David A. Hood, Ph.D., is a professor of School of Kinesiology and Health Science at York University. In 2017, he was awarded NSERC Tier I Canada Research Chairman in Cell Physiology (2 nd renewal, January, 2017 start). He was also nominated the fellow of the Royal Society of Canada in 2016. Dr. Hood has been a graduate supervisor since 1988 and has served as an examiner for 9 external doctoral thesis and 52 independent undergraduate study and research instructors. Up to now, he has published 151 papers in peer-reviewed journals, 2 books, 13 book chapters, 228 abstracts, and 14 non-refefeed unpublished journals and knowledge translation publications,. He was invited to give 64 presentations in national and international seminars and 60 lectures at university seminars.