Dr Liam Bagley
Senior Lecturer in Physiology and Pharmacology
BSc Human Physiology and BSc Human Bioscience Programme Leader
My profile
Biography
Academic and professional qualifications
PhD Skeletal Muscle and Exercise Physiology, Manchester Metropolitan University, UK
BSc Physiology and Pharmacology, Manchester Metropolitan University, UK
PgCert Learning and Teaching in Higher Education
Other academic service (administration and management)
Programme Leader; BSc (Hons) Human Physiology
Unit Leader of:
Exercise and Environmental Physiology (BSc)
Undergraduate Project (BSc)
Technical Skills Assessment; Levels 4, 5 and 6 (BSc)
Expert reviewer for external funding bodies
Reviewer to European Journal of Sport Science, Nutrition and Health, International Journal of Sports Physiology and Performance, BMC Musculoskeletal Disorder and more.
Visiting and honorary positions
Honorary Researcher- Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust
External Examiner- MBiol/BSc (Hons) Human Physiology- University of Leeds
Membership of professional associations
Member of The Physiological Society; Society Representative for Manchester Metropolitan University
Senior Fellow; AdvanceHE (SFHEA)
Interests and expertise
Subject Specific Research Interests:
- The role of functional exercise testing in risk assessment of chronic disease and surgical intervention
- The role of “exercise as medicine” in population health, with an interest in surgical interventions, neuromuscular disorder and healthy ageing
- The role of physical activity in surgical recovery and prevention of chronic disease
- High Intensity and Sprint Interval Training as a novel and time efficient mode of exercise to improve health
Education Research Interests
- The role of workplace simulation and skills based learning in education of life sciences in HE
- Designing and implementing authentic assessment of knowledge and skills of life sciences in HE
- Storytelling based education of life sciences in HE
Research outputs
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Journal articles
Duro-Ocana, P., Zambolin, F., Jones, A.W., Bryan, A., Moore, J., Quraishi-Akhtar, T., Mcphee, J., Degens, H., Bagley, L. (2023) 'Efficacy of supervised exercise prehabilitation programs to improve major abdominal surgery outcomes: a systematic review and meta-analysis.' Journal of Clinical Anesthesia, 86pp. 111053-111053.
Zambolin, F., Duro-Ocana, P., Faisal, A., Bagley, L., Gregory, W.J., Jones, A.W., McPhee, J.S. (2022) 'Fibromyalgia and Chronic Fatigue Syndromes: A systematic review and meta-analysis of cardiorespiratory fitness and neuromuscular function compared with healthy individuals.' PLoS One, 17(10) pp. e0276009-e0276009.
Zambolin, F., Giuriato, G., Laginestra, F.G., Ottaviani, M.M., Favaretto, T., Calabria, E., Duro-Ocana, P., Bagley, L., Faisal, A., Peçanha, T., McPhee, J.S., Venturelli, M. (2022) 'Effects of nociceptive and mechanosensitive afferents sensitization on central and peripheral hemodynamics following exercise-induced muscle damage.' Journal of Applied Physiology, 133(4) pp. 945-958.
Zambolin, F., McPhee, J.S., Duro-Ocana, P., Ganse, B., Bagley, L., Faisal, A. (2021) 'The association of elevated blood pressure during ischaemic exercise with sport performance in Master athletes with and without morbidity.' European Journal of Applied Physiology, 122(1) pp. 211-221.
Ocana, P.D., Darabseh, M.Z., Ishihara, K., Aburub, A., Zambolin, F., Montgomery, G., Mills, R., Scorcelletti, M., Cameron, J., Ganse, B., Degens, H., Bagley, L. (2021) 'Age-related declines in muscle and respiratory function are proportionate to declines in performance in Master Track Cyclists.' European Journal of Applied Physiology, 121(12) pp. 3447-3457.
Bagley, L., McPhee, J.S., Ganse, B., Müller, K., Korhonen, M.T., Rittweger, J., Degens, H. (2019) 'Similar relative decline in aerobic and anaerobic power with age in endurance and power master athletes of both sexes.' Scandinavian journal of medicine & science in sports, 29(6) pp. 791-799.
Bagley, L., Al-Shanti, N., Bradburn, S., Baig, O., Slevin, M., McPhee, J.S. (2018) 'Sex Comparison of Knee Extensor Size, Strength and Fatigue Adaptation to Sprint Interval Training.' Journal of Strength and Conditioning Research, 35(1) pp. 64-71.
Bradburn, S., McPhee, J., Bagley, L., Carroll, M., Slevin, M., Al-Shanti, N., Barnouin, Y., Hogrel, J.Y., Pääsuke, M., Gapeyeva, H., Maier, A., Sipilä, S., Narici, M., Robinson, A., Mann, D., Payton, A., Pendleton, N., Butler-Browne, G., Murgatroyd, C. (2018) 'Dysregulation of C-X-C motif ligand 10 during aging and association with cognitive performance.' Neurobiology of Aging, 63pp. 54-64.
Coulson, J., Bagley, L., Barnouin, Y., Bradburn, S., Butler-Browne, G., Gapeyeva, H., Hogrel, J.Y., Maden-Wilkinson, T., Maier, A.B., Meskers, C., Murgatroyd, C., Narici, M., Pääsuke, M., Sassano, L., Sipilä, S., Al-Shanti, N., Stenroth, L., Jones, D.A., McPhee, J.S. (2017) 'Circulating levels of dickkopf-1, osteoprotegerin and sclerostin are higher in old compared with young men and women and positively associated with whole-body bone mineral density in older adults.' Osteoporosis International, 28(9) pp. 2683-2689.
Bradburn, S., Mcphee, J.S., Bagley, L., Sipila, S., Stenroth, L., Narici, M.V., Pääsuke, M., Gapeyeva, H., Osborne, G., Sassano, L., Meskers, C.G.M., Maier, A.B., Hogrel, J.Y., Barnouin, Y., Butler-Browne, G., Murgatroyd, C. (2016) 'Association between osteocalcin and cognitive performance in healthy older adults.' Age and Ageing, 45(6) pp. 844-849.
Bagley, L., Slevin, M., Bradburn, S., Liu, D., Murgatroyd, C., Morrissey, G., Carroll, M., Piasecki, M., Gilmore, W.S., McPhee, J.S. (2016) 'Sex differences in the effects of 12 weeks sprint interval training on body fat mass and the rates of fatty acid oxidation and VO2max during exercise..' BMJ open sport & exercise medicine, 2(1)
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Conference papers
Duro-Ocana, P., Bryan, A., Quraishi-Akhtar, T., Parker, M., Moore, J., Zambolin, F., Degens, H., Siriwardena, A.K., Bagley, L. (2023) 'High ventilatory inefficiency with low psoas muscle index is associated with an increase in the risk of 3-year mortality after liver resection and pancreaticoduodenectomy.' In RA-UK Annual Scientific Meeting 2023. 131. Newcastle, UK, 4/5/2023 - 5/5/2023. Elsevier, pp. e93-e93.
Bagley, L., Hadgraft, N. (2023) 'Technical skills for basic scientists: hands on skills in basic science courses is appreciated and promotes employability/life skills which otherwise are difficult to demonstrate to employers.' In Physiology 2023. Harrogate, UK, 10/7/2023 - 12/7/2023. The Physiological Society, pp. 37-38.
Bagley, L., Kime, A., Peat, A., Coulthwaite, L. (2023) 'Evaluating student perception of learning using a virtual reality experience of altitude sickness.' In Physiology 2023. Harrogate, UK, 10/7/2023 - 12/7/2023. The Physiological Society, pp. 42-43.
Bagley, L., Hadgraft, N., Dempsey, N., Sarginson, J., Evans, G., Coulthwaite, L. (2023) 'I can do this, I’ll show you!: technical and clinical skill literacy and assessment in biomedical and physiological sciences.' In Innovation and updates in teaching and student education across physiology and STEM in the UK. University of Leeds, 12/4/2023 - 13/4/2023.
Duro-Ocana, P., Bryan, A., Korhonen, M., Qurashi-Akhtar, T., Zambolin, F., Parker, M., Moore, J., Siriwardena, A., McPhee, J., Degens, H., Bagley, L. (2022) 'Differences in Vastus Lateralis muscle thickness and maximum knee extension force between Master athletes, non-athletes and patients undergoing major abdominal surgery.' In 27th Annual Congress of the EUROPEAN COLLEGE OF SPORT SCIENCE. Sevilla, Spain, 30/8/2022 - 2/9/2022. European College of Sport Science, pp. 515-515.
Darabseh, M., Ocana, P., Ishihara, K., Aburub, A., Zambolin, F., Montgomery, G., Scorcelletti, M., Ganse, B., Degens, H., Bagley, L. (2021) 'Proportionate age-related declines in muscle strength, respiratory function and performance in Master Track Cyclists.' In Future Physiology. Virtual, 19/4/2021 - 21/4/2021.
Montgomery, G., Darabseh, M., Ocana, P., Ishihara, K., Aburub, A., Zambolin, F., Mills, R., Scorcelletti, M., Ganse, B., Degens, H., Bagley, L. (2021) 'Proportionate age-related declines in muscle strength, respiratory function and performance in Master Track Cyclists.' In Future Physiology 2021. Online, 19/4/2021 - 22/4/2021.
Blissitt, G., Mills, R., Duro Ocana, P., Cameron, J., Scorcelletti, M., Ganse, B., Zambolin, F., Degens, H., Bagley, L., Montgomery, G. (2021) 'The combined effects of age and athletic status on muscle function and structure in master track cyclists.' In BASES Student Conference 2021. Online, 7/4/2021 - 8/4/2021.
Pocock, T., Bagley, L., Sheader, E., Greensmith, D.J., Kay, I. (2019) 'The benefits of collaboration in hosting a joint physiological research symposium.' In Physiology 2019. Aberdeen, 8/7/2019 - 10/7/2019.
Evans, G., Bagley, L., Yau, A., Mattin, L., McIver, V., Pagani, E., Stewart, J., Tucker, A. (2018) '13C methacetin breath test for assessment of liver function: validation of a shortened collection time in healthy adults.' In Europhysiology 2018. London, 14/9/2018 - 16/9/2018.
Bagley, L.J., Degens, H., Drey, M., Mueller, K., Korhonen, M., Ganse, B., Rittweger, J., McPhee, J. (2015) 'Maximal oxygen uptake and fatty acid oxidation in athletic older men and women and healthy control.' In Ageing and Degeneration. 33. Edinburgh, UK, 10/4/2015 - 11/4/2015. The Physiological Society, pp. 51-52.
Bagley, L.J., Slevin, M., Al-Shanti, N., Piasecki, M., Morrissey, G., Foulkes, H., Carroll, M., Murgatroyd, C., Liu, D., Gilmore, W.S., McPhee, J.S. (2013) 'Changes in body composition and rates of fat oxidation following 12 weeks high intensity exercise.' In 37th Congress of International Union of Physiological Sciences. Birmingham, UK, pp. PCC264-PCC264.
Press and media
Media appearances or involvement
Run-Rest-Run: Quick exercise is slowly catching on - Irish Times, May 2017
Channel 4- How to Get Fit Fast - Expert Advisor, 2018