Michael C. Riddell

Michael Charles Riddell, PhD Professor School of Kinesiology and Health Science Muscle Health Research Centre Faculty of Health, York University Toronto, Canada Senior Scientist LMC Diabetes and Manna Research Toronto, Canada Profile Dr. Michael Riddell is a Full Professor in the School of Kinesiology and Health Science at York University and Senior Scientist at LMC Diabetes and Manna Research in Toronto Canada. His global interests centre on the effects of exercise and stress on diabetes and metabolism. Dr. Riddell has published over 200 peer-reviewed journal articles, 27 book chapters, and one patient guidebook on the metabolic and hormonal responses to exercise and stress in diabetes. He has authored several international guidelines on exercise and diabetes and he engages with several community-based diabetes sports and exercise programs that enhance diabetes self-care behaviors in people living with diabetes. He has over 200 invited scholarly talks and keynotes at various academic, scientific, professional and public events. A recipient of the Faculty of Health Dean’s Established Career Research Award, Riddell currently holds research grants spanning from preclinical studies of hypoglycemia prevention to clinical trials of exercise management. His research team uses a broad selection of innovative models and techniques to discover how regular exercise, stress and diabetes influence metabolism and health.