Dr. Mohammed Al-Omran is an Professor of Surgery at the University of Toronto and King Saud University and the Head of Vascular Surgery Division at St. Michael's Hospital. His research interests are focused on atherosclerosis bench to bedside with special interest in peripheral arterial disease.
Dr. Martine Duclos is an endocrinologist and physiologist and the Director of the Department of Sport Medicine at the University Hospital of Clermon-Ferrand. She is a professor of Sport Medicine and Biology. She performs clinical research related to the study of the beneficial effects of physical activity for the general public and more particularly to rthe person with chronic diseases or conditions, such as obesity, cardiometabolic disease or cancers, as well as in the context of aging. She has a strong interest in studying hormonal adaptation to exercise.
Dr. Christo El Morr holds a PhD in biomedical engineering from University of Technology of Compiègne, France. He is an Assistant Professor of Health Informatics and Undergraduate Program Director at the School of Health Policy and Management (SHPM), York University (YorkU). Dr. El Morr is an expert in health virtual communities, eHealth, PACS and decision support systems.
Dr. Yves Boirie, MD, PhD, is the Director of the Clinical Nutrition Department at the University Hospital of Clermont-Ferrand. His research unit "Human Nutrition" is studying how nutrition controls the protein metabolism in the skeletal muscle. His work has applications in aging, diabetes or obesity.
Dr. Tara Haas is a professor in the School of Kinesiology and Health Science, Faculty of Health, York University. She is currently co-leading the angiogenesis research group at York University. She studies the molecular mechanisms that control the growth of blood vessels. Her recent work aims to identify the molecular mechanisms that hinder recovery of blood flow within the skeletal muscle during peripheral arterial disease. She is leading innovative approaches to explore potential new therapeutic targets and to identify biomarkers that associate with the propensity to initiate capillary growth in ischemic muscle.
Dr. Jean-Michel Oppert, MD, PhD, is Professor of Nutrition at University Pierre et Marie Curie, Paris, France. He is head of the Department of Nutrition, at the Heart and Metabolism Division, Pitié-Salpêtrière university hospital (Assistance-Publique Hôpitaux de Paris, AP-HP) which is part of the Institute of Cardiometabolism and Nutrition (ICAN). His current research interests include the measurement of physical activity and sedentary behaviour in health and disease, the investigation of environmental determinants of physical activity and eating habits, and the study of behavioural and physiological changes associated with surgery-induced weight loss. He is founding member (2005-12) of the Steering Committee of the Health Enhancing Physical Activity (HEPA)-Europe network supported by WHO Europe. He is past president (2009-12) of the European Association for the Study of Obesity (EASO).
Dr. Anthony Scimè is a professor in the School of Kinesiology and Health Science at York University. His team has a strong interest in studying the role of stem cells in the differentiation and the metabolism of adipose and muscle tissue. His research aims to understand the function of the Rb family in stem cell fate. This will lead to a greater insight on understand chronic diseases, such type II diabetes and cardiovascular diseases.
Dr. Robert Tsushima is the Associate Dean, Research and Partnerships, Faculty of Science, and an Associate Professor, Department of Biology, York University. He is a member of the executive committee of the Muscle Health Research Centre (MHRC), York University. The major focus of his research is to examine the basis of heart disease and diabetes.
Dr. Agnès Vinet is the Director of the Laboratory of Cardiovascular Pharm-Ecology at the University of “Avignon et Pays du Vaucluse UAPV”. Her research unit has a strong interest in studying the link between cardiac and vascular dysfunctions and metabolic diseases, and their prevention by physical activity and nutrition. Her main research interest is to study the effects of lifestyle intervention (diet combined or not with exercise training) on vascular functions in children with obesity.
