Gwenael Layec

Gwenael Layec is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Health and Kinesiology at the University of Nebraska Omaha (UNO), within the College of Education, Health, and Human Sciences. His research focuses on oxidative stress, environmental contaminants (e.g., cigarette smoke), and their impacts on vascular and skeletal muscle bioenergetics. He explores pharmacologic and lifestyle interventions (e.g., heat therapy) to improve mobility in clinical populations. Teaching interests include exercise physiology, bioenergetics, and biostatistics.

Recent studies include examining mRNA vaccine effects on vascular function, cigarette smoke’s influence on mitochondrial energy transfer, and the role of RAGE receptors in oxidative stress. His work aims to reduce disease burden through translational research. A personal website provides further details on his O2M Laboratory.