Gianni Parise

Overview

Gianni Parise is Associate Dean of the Faculty of Science, Professor in the Department of Kinesiology and the Lab Lead at the Exercise Metabolism Research Group. A focus of Gianni’s laboratory involves revealing the mechanism(s) underlying the progressive loss of muscle mass associated with aging. Gianni’s research shows that a loss of muscle mass with aging, and a blunted hypertrophic response to chronic exercise in older adults, is likely a result of age-related muscle stem cell dysfunction and/or age-related loss of muscle stem cell number. His research program aims to examine potential age-related impairment of muscle stem cells, as well as the molecular and cellular events that lead to dysregulation of muscle stem cells in advanced age.

Affiliations

• Professor; Associate Dean (Research and External Relations)
• Faculty of Science, McMaster University
• Member, McMaster Institute for Research on Aging (MIRA), McMaster University
• Member, Farncombe Family Digestive Health Research Institute, Faculty of Health Sciences
• Member, McMaster Centre for Nutrition, Exercise, and Health Research, Faculty of Science
• Member, McMaster Physical Activity Centre of Excellence (PACE), Faculty of Science
• Professor, Kinesiology, Faculty of Science
• Department Chair, Kinesiology, McMaster University

Education

• BA, McMaster University
• MSc, McMaster University
• PhD, McMaster University