Distinguished Lecture "The Evolution of Muscle Mechanics Over the Past 50 Years" by Professor Walter HERZOG
Conference / Lecture
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Date
14 May 2026
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Organiser
Organised by RISports; co-organised by Department of Biomedical Engineering
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Time
14:00 - 15:00
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Venue
HJ305, Wing HJ, PolyU Map
Summary
About the speaker
Professor Walter HERZOG
Professor
Faulty of Kinesiology
University of Calgary, Canada
- Co-Director of the Human Performance Lab, and the Benno Nigg Chair in Biomechanics, Mobility and Longevity of University of Calgary
- 2025 Wartenweiler Memorial Keynote Lectore
- 2024 Top 10 Research Advances (Based on Abughazaleh et al 2024)
- 2023 CY Frank Legacy Award, McCaig Institute for Bone and Joint Health
- 2023 The McKeith Basic Science Award , American Academy of Cerebral Palsy and Developmental Medicine
Dr. Herzog's research is focused on the neuro-biomechanics of the musculoskeletal system with emphasis on mechanisms of muscle contraction focusing on the role of the structural protein titin, and the biomechanics of joints focusing on mechanisms of onset and progression of osteoarthritis. Expertise is in the area of growth, healing, and adaptation of soft (ligament, tendon, muscle, and articular cartilage) and hard (bone) tissues. Within this area he works experimentally and theoretically on the molecular/cellular, in vitro, in situ, and in vivo level. It also includes cell manipulation and mechanical testing and finite element modeling, continuum mechanics, simulations and theories of growth and adaptation.
Dr. Herzog has more than 700 publications in scientific refereed journals, as well as author/editor of six books, more than 50 book chapters, and more than 1,000 refereed conference proceedings.
