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Stuart Phillips
Professor, Kinesiology
0000-0002-1956-4098

Overview

Stuart Phillips is a Distinguished University Professor and Tier 1 Canada Research Chair in Skeletal Muscle Health. He is a full Professor in Kinesiology and an Adjunct Professor in the School of Medicine at McMaster University. He is a fellow of the American College of Sports Medicine (ACSM) and the Canadian Academy of Health Sciences. His research is focused on the impact of nutrition and exercise on human skeletal muscle protein turnover. He is also keenly interested in diet- and exercise-induced changes in body composition.

His research is funded by the Canadian Institutes for Health Research, the National Science and Engineering Council of Canada, the Canadian Institutes for Health Research, the US NIH, the Canadian Foundation for Innovation and the USDA.

He currently has more than 33000 career citations and 400 original scientific research and review papers.

McMaster Affiliations

Professor
Kinesiology
Department Chair
Kinesiology
Member
Centre for Metabolism, Obesity and Diabetes Research (MODR)
Director
McMaster Centre for Nutrition, Exercise, and Health Research
Member
McMaster Institute for Research on Aging (MIRA)
Member
McMaster Physical Activity Centre of Excellence (PACE)
Member
Michael G. DeGroote Centre for Medicinal Cannabis Research (Joint Institute)

Other Appointments

Canada Research Chair in Human Skeletal Muscle Health in Aging
McMaster University, Hamilton

Background

Degrees

Ph.D.
University of Waterloo (1992 - 1995)
M.Sc. Biochemistry
McMaster University
B.Sc. Biochemistry (Honours)
McMaster University

Contact

phillis@mcmaster.ca
(905) 525-9140 ext. 24465