Martin Thomassen

Martin Thomassen is an Academic employee and Researcher at the Department of Nutrition, Exercise and Sports, University of Copenhagen, affiliated with The August Krogh Section for Molecular Physiology and the Deshmukh Group. His work focuses on the molecular and physiological mechanisms underlying exercise performance, metabolism, and pharmacological interventions.

His research spans

• Exercise-induced metabolic adaptations
• Pharmacological effects of beta-agonists on muscle function
• Sports performance optimization in elite athletes
• Muscle glycogen dynamics and insulin sensitivity

with particular emphasis on human skeletal muscle physiology and translational applications.

Recent publications reveal strong trends in beta-agonist research, exercise metabolism, and elite athlete physiology, with significant contributions to understanding how pharmacological agents and training interventions modulate muscle performance and metabolic health. His work frequently appears in high-impact journals like Journal of Physiology and Scandinavian Journal of Medicine and Science in Sports.

Thomassen actively collaborates within the Deshmukh Group and maintains extensive external networks across sports science and metabolic research communities. His laboratory work focuses on molecular analysis of human skeletal muscle samples collected during controlled exercise and pharmacological interventions.