David Dunstan PhD

David is head of the Physical Activity Laboratory at the Baker Heart and Diabetes Institute in Melbourne and a Senior Research and Baker fellow at the National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC). He is a Professor at the Centre for Exercise and Nutrition at the Mary MacKillop Institute for Health Research at the Australian Catholic University. His research focuses on the role of physical activity and sedentary behaviour in the prevention and management of chronic diseases. He has published over 200 peer reviewed papers, including publications in high impact journals such as Circulation, Diabetes Care and Diabetologia.