Physical Inactivity: Should We Consider It a Disease?
Michael Joyner
Thursday, 05 Mar 2015 at 8:00 pm – Great Hall, Memorial Union
Dr. Michael Joyner is a physician-researcher and a leading voice in the world of exercise physiology. His work focuses on understanding how our bodies respond to various forms of physical and mental stress during exercise, looking in particular at blood flow to muscle and skin and blood pressure and blood glucose regulation. He has a medical degree from the University of Arizona and completed his residency and research training at Mayo Clinic, where he has held numerous leadership positions and continues to practice anesthesiology. Joyner has been a consultant to NASA and the National Institutes of Health (NIH), which has funded his research since 1993. The 2015 Pease Family ScholarCosponsored By:
- Kinesiology
- Pease Family Scholar-in-Residence and Scholarship
- Committee on Lectures (funded by Student Government)
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