People

Nasir Uddin

Lecturer
School of Sport, Rehabilitation and Exercise Sciences
Postgraduate Research Student
School of Sport, Rehabilitation and Exercise Sciences
 Nasir Uddin

Profile

Biography

Nasir joined the University of Essex as a Lecturer in Physiology in 2023 as part of the School of Rehabilitation and Exercise Science, with a specific research focus in neurophysiology. He is completing his PhD in Sports Medicine, investigating the neurophysiological responses of mild traumatic brain injuries and hypohydration. He is also a visiting researcher at the University of Oxford, as part of the Physiological Neuroimaging Group (PING), and The Physiological Society representative for the University of Essex. He has previously worked as a Clinical Research Practitioner at Queen Mary University London & NHS Barts Health, and as a Lecturer in Exercise Physiology and Biomechanics at London Metropolitan University, and City & Islington College. In addition to this, Nasir has previously worked as a Sports Scientist and coach for various professional organisations such as London Wasps RFC, Crystal Palace FC, British Weightlifting and the London Youth Games. His own sporting background is in freestyle wrestling and Olympic weightlifting, and he is a keen enthusiast of various combat sports.

Appointments

University of Essex

  • Lecturer in Physiology, School of Rehabilitation and Exercise Sciences, University of Essex (11/12/2023 - present)

Other academic

  • Visiting researcher, Nuffield Department of Clinical Neurosciences, University of Oxford (1/10/2022 - present)

Research and professional activities

Research interests

Exercise neurophysiology

Key words: Unclassified: Non-Invasive Brain Stimulation (NIBS), Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation (TMS), Motor Nerve Stimulation, Electromyography (EMG), Electroencephalography (EEG), Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI)
Open to supervise

Fluid balance

Key words: Dehydration, Thermoregulation, Acute Kidney Injury (AKI), Weight-cutting, Rehydration strategies
Open to supervise

Mild Traumatic Brain Injuries

Key words: Concussions, Contact sports, Peripheral biomarkers, Repetitive head impacts, Sub-concussive impacts, Finite element modelling (FEM), Instrumented mouthguards (IMG)
Open to supervise

Current research

An analysis of the kinematics and acute neurophysiological responses to repetitive head impacts in combat sports training.

A research collaboration with Prevent Biometrics and The Combat Institute to observe the neurophysiology and biomechanics of head impacts during sparring. Funding provided by the BBSRC IAA Engagement Grant.

Conferences and presentations

The effects of heat-induced hypo-hydration and rehydration on blood-brain-barrier permeability, corticospinal and peripheral excitability.

28th Annual Congress of the European College of Sport Science, Palais Des Congres, Paris, France, 7/7/2023

Teaching and supervision

Current teaching responsibilities

  • Professional Skills and Development 1 (SE101)

  • Introduction to Exercise Physiology (SE105)

  • Professional Skills 2 (SE201)

  • Training Techniques and Assessment of Athletes (SE208)

  • Research Project (SE309)

  • Research Project (SE318)

  • Research Project (SE740)

  • Biochemistry and Metabolism (SE778)

  • Techniques in Strength and Conditioning (SE787)

  • Neuromechanical basis of strength and conditioning (SE788)

  • Physiology of Training (SE790)

Publications

Journal articles (6)

Uddin, N., Scott, J., Nixon, J., Patterson, S., Kidgell, D., Pearce, A., Waldron, M. and Tallent, J., (2024). The effects of exercise, heat-induced hypo-hydration and rehydration on blood-brain-barrier permeability, corticospinal and peripheral excitability.. European Journal of Applied Physiology

UDDIN, M., Christopher, K. and Alan, R., (2023). Weight cutting in combat sports: Friend or foe?. The Sport and Exercise Scientist (78), 7-7

Uddin, N., Tallent, J., Patterson, S., Goodall, S. and Waldron, M., (2022). Corticospinal and peripheral responses to heat-induced hypo-hydration: potential physiological mechanisms and implications for neuromuscular function.. European Journal of Applied Physiology. 122 (8), 1797-1810

Uddin, N., Waldron, M., Patterson, S., Winter, S. and Tallent, J., (2022). A survey of combat athletes’ rapid weight loss practices and evaluation of the relationship with concussion symptom recall. Clinical Journal of Sport Medicine. 32 (6), 580-587

Uddin, N., Jeffries, O., Read, P., Howe, L., Patterson, S. and Waldron, M., (2020). Physiological Responses to Linear and Nonlinear Soccer-specific Match Simulations and Their Effects on Lower-Limb Muscle Fatigue. Journal of Strength and Conditioning Research. 34 (11), 3232-3240

Uddin, N., Tallent, J. and Waldron, M., (2020). Physiological and perceptual responses to a five-week pre-event taper in professional mixed martial arts athletes. The Journal of Sport and Exercise Science. 4 (2), 90-99

Conferences (1)

UDDIN, M., (2024). The effects of heat-induced hypo-hydration and rehydration on blood-brain-barrier permeability, corticospinal and peripheral excitability.

Grants and funding

2024

An analysis of the kinematics and the acute neurophysiological responses to a combat-sports sparring session

[UOE_BIAA] University of Essex (BBSRC IAA)

Contact

nasir.uddin@essex.ac.uk

Location:

ESA.3.32, Colchester Campus