Stuart Phillips

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Professor and Tier 1 Canada Research Chair - Skeletal Muscle Health

McMaster University Faculty of Science

Canada

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Stuart Phillips is a Professor and Tier 1 Canada Research Chair in Skeletal Muscle Health at McMaster University, Faculty of Science, Canada. His research areas encompass the impact of exercise on aging, muscle physiology, and the effectiveness of dietary supplements on muscle strength and function. Recent publications include studies on the effects of community exercise programs on fitness in older adults and the role of protein intake in health outcomes.

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Adjunctive nutritional strategies to overcome sarcopenic muscle loss in aging

Open Date: 2013-05-01

Close Date: 2013-07-31

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Be Healthy in Pregnancy (BHIP) with Nutrition & Exercise

Open Date: 2012-10-01

Close Date: 2016-09-30

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Adjunctive nutritional strategies to overcome sarcopenic muscle loss in aging

Open Date: 2012-10-01

Close Date: 2016-09-30

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Integrated mechanistic models for the study of skeletal muscle protein turnover

Open Date: 2010-04-01

Close Date: 2015-03-31

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(Optimising Exercise and Nutrition Throughout the Life Cycle)

Open Date: 2010-01-01

Close Date: 2012-12-31

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Long-Term Enrollment in a Community Exercise Program Attenuates Age-Related Declines in Fitness in Older Adults

Menstrual cycle phase does not influence muscle protein synthesis or whole‐body myofibrillar proteolysis in response to resistance exercise

Antifrail: Why Muscle (Power) Matters in Aging

Lack of evidence for Omega-3 fatty acid supplementation in enhancing lean mass, muscle strength, and physical function in healthy adults and clinical populations: An overview of reviews

Older Adults’ Perspectives on Participating in a Synchronous Online Exercise Program: Qualitative Study

Impact of successive sets of high-intensity leg press on cerebral hemodynamics across menstrual cycle phases

Oral contraceptive pill phase does not influence muscle protein synthesis or myofibrillar proteolysis at rest or in response to resistance exercise

Animal and plant protein usual intakes are not adversely associated with all-cause, cardiovascular disease–, or cancer-related mortality risk: an NHANES III analysis

From molecular to physical function: The aging trajectory

Resistance‐only and concurrent exercise induce similar myofibrillar protein synthesis rates and associated molecular responses in moderately active men before and after training

Exercise-specific adaptations in human skeletal muscle: Molecular mechanisms of making muscles fit and mighty

The utility—and limitations—of the rodent synergist ablation model in examining mechanisms of skeletal muscle hypertrophy

Mitigating disuse‐induced skeletal muscle atrophy in ageing: Resistance exercise as a critical countermeasure

The effects of whey, pea, and collagen protein supplementation beyond the recommended dietary allowance on integrated myofibrillar protein synthetic rates in older males: a randomized controlled trial

Muscle Protein Synthesis in Response to Plant-Based Protein Isolates With and Without Added Leucine Versus Whey Protein in Young Men and Women

Longitudinal Monitoring of Biomechanical and Psychological State in Collegiate Female Basketball Athletes Using Principal Component Analysis

Measurement properties of the sit-to-stand test in people with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: Protocol for a systematic review and meta-analysis using the COSMIN guidelines

Low energy availability reduces myofibrillar and sarcoplasmic muscle protein synthesis in trained females

Prevalence of sarcopenia indicators and sub-optimal protein intake among elective total joint replacement patients

Does initial skeletal muscle size or sex affect the magnitude of muscle loss in response to 14 days immobilization?

Mechanisms of mechanical overload-induced skeletal muscle hypertrophy: current understanding and future directions

Lipidomic Studies Reveal Specific Circulating Phosphatidylcholines as Surrogate Biomarkers of Omega-3 Index

Sarcopenia Definition and Outcomes Consortium 2020 Definition: Association and Discriminatory Accuracy of Sarcopenia With Disability in the Canadian Longitudinal Study on Aging

Differential plasma branched-chain amino acid responses following the consumption of Greek-style yogurt and skimmed milk

Whey Protein Supplementation with or without Vitamin D on Sarcopenia-Related Measures: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis

Fortetropin supplementation prevents the rise in circulating myostatin but not disuse-induced muscle atrophy in young men with limb immobilization: A randomized controlled trial

Apples to apples? Discordant definitions still hinder evidence‐based treatments for sarcopenia

Protocols aiming to increase muscle mass in persons with motor complete spinal cord injury: a systematic review

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Abigail Mackey

Philip Atherton

James McKendry

Stephanie Atkinson

Thomas Michael Doering

Maureen MacDonald

Dylan Kobsar

Rebecca Ganann

Marla Beauchamp

Mikkel Oxfeldt

A.R. Josse

David Bishop

Paul Reidy

James King

Changhyun Lim

Matthew Jordan

Philip Britz-McKibbin

Mette Hansen

Ole Emil Andersen

Jonathan D. Bartlett

David Mutch

Maj Bangshaab

Ken Smith

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