Jonas Rubenson

Associate Professor of Kinesiology

Jonas Rubenson

Research Summary

Integrating experimental and modeling approaches to study gait and skeletal muscle function during locomotion in both health and disease/impairment. In particular, the relationship between in vivo muscle mechanics and metabolic energetics and mechanisms underlying locomotor adaptation and optimization.


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Tendons Walking Muscles Mechanics Muscle Bioreactors Locomotion Energy Running Costs And Cost Analysis Gait Achilles Tendon Joints Ligaments Growth Birds Metabolic Strain Extremities Musculoskeletal Animals Guineafowl Compliance Struthioniformes Plasticity

Most Recent Publications

Humans trade off whole-body energy cost to avoid overburdening muscles while walking

Kirsty A. McDonald, Joseph P. Cusumano, Andrew Hieronymi, Jonas Rubenson, 2022, Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences

Running birds reveal secrets for legged robot design

Jonas Rubenson, Gregory S. Sawicki, 2022, Science Robotics on p. eabo2147

Plasticity of the gastrocnemius elastic system in response to decreased work and power demand during growth

Suzanne Cox, A DeBoef, Adam De Boef, Matthew Salzano, Kavyasree Katugam, Stephen Piazza, Jonas Rubenson, 2021, Journal of Experimental Biology on p. jeb242694

Altering the Mechanical Load Environment During Growth Does Not Affect Adult Achilles Tendon Properties in an Avian Bipedal Model

Kavyasree Katugam, Suzanne Cox, Matthew Q. Salzano, Adam De Boef, Adam De Boef, T Neuberger, T Ryan, Michael W. Hast, S Piazza, Thomas Neuberger, Jonas Rubenson, Timothy M. Ryan, Stephen J. Piazza, 2020, Frontiers in Bioengineering and Biotechnology

Eliminating high-intensity activity during growth reduces mechanical power capacity but not submaximal metabolic cost in a bipedal animal model

Suzanne Cox, Matthew Salzano, Stephen J. Piazza, Jonas Rubenson, 2020, Journal of Applied Physiology on p. 50-58

The interaction of compliance and activation on the force-length operating range of skeletal muscle.

Suzanne Cox, Katrina Easton, Melanie Cromie, Hardik Sanghvi, Richard Marsh, Scott Delp, Jonas Rubenson, 2019, Integrative Organismal Biology

Is conservation of center of mass mechanics a priority in human walking? Insights from leg-length asymmetry experiments

Kirsty A. McDonald, Daniel Devaprakash, Jonas Rubenson, 2019, Journal of Experimental Biology

Multi-objective control in human walking: Insight gained through simultaneous degradation of energetic and motor regulation systems

Kirsty McDonald, Joseph Cusumano, Peter Peeling, Jonas Rubenson, 2019, Journal of the Royal Society Interface on p. 20190227

A interação de conformidade e ativação na faixa de operação força-comprimento e capacidade de geração de força do músculo esquelético: Um estudo computacional usando um modelo musculoesquelético de galinhas-d'angola

S. M. Cox, K. L. Easton, M. Cromie Lear, R. L. Marsh, S. L. Delp, J. Rubenson, 2019, Integrative Organismal Biology

A Soft-Exosuit Enables Multi-Scale Analysis of Wearable Robotics in a Bipedal Animal Model

S. M. Cox, Jonas Rubenson, Gregory S. Sawicki, 2018, on p. 4685-4691

Most-Cited Papers

Programmable mechanical stimulation influences tendon homeostasis in a bioreactor system

Tao Wang, Zhen Lin, Robert E. Day, Bruce Gardiner, Euphemie Landao-Bassonga, Jonas Rubenson, Thomas B. Kirk, David W. Smith, David G. Lloyd, Gerard Hardisty, Allan Wang, Qiujian Zheng, Ming H. Zheng, 2013, Biotechnology and Bioengineering on p. 1495-1507

The Foot's Arch and the Energetics of Human Locomotion

Sarah M. Stearne, Kirsty A. McDonald, Jacqueline A. Alderson, Ian North, Charles E. Oxnard, Jonas Rubenson, 2016, Scientific Reports

Joint kinetics in rearfoot versus forefoot running: Implications of switching technique

Sarah M. Stearne, Jacqueline A. Alderson, Benjamin A. Green, Cyril J. Donnelly, Jonas Rubenson, 2014, Medicine and Science in Sports and Exercise on p. 1578-1587

Bioreactor design for tendon/ligament engineering

Tao Wang, Bruce S. Gardiner, Zhen Lin, Jonas Rubenson, Thomas B. Kirk, Allan Wang, Jiake Xu, David W. Smith, David G. Lloyd, Ming H. Zheng, 2013, Tissue Engineering - Part B: Reviews on p. 133-146

Musculoskeletal modelling of an ostrich (Struthio camelus) pelvic limb: Influence of limb orientation onmuscular capacity during locomotion

John R. Hutchinson, Jeffery W. Rankin, Jonas Rubenson, Kate H. Rosenbluth, Robert A. Siston, Scott L. Delp, 2015, PeerJ

The role of arch compression and metatarsophalangeal joint dynamics in modulating plantar fascia strain in running

Kirsty A. McDonald, Sarah M. Stearne, Jacqueline A. Alderson, Ian North, Neville J. Pires, Jonas Rubenson, 2016, PLoS One

Inferring muscle functional roles of the ostrich pelvic limb during walking and running using computer optimization

Jeffery W. Rankin, Jonas Rubenson, John R. Hutchinson, 2016, Journal of the Royal Society Interface

Joint-level mechanics of the walk-to-run transition in humans

Neville J. Pires, Brendan S. Lay, Jonas Rubenson, 2014, Journal of Experimental Biology on p. 3519-3527

Effects of plyometric training on Achilles tendon properties and shuttle running during a simulated cricket batting innings

Laurence A. Houghton, Brian T. Dawson, Jonas Rubenson, 2013, Journal of Strength and Conditioning Research on p. 1036-1046

Three dimensional microstructural network of elastin, collagen, and cells in Achilles tendons

Xin Pang, Jian Ping Wu, Garry T. Allison, Jiake Xu, Jonas Rubenson, Ming Hao Zheng, David G. Lloyd, Bruce Gardiner, Allan Wang, Thomas Brett Kirk, 2017, Journal of Orthopaedic Research on p. 1203-1214