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Diego Montiel Rojas

Position: Lecturer School/office: School of Health Sciences

Email: ZGllZ28ubW9udGllbDtvcnUuc2U=

Phone: +46 19 303733

Room: G2109

Research subject

Sport Science

About Diego Montiel Rojas

Diego Montiel Rojas is a lecturer in exercise physiology in the School of Health Sciences, at the Division of Sports Science. He belongs to the research group EPSM (Exercise Physiology and Sport Medicine).

He earned his Degree in Physical Activity and Sport Sciences (EQF level 7), with a specialisation in sport high performance in 2007 at the University of Granada (Spain). He is also knowledgeable in sport management and a qualified physical education teacher. He obtained his research-orientated MSc in Sports Physiology and Medicine in 2016 at Örebro University (Sweden) with a thesis entitled “The effect of 1-year resistance training on the exercise-induced changes in the gene expression of telomere regulatory factors in skeletal muscle of healthy old men”. In 2022, he obtained his PhD (University of Örebro, Sweden) with a thesis entitled “Diet and sarcopenia risk in community-dwelling older European adults”.

Research

His main research interest focuses on the biology of skeletal muscle ageing and the role of modifiable lifestyle factors, such as healthy diet and physical activity, in the prevention and management of sarcopenia. He is also involved in studies addressing adaptations to exercise in the context of health and sport performance (exercise interventions, recovery strategies, etc.) using an integrative approach, i.e. from physical function to molecular and cellular mechanisms, which has broadened his range of scientific and technical expertise over the years.

He is the laboratory manager of the Sport Science Platform (exercise physiology, performance and molecular assessments).

Teaching

His teaching primarily focuses on physiological and molecular assessment methods, statistics, research methods in sport sciences, training planning and periodisation, and sport nutrition. He also supervises students at bachelor, master and doctoral levels.

Diego is also the program manager for the Training program 180 credits, where the students study to work with training and health in various forms ranging forms, incuding as well recreational as elite level.

Active projects

Completed projects

Research groups

Exercise Physiology and Sport Medicine (EPSM)

Publications

Articles in journals | Articles, reviews/surveys | Doctoral theses, comprehensive summaries | Manuscripts |

Articles in journals

Veen, J. , Montiel Rojas, D. , Kadi, F. & Nilsson, A. (2022). Effects of Reallocating Time Spent in Different Physical Activity Intensities on Sarcopenia Risk in Older Adults: An Isotemporal Substitution Analysis. Biology, 11 (1). [BibTeX]
Kamandulis, S. , Mickevicius, M. , Snieckus, A. , Streckis, V. , Montiel Rojas, D. , Chaillou, T. , Westerblad, H. & Venckunas, T. (2022). Increasing the resting time between drop jumps lessens delayed-onset muscle soreness and limits the extent of prolonged low-frequency force depression in human knee extensor muscles. European Journal of Applied Physiology, 122 (1), 255-266. [BibTeX]
Veen, J. , Montiel Rojas, D. , Nilsson, A. & Kadi, F. (2021). Engagement in Muscle-Strengthening Activities Lowers Sarcopenia Risk in Older Adults Already Adhering to the Aerobic Physical Activity Guidelines. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 18 (3). [BibTeX]
Montiel Rojas, D. , Santoro, A. , Nilsson, A. , Franceschi, C. , Capri, M. , Bazzocchi, A. , Battista, G. , de Groot, L. C. P. G. M. & et al. (2020). Beneficial Role of Replacing Dietary Saturated Fatty Acids with Polyunsaturated Fatty Acids in the Prevention of Sarcopenia: Findings from the NU-AGE Cohort. Nutrients, 12 (10). [BibTeX]
Montiel Rojas, D. , Nilsson, A. , Santoro, A. , Franceschi, C. , Bazzocchi, A. , Battista, G. , de Groot, L. C. P. G. M. , Feskens, E. J. M. & et al. (2020). Dietary Fibre May Mitigate Sarcopenia Risk: Findings from the NU-AGE Cohort of Older European Adults. Nutrients, 12 (4). [BibTeX]
Montiel Rojas, D. , Nilsson, A. , Santoro, A. , Bazzocchi, A. , de Groot, L. C. P. G. M. , Feskens, E. J. M. , Berendsen, A. A. M. , Madej, D. & et al. (2020). Fighting Sarcopenia in Ageing European Adults: The Importance of the Amount and Source of Dietary Proteins. Nutrients, 12 (12). [BibTeX]
Bergens, O. , Veen, J. , Montiel Rojas, D. , Edholm, P. , Kadi, F. & Nilsson, A. (2020). Impact of healthy diet and physical activity on metabolic health in men and women: Study Protocol Clinical Trial (SPIRIT Compliant). Medicine, 99 (16). [BibTeX]
Nilsson, A. , Montiel Rojas, D. & Kadi, F. (2018). Impact of Meeting Different Guidelines for Protein Intake on Muscle Mass and Physical Function in Physically Active Older Women. Nutrients, 10 (9). [BibTeX]
Montiel Rojas, D. , Nilsson, A. , Ponsot, E. , Brummer, R. J. , Fairweather-Tait, S. , Jennings, A. , de Groot, L. C. P. G. M. , Berendsen, A. & et al. (2018). Short Telomere Length Is Related to Limitations in Physical Function in Elderly European Adults. Frontiers in Physiology, 9. [BibTeX]

Articles, reviews/surveys

Chaillou, T. & Montiel Rojas, D. (2023). Does the blunted stimulation of skeletal muscle protein synthesis by aging in response to mechanical load result from impaired ribosome biogenesis?. Frontiers in aging, 4. [BibTeX]

Doctoral theses, comprehensive summaries

Montiel Rojas, D. (2022). Diet and sarcopenia risk in community-dwelling older European adults. (Doctoral dissertation). (Comprehensive summary) Örebro: Örebro University. [BibTeX]

Manuscripts

Montiel-Rojas, D. , Nilsson, A. , Kadi, F. , Santoro, A. , Franceschi, C. , de Groot, L. C. , Feskens, E. J. M. , Berendsen, A. A. & et al. Mediterranean-style diet and muscle health in commuity-dwelling older european adults : results of the NU-AGE one-year multi-centre RCT. [BibTeX]