Daniel Moore PhD

Associate Professor, Muscle Physiology
Faculty of Kinesiology & Physical Education
University of Toronto

Daniel Moore is an Associate Professor in the Faculty of Kinesiology and Physical Education at the University of Toronto and a member of the Canadian Society for Exercise Physiology and American College of Sports Medicine. His research explores the interplay between exercise and nutrition, with a focus on dietary protein and amino acids, and how the two can be used to optimize the quantity and quality of muscle across a range of different populations including youth, athletes, and older adults. He has authored over 100 peer-reviewed papers, received the American Society for Nutrition’s Young Investigator Award in 2012, and is now internationally recognized for the creative methodological approaches to assessing the incorporation of ingested protein into skeletal muscle contractile protein.