David A. Hood
David A. Hood | |
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| Born | Montreal, Canada |
| Nationality | Canadian |
| Occupation(s) | Exercise physiologist, academic and researcher |
| Awards | Honour Award, Canadian Society of Exercise Physiology (CSEP) |
| Academic background | |
| Education | Queen's University (BPhEd) Dalhousie University(MS) State University of New York Health Science Center at Syracuse(PhD) |
| Academic work | |
| Institutions | York University |
David A. Hood is a Canadian professor, exercise physiologist, and Director of the Muscle Health Research Centre at York University. A holder of an NSERC Tier I Canada Research Chair in Cell Physiology, Hood is credited with making significant research advances in understanding of the biology of exercise, mitochondria and muscle health.