Professor
School of Kinesiology (KIN)
His research spans the spectrum of Aboriginal health, elite athletic performance, childhood health, quality of life in the elderly, and the treatment of patients with chronic disease and/or disability. Dr. Warburton has received several prestigious honours including the CIHR New Investigator Award, the MSFHR Clinical Scholar award, the Killam Scholarship, and the CIHR/CMAJ Top Achievement in Health Research Award. He has published more than 185 peer-reviewed articles and more than $20 million in funding.
Contributions:
Darren E.R. Warburton, Crystal Whitney Nicol, Shannon S.D. Bredin. Health benefits of physical activity: the evidence. CMAJ March 14, 2006 vol. 174 no. 6 doi: 10.1503/cmaj.051351
Keywords:
Medicine; Exercise; Cardiology; Clinical physiology; High performance sport; Disability; Aboriginal health.
darren.warburton@ubc.ca
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