spielmann

Guillaume Spielmann

Associate Professor

Bachelor's Degree(s): Immunology and Toxicology, Edinburgh Napier University, 2007

Master's Degree:  Exercise Science, University of Houston, 2010

PhD: Immunology, Edinburgh Napier University, 2012

Phone: 225-578- 2926

Email: [email protected]

Office: 2142 HPL Field House

Curriculum Vitae

Biography

Guillaume Spielmann, PhD, is an Associate Professor in the School of Kinesiology at LSU and an adjunct Associate Professor at Pennington Biomedical Research Center. He earned a BSc in Immunology and Toxicology at Edinburgh Napier University (Scotland) and a MSc in Exercise Science at the University of Houston. He obtained his PhD in Exercise Immunology from Edinburgh Napier University, before working for three years on a NASA-funded project as a postdoctoral fellow.

Dr. Spielmann’s research focuses on the impact of various psychological and physiological stressors on the immune system. In particular his research centers on the influence of obesity, physical inactivity, microgravity and poor aerobic fitness on premature immune aging. He is also interested in the impact of physical inactivity, cancer, and aging on immune cells bioenergetics and systemic dysmetabolism.