Jakobi, Jennifer

• Frailty
• Healthy aging
• Exercise interventions
• Age-related change in muscle function
• Motor unit activity
• Exercise adaptations
• Sex differences in aging

Virtual Reality: A relevant, safe, trusted and co-created platform with older adults
Co-PIs: Jakobi, J., Boger, J.
Co-Is: Brian Dalton, Mohammad Hasan, Christiane Hoppmann, Komisar, Sakakibara
Funded by: New Frontiers in Research Fund – Exploration $250,000

Aging in Place: Optimizing active and healthy aging at home
Lead:  Jakobi, J
Co-Is:  Dalton, B., Komisar, V., Sakakibara, B., Hoppmann, C., Boger, J.
Date:  November 2020– October 2023
Funded by:  University of British Columbia Eminence Program

Allies in Health: Social Support for Health Behaviours and Combating Loneliness in the Face of COVID-19
PI: Hoppmann, C.
Co-Is:  Jakobi, J. Ashe, M., Maden, K., Muirphy, R. , Linden, W.
Date:  Feb 2021- Jan 2022
Funded by:  University of British Columbia Health Innovation Funding Investment Award.

iSTAND; Science Outreach
PI:  Jakobi, J.
Date: 2021-2024
Funded by: Natural Science and Engineering Research Council (NSERC); Promoscience

Other:

• NSERC: Motor Unit Function; Central Descending and Sensory Reflex Modulation
• UBC Okanagan, Office of Research Services, Internal Grant

For opportunities in the Neuromuscular Physiology Lab please contact me at Jennifer.Jakobi@ubc.ca
Neuromuscular – Healthy Exercise and Aging Lab (HEAL)

Please visit Dr. Jennifer Jakobi’s Google Scholar profile here: https://scholar-google-ca.ezproxy.library.ubc.ca/citations?hl=en&user=P3bKe7cAAAAJ