The Sydney and J.L. Huffines Institute for Sports Medicine And Human Performance:
The Sydney and J.L. Huffines Institute for Sports Medicine And Human Performance “Exercise is Medicine:
The Benefits of Physical Activity” Dr. Sallis is Co-Director of the Sports Medicine Fellowship and on the Administrative Faculty of the Family Medicine Residency Program at Kaiser Permanente Medical Center in Fontana, CA. He also serves as research chairman for the medical center. He is an Associate Clinical Professor of Family Medicine at the UCR/UCLA Biomedical Sciences Program and the head team physician at Pomona College. He has authored over 25 scientific papers, as well as numerous research abstracts, book chapters, and magazine articles. He has also edited four books, including ACSM’s Essentials of Sports Medicine and Just the Facts in Sports Medicine. Research interests include exercise promotion, sports-related head injuries, injury patterns, and dietary supplements. November 28 at 1:50 pm
G. Rollie White Coliseum, Room 267A Robert Sallis, M.D., FACSM President: American College of Sports Medicine
The Sydney and J.L. Huffines Institute for Sports Medicine And Human Performance:
The Sydney and J.L. Huffines Institute for Sports Medicine And Human Performance “The Obesity Epidemic: Myth or Reality ” Dr. Wilmore is presently a Clinical Professor of Medicine at the University of Arizona College of Medicine as well as the Margie Gurley Seay Centennial Professor-Emeritus. He retired in 2003 as a Distinguished Professor in the Department of Health and Kinesiology at Texas A&M University. He is a former President of the American College of Sports Medicine and the past research committee chair of the United States Olympic Committee's Sports Medicine Council. In 2006, he was the recipient of the American College of Sports Medicine’s Honor Award. Dr. Wilmore has published 53 book chapters, over 320 peer-reviewed research papers, and 15 books, including the Physiology of Sport and Exercise. He is also one of 5 principal investigators for the NIH-funded HERITAGE Family Study. Dr. Wilmore's research interests include the determining the role of exercise in the prevention and control of obesity and in the prevention and control of coronary heart disease. Jack H. Wilmore, Ph.D., FACSM
Clinical Professor of Medicine
University of Arizona
November 28 at 1:50 pm
G. Rollie White Coliseum, Room 267A
The Sydney and J.L. Huffines Institute for Sports Medicine And Human Performance:
The Sydney and J.L. Huffines Institute for Sports Medicine And Human Performance “Muscle Fatigue: What, Why, and How it Influences Muscle Function” October 5th (Friday) at 1:30pm in Read 274 Dr. Roger Enoka
Department of Integrative Physiology
University of Colorado Dr. Enoka is a Professor in the Department of Kinesiology and Applied Physiology. He received his Ph.D. in kinesiology from the University of Washington in 1981, after which he joined the faculty in the Department o Exercise and Sport Sciences at the University of Arizona. He was given a joint appointment in the Department of Physiology in 1986 and was promoted to the rank of professor in both departments in 1992. In 1993 he joined the Department of Biomedical Engineering at the Cleveland Clinic Foundation. Subsequently, he moved to the University of Colorado in 1996. His research interests focus on the neuromuscular mechanisms responsible for acute adjustments (arousal, muscle fatigue) and chronic adaptations (aging, gender, limb immobilization, strength training) experienced by humans in response to performing physical activity. His research program includes both experimental studies on humans and theoretical modeling with computer simulations.