Tea Shavlakadze

Dr. Tea Shavlakadze serves as an Adjunct Associate Professor and Senior Research Fellow at the School of Human Sciences, The University of Western Australia. With 2534 citations and an h-index of 30, her research focuses on skeletal muscle biology, particularly in aging and disease contexts. Her work contributes to UN Sustainable Development Goals related to health and well-being.

Dr. Shavlakadze's research spans skeletal muscle biology, muscle ageing and wasting, sarcopenia, cell and molecular biology, muscle hypertrophy and atrophy, growth factors, inflammation and muscle diseases, muscular dystrophy, transgenic mouse models, and skeletal muscle necrosis and repair. Her fingerprint analysis shows strong emphasis on Skeletal Muscle (100%), Insulin-Like Growth Factor 1 (34%), and Sarcopenia (34%), indicating deep specialization in muscle aging mechanisms.

Analysis of her publication record reveals consistent focus on understanding molecular mechanisms of muscle wasting in aging, with particular attention to sarcopenia pathophysiology. Her research integrates molecular biology, physiology, and neuroscience approaches, frequently utilizing C57BL/6J mouse models to investigate age-related changes in muscle structure and function. Recent work examines exercise interventions, neural control of muscle maintenance, and growth factor signaling pathways.

Dr. Shavlakadze has secured significant research funding through 15 grants, including ARC-funded projects on NatraGuard's effects on muscle development, investigations into oxidative stress in sarcopenia, and studies of membrane dynamics in myofibres. These projects demonstrate her active research program and extensive collaboration with colleagues across multiple disciplines.