Dr. Gupta is a lecturer in the Discipline of Physiology. She is the Director of the MSc program in Exercise Physiology and Application in Therapy and MSc in Rehabilitation. She is also the founder and director of the Exercise Physiology Testing Facility located in the Human Biology Building, which is an integral part of the Discipline of Physiology, School of Medicine, NUI Galway. The Facility is committed to a tripartite mission to advance the knowledge and practice of exercise physiology through supporting and advancing exercise physiology research and providing professional training and mentorship to the next generation of exercise physiologists and to increase awareness about the importance of physical activity and physical fitness in lifelong health amongst the general population. Dr. Gupta’s research focuses on the application of exercise interventions in improving health and fitness in sports and in a clinical setting. Some ongoing projects in the lab include · Exercise as therapy and its application in cancer rehabilitation · Exercise as therapy as an intervention in rehabilitation of chronic diseases · Exercise interventions and physiologic monitoring in improving training and sports performance · Management of chemotherapy-induced neutropenia in cancer patients