Matt Babcock

Matt Babcock

Assistant Professor

(804) 828-1948

Education

Integrative Blood Pressure Control Lab.
The (IBPC) laboratory aims to determine the mechanisms of impaired blood pressure control and hypertension—the leading modifiable risk factor for cardiovascular diseases. Areas of research focus on the effects of aging, sex hormones, and lifestyle factors (e.g., diet and exercise) that contribute to blood pressure regulation. The IBPC Lab strives to develop evidence-based strategies that promote cardiovascular health and ensure all individuals can live without the burden of hypertension and its complications.

Babcock MC, El-Kurd OB, Bagley JR, Linder BA, Stute NL, Jeong S, Vondrasek JD, Watso JC, Robinson AT, Grosicki GJ. “Acute cardiovascular responses to the 100-mile Western States Endurance Run.” J Appl Physiol. 2024. doi: 10.1152/japplphysiol.00412.2024
Babcock MC, Robinson AT. “Not like us: exploring the cardiovascular consequences of ultramarathons.” Exp Physiol. 2024. doi: 10.1113/EP092003.
Babcock MC, DuBose LE, Hildreth KL, Stauffer BL, Cornwell WK 3rd, Kohrt WM, Moreau KL. Age-associated reductions in cardiovagal baroreflex sensitivity are exaggerated in middle-aged and older men with low testosterone. J Appl Physiol. 2022. doi: 10.1152/japplphysiol.00245.2022.
11. Babcock MC, DuBose LE, Hildreth KL, Stauffer BL, Cornwell WK 3rd, Kohrt WM, Moreau KL. Age-associated reductions in cardiovagal baroreflex sensitivity are exaggerated in middle-aged and older men with low testosterone. J Appl Physiol. 2022. doi: 10.1152/japplphysiol.00245.2022.
Babcock MC, DuBose LE, Witten TL, Stauffer BL, Hildreth KL, Schwartz RS, Kohrt WM, Moreau KL. “Oxidative stress and inflammation are associated with age-related endothelial dysfunction in men with low testosterone.” J Clin Endocinol Metab. 2021. doi: 10.1210/clinem/dgab715.
Moreau KL, Babcock MC, Hildreth KL. “Sex Differences in vascular aging in response to testosterone”. Biology of Sex Differences, 2020. doi: 10.1186/s13293-020-00294-8.