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Dr

Andrew Betik

Senior Lecturer, Exercise Science (Lifespan)

Faculty of Health/School of Exercise and Nutrition Sciences/Institute for Physical Activity and Nutrition

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  • Senior Lecturer, Exercise Science (Lifespan)
    Faculty of Health/School of Exercise and Nutrition Sciences/Institute for Physical Activity and Nutrition
  • +61 3 924 68608 (Work)
  • Melbourne Burwood Campus, 221 Burwood Highway, Burwood, Victoria 3125

BIO

Dr Andrew Betik is a Research Fellow working at the Institute for Physical
Activity and Nutrition (IPAN) of the School of Exercise and Nutrition
Sciences, Deakin University with an Adjunct Research position at Baker IDI).

Current projects are investigating the role of microvascular blood flow in
exercise intolerance, heart failure and diabetes as well as comparing insulin
and microvascular blood flow control in different metabolic conditions such as
after a meal, during or after exercise, whole-body vibration and the interplay
between body composition and regular physical activity.

Andrew obtained his MSc from the University of Waterloo (Canada) in
Cardiorespiratory Physiology investigating factors determining shear-stress
induced flow-mediated dilation. His PhD from the University of Calgary
(Canada), in Exercise and Muscle Physiology investigated the role of exercise
in old age to induce mitochondrial biogenesis and prevent the age-related
decline in muscle aerobic capacity. Before joining Deakin, Andrew completed a
Research Fellow and Lecturing positions at Victoria University studying the
role of nitric oxide on glucose uptake and the interplay between microvascular
blood flow and skeletal muscle signalling in normal, insulin resistance and
knockout models.

Andrew has a diverse background in applied and basic physiology, with specific
strengths in muscle metabolism, exercise, and vascular physiology using human
and rodent models in disease states such as aging, diabetes and obesity.

DEAKIN UNIVERSITY CURRENT APPOINTMENT

  • Senior Lecturer, Exercise Science (Lifespan)
    Deakin University, School of Exercise and Nutrition Sciences

FIELDS OF RESEARCH (2020)

  • Medical physiology
  • Clinical sciences
  • Zoology
  • Sports science and exercise

AVAILABILITY FOR SUPERVISION

  • Masters by Research and PhD supervision

AREA/FACULTY

  • Faculty of Health

DEPARTMENT/SCHOOL/INSTITUTE

  • School of Exercise and Nutrition Sciences

STRATEGIC RESEARCH AND INNOVATION CENTRE

  • Institute for Physical Activity and Nutrition