In this episode of the KoopCast Coach Jason Koop speaks with Dr. Glen Davison on all things relating to exercise immunology. We discuss how nutrition exercise and working out hard impact immune function.

Dr. Glen Davison is Reader and Director of Research in the School of Sport and Exercise Sciences at the University of Kent, where he also co-ordinates the Endurance Research Group. He attained his first degree in Sport and Exercise Sciences (Sheffield Hallam) in 2001, MSc in Exercise Physiology (Sheffield Hallam) in 2002, and PhD in Nutrition and Exercise Immunology (Loughborough University) in 2006. He spent five years at Aberystwyth University in Wales before joining the University of Kent in 2011. Glen is a BASESAccredited sport and exercise scientist (Physiology) and a Chartered Scientist (CSci). He has worked with amateur and professional athletes from a range of sports, including football (soccer), rugby, hockey, athletics, triathlon and cycling. Glen’s research interests include: Nutrition and exercise immunology; interval training; and strategies to maintain optimal health and performance in athletes. He is currently conducting a studies on variability in responses to caffeine (and the role of genetic variations).

Glen at the University of Kent

https://www.kent.ac.uk/sport-sciences/people/331/www.kent.ac.uk/sport-sciences/people/331/davison-glen

Papers referenced- 

https://www.nrcresearchpress.com/doi/10.1139/h11-033#.XqdFkpNKiXE

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3734536/

https://journals.physiology.org/doi/full/10.1152/japplphysiol.00622.2016