino, G. (2024). Real-World Fatigue Testing in Professional Rugby Union: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis. Sports Medicine, 54, 855-874.
https://doi.org/10.1007/s40279-023-01973-3, SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa65575
Lundberg, T., Tucker, R., McGawley, K., Williams, A., Millet, G., Sandbakk, Ø., Howatson, G., Brown, G., Carlson, L., Chantler, S., Chen, M., Heffernan, S., Heron, N., Kirk, C., Murphy, M., Pollock, N., Pringle, J., Richardson, A., Santos‐Concejero, J...., & Hilton, E. (2024). The International Olympic Committee framework on fairness, inclusion and nondiscrimination on the basis of gender identity and sex variations does not protect fairness for female athletes. Scandinavian Journal of Medicine and Science in Sports, 34(3)
https://doi.org/10.1111/sms.14581, SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa65578
Ummat, V., Sivagnanam, S., Rai, D., O’Donnell, C., Conway, G., Heffernan, S., Fitzpatrick, S., Lyons, H., Curtin, J., & Tiwari, B. (2024). Conventional extraction of fucoidan from Irish brown seaweed Fucus vesiculosus followed by ultrasound-assisted depolymerization. Scientific Reports, 14(1)
https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-024-55225-z, SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa65672
Antrobus, M., Brazier, J., Callus, P., Herbert, A., Stebbings, G., Day, S., Kilduff, L., Bennett, M., Erskine, R., Raleigh, S., Collins, M., Pitsiladis, Y., Heffernan, S., & Williams, A. (2023). Concussion-Associated Gene Variant COMT rs4680 Is Associated With Elite Rugby Athlete Status. Clinical Journal of Sport Medicine, 33(5)
https://doi.org/10.1097/jsm.0000000000001030, SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa59448
Peel, J., John, K., Page, J., Jeffries, O., Heffernan, S., Tallent, J., & Waldron, M. (2023). Topical application of isolated menthol and combined menthol-capsaicin creams: exercise tolerance, thermal perception, pain, attentional focus and thermoregulation in the heat.. European Journal of Sport Science, 23(10), 2038-2048.
https://doi.org/10.1080/17461391.2023.2211966, SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa63383
Brazier, J., Antrobus, M., Herbert, A., Callus, P., Stebbings, G., Day, S., Heffernan, S., Kilduff, L., Bennett, M., Erskine, R., Raleigh, S., Collins, M., Pitsiladis, Y., & Williams, A. (2023). Gene variants previously associated with reduced soft tissue injury risk: Part 1 – independent associations with elite status in rugby. European Journal of Sport Science, 23(5), 726-735.
https://doi.org/10.1080/17461391.2022.2053752, SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa65708
Dines, H., Nixon, J., Lockey, S., Herbert, A., Kipps, C., Pedlar, C., Day, S., Heffernan, S., Antrobus, M., Brazier, J., Erskine, R., Stebbings, G., Hall, E., & Williams, A. (2023). Collagen Gene Polymorphisms Previously Associated with Resistance to Soft-Tissue Injury Are More Common in Competitive Runners Than Nonathletes. Journal of Strength and Conditioning Research, 37(4), 799-805.
https://doi.org/10.1519/jsc.0000000000004291, SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa60180
http://dx.doi.org/10.1519/jsc.0000000000004291
Peel, J., John, K., Page, J., Scott, G., Jeffries, O., Heffernan, S., Tallent, J., & Waldron, M. (2023). Factors contributing to the change in thermoneutral maximal oxygen consumption after iso-intensity heat acclimation programmes. European Journal of Sport Science, 23(7), 1-20.
https://doi.org/10.1080/17461391.2022.2160278, SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa62160
Hall, E., Lockey, S., Heffernan, S., Herbert, A., Stebbings, G., Day, S., Collins, M., Pitsiladis, Y., Erskine, R., & Williams, A. (2023). The PPARGC1A Gly482Ser polymorphism is associated with elite long-distance running performance. Journal of Sports Sciences, 41(1), 56-62.
https://doi.org/10.1080/02640414.2023.2195737, SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa63006
http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/02640414.2023.2195737
Brazier, J., Antrobus, M., Herbert, A., Callus, P., Khanal, P., Stebbings, G., Day, S., Heffernan, S., Kilduff, L., Bennett, M., Erskine, R., Raleigh, S., Collins, M., Pitsiladis, Y., & Williams, A. (2022). Gene variants previously associated with reduced soft-tissue injury risk: Part 2 – Polygenic associations with elite status in Rugby. European Journal of Sport Science, 23(8), 1-10.
https://doi.org/10.1080/17461391.2022.2155877, SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa62093
Peel, J., McNarry, M., Heffernan, S., Nevola, V., Kilduff, L., & Waldron, M. (2022). Measurement of thermal sweating at rest and steady-state exercise in healthy adults: Inter-day reliability and relationships with components of partitional calorimetry. PLOS ONE, 17(12), e0278652
https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0278652, SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa62043
Grainger, A., Heffernan, S., Waldron, M., & Sawczuk, T. (2022). Autonomic Nervous System Indices of Player Readiness During Elite-Level Rugby Union Game-Week Microcycles. Journal of Strength and Conditioning Research, 36(11), 3173-3178.
https://doi.org/10.1519/jsc.0000000000004292, SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa61806
Antrobus, M., Brazier, J., Callus, P., Herbert, A., Stebbings, G., Khanal, P., Day, S., Kilduff, L., Bennett, M., Erskine, R., Raleigh, S., Collins, M., Pitsiladis, Y., Heffernan, S., & Williams, A. (2022). Concussion-Associated Polygenic Profiles of Elite Male Rugby Athletes. Genes, 13(5), 820
https://doi.org/10.3390/genes13050820, SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa59926
Chopra, K., Jeffries, O., Tallent, J., Heffernan, S., Kilduff, L., Gray, A., & Waldron, M. (2022). Repeated Ischemic Preconditioning Effects on Physiological Responses to Hypoxic Exercise. Aerospace Medicine and Human Performance, 93(1), 13-21.
https://doi.org/10.3357/amhp.5919.2022, SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa58541
Peel, J., McNarry, M., Heffernan, S., Nevola, V., Kilduff, L., & Waldron, M. (2021). The Effect of Dietary Supplements on Endurance Exercise Performance and Core Temperature in Hot Environments: A Meta-analysis and Meta-regression. Sports Medicine, 51(11), 2351-2371.
https://doi.org/10.1007/s40279-021-01500-2, SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa57057
Metcalfe, R., Kemp, R., Heffernan, S., Churm, R., Chen, Y., Ruffino, J., Conway, G., Tornillo, G., & Orange, S. (2021). Anti-carcinogenic effects of exercise-conditioned human serum: evidence, relevance and opportunities. European Journal of Applied Physiology, 121
https://doi.org/10.1007/s00421-021-04680-x, SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa56708
Heffernan, S., Neville, R., Waldron, M., Stewart, R., Kilduff, L., Ditroilo, M., & Grainger, A. (2021). Position-specific countermovement jump characteristics of elite Women’s Rugby World Cup 2017 athletes. Movement & Sport Sciences - Science & Motricité(113), 27-37.
https://doi.org/10.1051/sm/2021013, SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa58666
Waldron, M., Fowler, R., Heffernan, S., Tallent, J., Kilduff, L., & Jeffries, O. (2021). Effects of Heat Acclimation and Acclimatisation on Maximal Aerobic Capacity Compared to Exercise Alone in Both Thermoneutral and Hot Environments: A Meta-Analysis and Meta-Regression. Sports Medicine, 51(7), 1509-1525.
https://doi.org/10.1007/s40279-021-01445-6, SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa56376
Hall, E., Almeida, S., Heffernan, S., Lockey, S., Herbert, A., Callus, P., Day, S., Pedlar, C., Kipps, C., Collins, M., Pitsiladis, Y., Bennett, M., Kilduff, L., Stebbings, G., Erskine, R., & Williams, A. (2021). Genetic Polymorphisms Related to VO2max Adaptation Are Associated With Elite Rugby Union Status and Competitive Marathon Performance. International Journal of Sports Physiology and Performance, 16(12), 1-7.
https://doi.org/10.1123/ijspp.2020-0856, SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa57037
Antrobus, M., Brazier, J., Stebbings, G., Day, S., Heffernan, S., Kilduff, L., Erskine, R., & Williams, A. (2021). Genetic Factors That Could Affect Concussion Risk in Elite Rugby. Sports, 9(2), 19
https://doi.org/10.3390/sports9020019, SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa56707
Waldron, M., Papavasileiou, G., Jeffries, O., Nevola, V., Heffernan, S., Kilduff, L., & Tallent, J. (2020). Concurrent adaptations in maximal aerobic capacity, heat tolerance, microvascular blood flow and oxygen extraction following heat acclimation and ischemic preconditioning. Journal of Thermal Biology, 93, 102724
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jtherbio.2020.102724, SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa55104
Heffernan, S., McCarthy, C., Eustace, S., FitzPatrick, R., Delahunt, E., & Vito, G. (2020). Mineral rich algae with pine bark improved pain, physical function and analgesic use in mild-knee joint osteoarthritis, compared to Glucosamine: a randomized controlled pilot trial. Complementary Therapies in Medicine, 50
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ctim.2020.102349, SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa53601
Fowler, R., Jeffries, O., Tallent, J., Theis, N., Heffernan, S., McNarry, M., Kilduff, L., & Waldron, M. (2020). No thermoregulatory or ergogenic effect of dietary nitrate among physically inactive males, exercising above gas exchange threshold in hot and dry conditions. European Journal of Sport Science, 1-9.
https://doi.org/10.1080/17461391.2020.1739144, SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa53719
Brazier, J., Antrobus, M., Stebbings, G., Day, S., Heffernan, S., Cross, M., & Williams, A. (2019). Tendon and Ligament Injuries in Elite Rugby: The Potential Genetic Influence. Sports, 7(6), 138
https://doi.org/10.3390/sports7060138, SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa51434
Conway, G., Heffernan, S., Horner, K., De Vito, G., & Conway, G. (2019). The Role of Mineral and Trace Element Supplementation in Exercise and Athletic Performance: A Systematic Review. Nutrients, 11(3), 696
https://doi.org/10.3390/nu11030696, SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa51435
Grainger, A., Comfort, P., & Heffernan, S. (2019). No Effect of Partial-Body Cryotherapy on Restoration of Countermovement-Jump or Well-Being Performance in Elite Rugby Union Players During the Competitive Phase of the Season. International Journal of Sports Physiology and Performance, 1-23.
https://doi.org/10.1123/ijspp.2018-0911, SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa51436
Sheppy, E., Hills, S., Russell, M., Chambers, R., Cunningham, D., Shearer, D., Heffernan, S., Waldron, M., McNarry, M., & Kilduff, L. (2019). Assessing the whole-match and worst-case scenario locomotor demands of international women’s rugby union match-play. Journal of Science and Medicine in Sport
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jsams.2019.12.016, SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa53110
Stebbings, G., Williams, A., Herbert, A., Lockey, S., Heffernan, S., Erskine, R., Morse, C., Day, S., & Heffernan, S. (2018). TTN genotype is associated with fascicle length and marathon running performance. Scandinavian Journal of Medicine & Science in Sports, 28(2), 400-406.
https://doi.org/10.1111/sms.12927, SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa51439
Papadimitriou, I., Lockey, S., Voisin, S., Herbert, A., Garton, F., Houweling, P., Cieszczyk, P., Maciejewska-Skrendo, A., Sawczuk, M., Massidda, M., Calò, C., Astratenkova, I., Kouvatsi, A., Druzhevskaya, A., Jacques, M., Ahmetov, I., Stebbings, G., Heffernan, S., Day, S...., & Eynon, N. (2018). No association between ACTN3 R577X and ACE I/D polymorphisms and endurance running times in 698 Caucasian athletes. BMC Genomics, 19(1)
https://doi.org/10.1186/s12864-017-4412-0, SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa51437
Heffernan, S., Kilduff, L., Erskine, R., Day, S., Stebbings, G., Cook, C., Raleigh, S., Bennett, M., Wang, G., Collins, M., Pitsiladis, Y., & Williams, A. (2017). COL5A1 gene variants previously associated with reduced soft tissue injury risk are associated with elite athlete status in rugby. BMC Genomics, 18(S8)
https://doi.org/10.1186/s12864-017-4187-3, SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa32970
Heffernan, S., Stebbings, G., Kilduff, L., Erskine, R., Day, S., Morse, C., McPhee, J., Cook, C., Vance, B., Ribbans, W., Raleigh, S., Roberts, C., Bennett, M., Wang, G., Collins, M., Pitsiladis, Y., & Williams, A. (2017). Fat mass and obesity associated (FTO) gene influences skeletal muscle phenotypes in non-resistance trained males and elite rugby playing position. BMC Genetics, 18(1)
https://doi.org/10.1186/s12863-017-0470-1, SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa31717
Stebbings, G., Williams, A., Herbert, A., Lockey, S., Heffernan, S., Erskine, R., Morse, C., & Day, S. (2016). Titin genotype is associated with skeletal muscle fascicle length in recreationally active men and running performance in habitually trained marathon runners. British Journal of Sports Medicine, 50(Suppl 1), A55-A56.
https://doi.org/10.1136/bjsports-2016-097120.96, SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa51453
Herbert, A., Williams, A., Lockey, S., Erskine, R., Heffernan, S., Pedlar, C., Kipps, C., Day, S., & Stebbings, G. (2016). ACTN3 R577x genotype is not associated with elite european caucasian marathon performance. British Journal of Sports Medicine, 50(Suppl 1), A53.2-A54.
https://doi.org/10.1136/bjsports-2016-097120.94, SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa51454
Heffernan, S., Kilduff, L., Erskine, R., Day, S., McPhee, J., McMahon, G., Stebbings, G., Neale, J., Lockey, S., Ribbans, W., Cook, C., Vance, B., Raleigh, S., Roberts, C., Bennett, M., Wang, G., Collins, M., Pitsiladis, Y., & Williams, A. (2016). Association of ACTN3 R577X but not ACE I/D gene variants with elite rugby union player status and playing position. Physiological Genomics, 48(3), 196-201.
https://doi.org/10.1152/physiolgenomics.00107.2015, SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa51441
Heffernan, S., Kilduff, L., Day, S., Pitsiladis, Y., & Williams, A. (2015). Genomics in rugby union: A review and future prospects. European Journal of Sport Science, 15(6), 460-468.
https://doi.org/10.1080/17461391.2015.1023222, SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa24245
Williams, A., Day, S., Heffernan, S., & Erskine, R. (2014). Genomics as a practical tool in sport - have we reached the starting line?. Cellular and Molecular Exercise Physiology, 3(1), e6
https://doi.org/10.7457/cmep.v3i1.e6, SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa51443
Heffernan, S. (2014). Genetic testing in exercise and sport - have direct-to-consumer genetic tests come of age?. Science and Sport: Current Trends, 2(1), 3-9.
SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa51444
Heffernan, S., Kilduff, L., Erskine, R., Day, S., McMahon, G., Cook, C., & Williams, A. (2014). ACTN3 gene variants are associated with elite status and playing position in rugby union. Journal of Sports Sciences, 32(sup1), s4-s116.
https://doi.org/10.1080/02640414.2014.896604, SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa51448

Penodau Llyfrau

Heffernan, S. & Conway, G. (2021). Nutraceutical Alternatives to Pharmaceutical Analgesics in Osteoarthritis. Pain Management - Practices, Novel Therapies and Bioactives IntechOpen
https://doi.org/10.5772/intechopen.95919, SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa56542
https://www.intechopen.com/books/pain-management-practices-novel-therapies-and-bioactives/nutraceutical-alternatives-to-pharmaceutical-analgesics-in-osteoarthritis
Heffernan, S. & Conway, G. (2021). Nutraceutical Alternatives to Pharmaceutical Analgesics in Osteoarthritis. Pain Management - Practices, Novel Therapies and Bioactives IntechOpen
https://doi.org/10.5772/intechopen.95919, SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa65436
Bradburn, S., McPhee, J., Williams, A., Heffernan, S., Lockey, S., Day, S., Murgatroyd, C., & Heffernan, S. (2015). Protocol for Multiplex Amplicon Sequencing Using Barcoded Primers. Handbook of Vascular Biology Techniques -438).
https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-017-9716-0_33, SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa51445

Cyfraniadau Cynadleddau

Heffernan, S., McCarthy, C., Eustace, S., FitzPatrick, R., Delahunt, E., & De Vito, G. (2019). Algae (Lithothamnion) with pine bark reduced pain and improved physical function in knee osteoarthritis, greater than Glucosamine: A double blind, randomized pilot trial. In VitaFoods EuropeVitafoods Europe.
SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa51456
Heffernan, S., Kilduff, L., Erskine, R., Day, S., Stebbings, G., Cook, C., & Williams, A. (2018). Apolipoprotein E ε4 allele is not associated with elite rugby status but is present in 30% of athletes. In 23rd European Congress of Sports Science (pp. 489
SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa51449
Herbert, A., Williams, A., Erskine, R., Sale, C., Henns, P., Heffernan, S., & Stebbings, G. (2018). Bone mineral density and associated genetic variants in high-level Caucasian marathon runners. In 23rd European Congress of Sports Science (pp. 48923rd Annual Congress of the European College of Sports Science.
SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa51451
Antrobus, M., Brazier, J., Herbert, A., Stebbings, G., Day, S., Heffernan, S., & Williams, A. (2018). Associations between MAPT polymorphism but not APOE promoter and elite rugby athlete status. In 23rd European Congress of Sports Science (pp. 48923rd Annual Congress of the European College of Sports Science.
SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa51450
Brazier, J., Antrobus, M., Herbert, A., Stebbings, G., Day, S., Heffernan, S., & Williams, A. (2018). Association of MMP3 but not TIMP2 gene variants with elite rugby player status and rugby code. In 23rd European Congress of Sports Science (pp. 489
SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa51452
Lockey, S., Erskine, R., Pedlar, C., Kipps, C., Herbert, A., Stebbings, G., Heffernan, S., & Williams, A. (2015). The individual and combined association between multiple gene polymorphisms and elite endurance athlete status. In European Congress of Sports Science
SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa51446
Neale, J., Heffernan, S., Day, S., Erskine, R., & Williams, A. (2015). ACE I/D and ACTN3 R577X genotypes in elite rugby league. In British Association of Sport and Exercise Science: Student Conference
SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa51447
Lockey, S., Erskine, R., Heffernan, S., Herbert, A., Pedlar, C., Kipps, C., Williams, A., & Day, S. (2014). ACTN3 R577X genotype is not associated with elite marathon runners. In Physiological Society
SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa51455

Goruchwyliaeth

Assessing Longitudinal Biomechanical, Neuromuscular and Muscle-Tendon changes Pre- to Post-Knee Meniscal Operation-The BioPPOp Project (cyfredol)

PhD

Goruchwyliwr arall: Dr Chelsea Starbuck
Investigating the acute effects of adopting daytime time-restricted eating on circadian rhythm, heat tolerance, renal, and inflammatory responses to exercise (cyfredol)

MSc

Goruchwyliwr arall: Dr Mark Waldron
Evaluating the Association of Nutritional Composition in Weight Cutting and Physiological Response in Combat Sports (cyfredol)

MSc

Goruchwyliwr arall: Dr Rachel Churm
The effect of post-exercise, lower-limb passive heating on endurance performance, muscle and vascular function (dyfarnwyd 2022)

MSc

Goruchwyliwr arall: Prof Liam Kilduff

Goruchwyliwr arall: Dr Mark Waldron
Methodological considerations and reliability of visually detecting muscle activity onset during an isometric midthigh pull. (dyfarnwyd 2024)

MSc

Goruchwyliwr arall: Dr Nicholas Owen
Opinions of Elite Female Athletes Regarding the Inclusion on Trans Women in the Female Category of Elite Sport (dyfarnwyd 2023)

MSc

Goruchwyliwr arall: Dr Andrew Harvey
The Opinions of Athletes on the Exclusion of Individuals with a Difference in Sex Development in the Female Category of Elite Sport (dyfarnwyd 2023)

MSc

Goruchwyliwr arall: Dr Andrew Harvey
Dual-Energy X-ray Absorptiometry (DEXA) as an Instrument for Assessing Bone Mineral Density in Historic Human Remains. (dyfarnwyd 2023)

MSc

Goruchwyliwr arall: Dr Nicholas Owen

Modiwlau a Addysgir

SR-143 Research Methods & Ethics

This module introduces students to the research methods used in Sport and Exercise Sciences, including a range of research ethical issues that often arise. Students will develop fundamental knowledge and understanding of elementary concepts and principles of research methods including sourcing information, research design, research writing and conducting basic qualitative and quantitative data collection / analysis. Students will also be active in disputing the ethical responsibilities associated with completing research.
SR-311 Sport and Exercise Sciences Research Dissertation

The module involves the application of scientific principles to the solution of a practical or theoretical problem associated with Sport and Exercise Sciences that is presented in the form of a final research paper. The student will gain experience in working independently on a substantial, individual project, using accepted planning and ethical procedures. This process will require and develop self-organisation and the critical evaluation of options and results, as well as developing technical and academic knowledge in the chosen topic.
SR-333 Sport, Diet and Disease

The module will explore the major nutrients of concern in maintaining health and performance in athletes, and the nutrition and related issues surrounding selected diseases.

Grantiau a Phrosiectau Allweddol

Genome Conformation as a Biomarker of Concussion 2019 - 2021

Prosiect DU gyfan dan arweiniad Dr Alun Williams ym Mhrifysgol Fetropolitan Manceinion ac mewn cydweithrediad â'r Sefydliad Chwaraeon, Ymarfer Corff ac Iechyd yng Ngholeg Prifysgol Llundain, Holos Life Sciences ac Oxford BioDynamics.
The Influence of Dietary Patterns on in Vivo Skeletal Muscle and Vascular Characteristics 2020 - 2024

Mae'r prosiect hwn yn canolbwyntio ar gyhyrau ysgerbydol, ffenoteipiau fasgwlaidd a biocemegol pobl sy'n bwyta'r sbectrwm dietegol o blanhigion yn bennaf i ddeiet cigysol yn bennaf.
Dietary Assessment of Knee Pain Sufferers and Non-Pharmaceutical Oral Therapies to Improve Symptoms and Function in Knee Joint Osteoarthritis 2021 - 2025

Ffocws y prosiect hwn yw gwerthuso, yn fanwl, cymeriant dietegol, statws mwynau dethol a difrod i adeiledd cymalau mewn dioddefwyr poen pen-glin, gyda Dr Laura Mason, Dr Mark Waldron, Dr Gillian Conway.
In Vitro Assessment of Nutraceutical Compounds in Tissue Cultures 2020 - 2024

Ffocws y prosiect hwn yw gwerthuso effaith dewis cyfansoddion maethfferyllol dethol ar fiofarciwyr a ffenoteipiau celloedd o'i gymharu â meithrin meinwe penodol in vitro ar gyfer clefydau iechyd a pherfformiad corfforol, gyda Dr Mark Waldron, Dr Conway.
OMNIPLaNT (OMnivorous and Non-meat eater Integrative PhysioLogy and NutriTion) 2020

Mae'r astudiaeth yn brosiect ymchwil a ddechreuwyd ym mis Gorffennaf 2020 ac mae ar y gweill ar hyn o bryd yn y ganolfan ymchwil A-STEM, Prifysgol Abertawe.

Hanes Gyrfa

Darlithydd cyswllt (Ffisioleg), Prifysgol Fetropolitan Manceinion

2016 - 2017
Cymrawd Ymchwil Ôl-Ddoethurol, Coleg Prifysgol Dulyn

2017 - 2019

Cyflwyniadau, Darlithoedd a Chynadleddau a wahoddwyd

Algae (Lithothamnion) with Pine Bark Reduced Pain and Improved Physical Function in Knee Osteoarthritis

2019

VitaFoods Europe Arddangosfa, Geneva, Y Swistir
Aquamin vs Glucosamine for Knee Osteoarthritis: A Double Blind, Randomized Pilot Trial

2019

STAUBER Corporation, 4120 N. Palm Street, Fullerton, CA, USA

Dr Shane Heffernan

Cyfeiriad ebost

Twitter Account

Dolenni Ymchwil

Trosolwg

Meysydd Arbenigedd

Uchafbwyntiau Gyrfa

Uchafbwyntiau Ymchwil

Holl Ymchwil

Assessing Longitudinal Biomechanical, Neuromuscular and Muscle-Tendon changes Pre- to Post-Knee Meniscal Operation-The BioPPOp Project (cyfredol)

Investigating the acute effects of adopting daytime time-restricted eating on circadian rhythm, heat tolerance, renal, and inflammatory responses to exercise (cyfredol)

Evaluating the Association of Nutritional Composition in Weight Cutting and Physiological Response in Combat Sports (cyfredol)

The effect of post-exercise, lower-limb passive heating on endurance performance, muscle and vascular function (dyfarnwyd 2022)

Methodological considerations and reliability of visually detecting muscle activity onset during an isometric midthigh pull. (dyfarnwyd 2024)

Opinions of Elite Female Athletes Regarding the Inclusion on Trans Women in the Female Category of Elite Sport (dyfarnwyd 2023)

The Opinions of Athletes on the Exclusion of Individuals with a Difference in Sex Development in the Female Category of Elite Sport (dyfarnwyd 2023)

Dual-Energy X-ray Absorptiometry (DEXA) as an Instrument for Assessing Bone Mineral Density in Historic Human Remains. (dyfarnwyd 2023)

SR-143 Research Methods & Ethics

SR-311 Sport and Exercise Sciences Research Dissertation

SR-333 Sport, Diet and Disease

Genome Conformation as a Biomarker of Concussion 2019 - 2021

The Influence of Dietary Patterns on in Vivo Skeletal Muscle and Vascular Characteristics 2020 - 2024

Dietary Assessment of Knee Pain Sufferers and Non-Pharmaceutical Oral Therapies to Improve Symptoms and Function in Knee Joint Osteoarthritis 2021 - 2025

In Vitro Assessment of Nutraceutical Compounds in Tissue Cultures 2020 - 2024

OMNIPLaNT (OMnivorous and Non-meat eater Integrative PhysioLogy and NutriTion) 2020

Darlithydd cyswllt (Ffisioleg), Prifysgol Fetropolitan Manceinion

Cymrawd Ymchwil Ôl-Ddoethurol, Coleg Prifysgol Dulyn

Algae (Lithothamnion) with Pine Bark Reduced Pain and Improved Physical Function in Knee Osteoarthritis

Aquamin vs Glucosamine for Knee Osteoarthritis: A Double Blind, Randomized Pilot Trial