Luis D. is an accomplished researcher specializing in exercise physiology and muscle biology, currently serving as an Assistant Staff Scientist at the Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation since February 2023. Previously, Luis D. held various positions, including Staff Research Scientist and Assistant Research Scientist at the University of Iowa Roy J. and Lucille A. Carver College of Medicine from July 2017 to February 2023. Educational qualifications include a Doctor of Philosophy in Exercise Physiology and Metabolism from the Universidade de São Paulo and a PhD in Neurobiology, Physiology, and Behavior from the University of California, Davis. Luis D. also completed postdoctoral research in muscle biology and has extensive experience in international research settings, including stints at prominent institutions such as the Institute of Biomedical Sciences at the University of Sao Paulo and the University of California, Davis.