Author

Vita Sonjak

Observed names: Sonjak, Vita, V. Sonjak, V., Sonjak

Institution: Research Institute of the McGill University Health Centre

Observed institutions: McGill University Health Centre, Research Institute of the McGill University Health Centre, McGill University

ORCID: 0000-0002-8054-706X

Observed ORCID: 0000-0002-8054-706X

OpenAlex ID: A5021566646

Fidelity of muscle fibre reinnervation modulates ageing muscle impact in elderly women

2019 · Vita Sonjak, Kathryn Jacob, et al. · The Journal of Physiology · 83

Smoke‐induced neuromuscular junction degeneration precedes the fibre type shift and atrophy in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease

2018 · Sophia Kapchinsky, Madhusudanarao Vuda, et al. · The Journal of Physiology · 47

Implementation of exercise countermeasures during spaceflight and microgravity analogue studies: Developing countermeasure protocols for bedrest in older adults (BROA)

2022 · Eric T. Hedge, Courtney A. Patterson, et al. · Frontiers in Physiology · 41

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Reduced Mitochondrial Content, Elevated Reactive Oxygen Species, and Modulation by Denervation in Skeletal Muscle of Prefrail or Frail Elderly Women

2019 · Vita Sonjak, Kathryn J Jacob, et al. · The Journals of Gerontology Series A · 34

Impact of 14 Days of Bed Rest in Older Adults and an Exercise Countermeasure on Body Composition, Muscle Strength, and Cardiovascular Function: Canadian Space Agency Standard Measures

2023 · Guy Hajj-Boutros, Vita Sonjak, et al. · Gerontology · 31

A multimodal exercise countermeasure prevents the negative impact of head‐down tilt bed rest on muscle volume and mitochondrial health in older adults

2024 · Maude Dulac, Guy Hajj‐Boutros, et al. · The Journal of Physiology · 21

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Myths and Methodologies: Understanding the health impact of head down bedrest for the benefit of older adults and astronauts. Study protocol of the Canadian Bedrest Study

2024 · Guy Hajj‐Boutros, Vita Sonjak, et al. · Experimental Physiology · 18

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Mitochondrial Content, but Not Function, Is Altered With a Multimodal Resistance Training Protocol and Adequate Protein Intake in Leucine-Supplemented Pre/Frail Women

2021 · Kathryn J. Jacob, Vita Sonjak, et al. · Frontiers in Nutrition · 13

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Potential mechanisms involved in regulating muscle protein turnover after acute exercise: A brief review

2023 · Guy Hajj-Boutros, Antony D. Karelis, et al. · Frontiers in Physiology · 9

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Exercise attenuates bed rest-induced increases in insulin resistance while α-klotho increases in 55 to 65 year-old women and men

2025 · Carmelo J. Mastrandrea, Guy Hajj-Boutros, et al. · Scientific Reports · 6

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Resistance training, but not leucine, increased basal muscle protein synthesis and reversed frailty in older women consuming optimized protein intake

2025 · Kathryn J. Jacob, Guy Hajj-Boutros, et al. · GeroScience · 2

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Resistance training but not leucine can reverse frailty by increasing basal muscle protein synthesis in older women consuming optimized protein intake

2023 · G. Hajj-Boutros, K. Jacob, et al. · Clinical Nutrition ESPEN · 2

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Effects of 14 days of head‐down bed rest with or without exercise, and subsequent recovery on bone turnover, density and structure in older adults

2026 · Guy Hajj‐Boutros, Andréa Faust, et al. · Experimental Physiology

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Supplementary Material for: Impact of 14 days of bed rest in older adults and an exercise countermeasure on body composition, muscle strength and cardiovascular function: Canadian Space Agency standard measures

2023 · G., Hajj-Boutros, V., Sonjak, et al. · Figshare

Fidelity of Reinnervation Modulates Susceptibility to Aging Muscle Impact and Frailty in Elderly Women

2019 · Vita Sonjak, Kathryn Jacob, et al. · The FASEB Journal

Works count: 17

Citation count: 307

H-index: 9

I10-index: 8