 William
J. Evans, Ph.D., is the director of the Nutrition,
Metabolism, and Exercise Laboratory in the Donald
Reynolds Department of Geriatric at the
University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences and a
research scientist in the Geriatric
Rehabilitation, Education, and Clinical Center in
the VA Medical Center. He is a Professor of
Geriatrics, Physiology, and Nutrition. From 1993
to 1997 he was the director of the Noll
Physiological Research Center at the Pennsylvania
State University and from 1982 to 1993 he served
as the Chief of the Human Physiology Laboratory
at the U.S.D.A. Human Nutrition Research Center
on Aging at Tufts University. He is a Fellow of
the American College of Sports Medicine, The
American College of Nutrition, and an honorary
member of the American Dietetic Association. He
is the author or co-author of more than 200
publications in scientific journals.
Along with Irwin Rosenberg, M.D., he is the author of Biomarkers: The Ten Determinants of Aging You Can Control (Simon & Schuster) and has more recently authored AstroFit (Simon & Schuster, 2002) His laboratory examines the relationship between exercise, nutrition and aging. His landmark studies have demonstrated the ability of older men and women to improve strength, fitness, and health through exercise, even into the 10th decade of life. He receives grant support from a variety of sources including the National Institutes of Health, the Veterans Administration, and NASA. He has served as an expert advisor to NASA in a number of committees, including the Science Working Group responsible for the design of the Human Research Facility aboard the International Space Station and The Life Sciences Advisory Subcommittee. He also served at the head of the Nutrition and Exercise research group for the National Space Biomedical Institute. His work has been featured on Good Morning America, CBS Morning News, 20/20, and the PBS series The Infinite Voyage. Dr. Evans has been an associate editor for Medicine and Science in Sport and Exercise and Journal of Gerontology and is a member of the editorial board of the Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism. He serves as a reviewer for more than 10 journals and has been a reviewer of grants for the American Federation for Aging Research, National Institutes of Health, the National Aeronautics and Space Administration, and the Veterans Administration.
Remaining
physically fit in space - and on terra firma
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