Faculty

Sergi Garcia-Retortillo is an assistant professor at the University of Central Florida’s College of Nursing and serves as a member of the Complex Systems in Sport Research Group at the University of Barcelona in Spain. His research program focuses on the emerging field of network physiology. He investigates the basic laws of interactions and principles of integration between skeletal muscles and diverse physiological systems. Currently, he is working on the assessment of inter-muscular and muscle-organ network interactions during exercise and developing new fitness assessment systems using novel network-based markers, such as inter- and intra-muscular coordination, cardio-muscular coordination, and cardio-respiratory coordination. Garcia-Retortillo has more than a decade of experience in the fitness and wellness industry, working as both a strength and conditioning coach and a physical therapist serving a diverse range of athletes and patients.

Education

• PhD, University of Barcelona
• MS, University of Barcelona
• BS, University of Barcelona

Selected Editorial Activities

• Associate Editor, Frontiers in Network Physiology; Section Network Physiology Exercise
• Review Editor, Frontiers in Network Physiology; Section Fractal Physiology
• Reviewer, Isokinetics and Exercise Science
• Guest Reviewer, Sports Medicine Open, Reviews in Endocrine and Metabolic Disorders, Scientific Reports, Frontiers in Physiology, New Journal of Physics, European Journal of Applied Physiology, European Journal of Pain, Journal of Men’s Health, Musculoskeletal Science and Practice, Physiological Measurement, and Plos Computational Biology

Selected Awards & Honors

• American Physiological Society APS Select Award, 2020
• 2nd International Summer Institute on Network Physiology Award, 2019

Selected Professional Activities

• Member, International Society of Electrophysiology and Kinesiology

Language

• Spanish