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Colleen Deane is a lecturer specializing in Muscle Cell Biology, with a focus on the effects of exercise, nutrition, and aging on muscle health, particularly in the context of spaceflight and disuse. Her Ph.D. research concentrated on understanding the metabolic and molecular mechanisms that underlie muscle regeneration in both young people and older adults. Following her doctoral studies, Colleen engaged in multiple post-doctoral positions, which included examining the impact of NAD+ precursor supplementation on muscle mitochondrial health in older adults and investigating countermeasures for muscle decline induced by spaceflight. Notably, she contributed to sending nematodes into space as part of a UK-led experiment on the International Space Station (ISS) called the Molecular Muscle Experiment (MME). Recognizing a gap in the field for traditional physiologists who can manage 'big data', Colleen was awarded a 3-year Medical Research Council fellowship to develop her bioinformatics skills, aimed at exploring the transcriptional basis of skeletal muscle atrophy and hypertrophy. Additionally, she is involved in active research projects, including investigating the role of bile acids in age-related muscle decline and leveraging metabolomics to discover biological markers for nutritional interventions targeting musculoskeletal decline.