The Future of Nutrition Intervention to Address Malnutrition and Muscle Loss

Philip J Atherton, PhD, AFHEA

Director, Centre of Metabolism, Ageing and Physiology (COMAP)
MRC-Versus Arthritis Centre of Excellence
University of Nottingham
Nottingham, Derby, UK

Dr Philip J. Atherton is Chair of Clinical, Metabolic, and Molecular Physiology at the University of Nottingham in the United Kingdom. He received a 1st Class BSc degree and a higher PhD degree (in 2005) focusing upon protein metabolism, myogenic signaling, and gene expression regulation in skeletal muscle from the University of Central Lancashire. His current research involves an expansive combining of detailed pre/clinical molecular physiology with the application of stable isotope methodologies and the integration of OMIC techniques to discover predictors of the mechanistic basis for and how to mitigate musculoskeletal declines in aging and myriad related diseases. Atherton, with a H-index of 57 and ~15000 citations, has published ~150 peer-reviewed articles and 6 invited book chapters. He is a senior editor for the journals Experimental Physiology, Applied Physiology, Nutrition & Metabolism, and Nutrients.