2026-10-30 from uwaterloo.ca
New Tier 1 Chair to focus on integrative metabolism, imaging and muscle health
Dr. Marina Mourtzakis, a researcher in the Department of Kinesiology and Health Sciences, has been awarded a Tier 1 Canada Research Chair in Integrative Metabolism, Imaging and Muscle Health by NSERC, worth $1.4 million.
In her research, Mourtzakis uses diverse imaging techniques to explore muscle health in disease, with the aim of improving health and clinical outcomes through evidence-based nutrition and exercise approaches.
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