Todd T. Gleeson Todd. T. Gleeson, Ph.D. Department of Integrative Physiology University of Colorado Boulder, CO 80309-0354 phone: 303-492-3106 fax: 303-492-4009 e-mail: todd.gleeson@colorado.edu

Research Interests

• Comparative physiology of exercise
• Lactate and glycogen metabolism in amphibians, reptiles, and mammals.
• Recovery metabolism
• Locomotor costs
• Muscle metabolism and fiber-type specialization

Education

• 1974, B.S., Zoology, University of California at Riverside
• 1979, Ph.D. Department of Developmental and Cell Biology, University of California at Irvine
• 1979-1981, NIH Postdoctoral Fellow, Department of Physiology and Biophysics, University of California at Irvine

Professional Experience

• 1981-1988, Assistant Professor, Department of EPO Biology, University of Colorado, Boulder, CO
• 1988-1994, Associate Professor, Department of EPO Biology, University of Colorado, Boulder, CO
• 1990-1995, Associate Dean for Curricular Affairs, College of Arts and Sciences
• 1994-2003, Professor, Department of EPO Biology, University of Colorado, Boulder, CO
• 1997-2001, Associate Editor, Physiological and Biochemical Zoology
• 1997-2001, Associate Vice Chancellor for Faculty Affairs
• 2001-Present, Dean, College of Arts and Sciences, University of Colorado, Boulder, CO
• 2003-Present, Professor, Department of Integrative Physiology, University of Colorado, Boulder, CO

Honors and Awards

• 1979, NIH/PHS Postdoctoral Fellowship
• 1984, NSF Alan T. Waterman Award Nomination
• 1985, University of Colorado Teaching Recognition Award (SOAR)
• 2000, Elected Fellow, American Association for the Advancement of Science

Recent Publications

• Bonine KE, Gleeson TT, Garland T Jr. Muscle fibre-type variation in lizards (Squamata) and phylogenetic reconstruction of hypothesized ancestral states. Journal of Experimental Biology 208:4529-4547, 2005.
• Donovan ER, Gleeson TT. Metabolic support of moderate activity differs from patterns seen after extreme behavior in the desert iguana Dipsosaurus dorsalis. Physiological & Biochemical Zoology 79(2): 370-388, 2006.
• Gleeson TT, Hancock TV. Metabolic implications of a "run now, pay later" strategy in lizards: an analysis of post-exercise oxygen consumption. Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology A 133: 259-267, 2002.
• Hancock TV, Gleeson TT. Metabolic recovery in the desert iguana (Dipsosaurus dorsalis) following activities of varied intensity and duration. Functional Ecology 16: 40-48, 2002.
• Hancock TV, Gleeson TT. Intermittent locomotor activity that increases endurance also increases metabolic costs in the desert iguana (Dipsosaurus dorsalis). Physiological & Biochemical Zoology 78(2): 163-172, 2005.
• Hancock TV, Gleeson TT. Contributions to elevated metabolism during recovery: Dissecting the excess postexercise oxygen consumption (EPOC) in the desert iguana (Dipsosaurus dorsalis). Physiological & Biochemical Zoology 81: 1-13, 2008.
• Petersen AM, Gleeson TT. Characterization of circannual patterns of metabolic recovery from activity in Rana catesbeiana at 15°C. Journal of Experimental Biology 210(10): 1786-1797, 2007.
• Petersen AM, Gleeson TT, Scholnick DA. The effect of oxygen and adenosine on lizard thermoregulation. Physiological & Biochemical Zoology 76(3): 339-347, 2003.