Dr. Chounghun Kang, a postdoctoral fellow working in Kinesiology’s LPHES, and Dr. Li Li Ji, professor of exercise science, have an article in press in Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences. The article, entitled “Role of PGC-1 signaling in skeletal muscle health and disease,” reviews the physiological function, exercise adaptation and therapeutic potential of PGC-1, a nuclear cofactor that stimulates mitochondrial biogenesis, controls metabolism of energy fuels, and regulates gene expression of antioxidant defense.