Robert James

Rob James is Professor and Dean of Faculty of Life Sciences at the University of Bradford, specializing in muscle physiology. His research examines temperature, obesity, aging, and metabolic effects on muscle performance using work-loop techniques.

Professional distinctions include Senior Fellow of HEA, Chartered Scientist status, and Fellow of Royal Society of Biology. Major grants include Australian Research Council projects on environmental responses and Innovate UK funding for cardiac assay development.

International collaborations involve researchers at University of Sydney, University of Queensland, and Coventry University. Research spans hibernation physiology, thermal adaptation, obesity impacts, and drug effects on cardiac/skeletal muscle.