Jonas Benjamim

Dr. Jonas Benjamim is an Early Career Postdoctoral Researcher in the Institute for Physical Activity and Nutrition (IPAN), School of Exercise and Nutrition Sciences at Deakin University. He is Nutritionist with two post graduate trainings in Clinical Nutrition and Sports Nutrition & Exercise Metabolism, and holds a PhD in Medicine by the Ribeirao Preto Medical School, University of Sao Paulo (Brazil).

His researches focus on explore tailored lifestyle interventions to counteract aging repercussions using nutrition and physical exercise. He has interest in the role of nutritional compounds ingestion and its application to improve health outcomes. Over the past years he has been investigating the effects of dietary inorganic nitrate on cardiovascular and functional health in young and older adults living with chronic diseases. He is experienced in conduct human interventional studies (RCTs) and systematic reviews with meta-analysis. 

Dr. Jonas' contribution to his field has been internationally recognized, evidenced by the appointment to be Associate Editor to Nutrition and Metabolism journal and receiving the prestigious position of Executive Dean of Health Research Postdoctoral Fellow by Deakin University (2025). 

He is active serving the scientific communities being referee for over +50 top tier journals in areas covered by cardiovascular, nutrition and exercise sciences.