Bernard (Bob) Gutin
Emeritus Professor of Pediatrics
Medical College of Georgia
USA
Biography
Current academic titles: Emeritus prof. of applied physiol. (since 1991), Teachers College, Columbia U. Emeritus prof. of pediatrics & physiology (since 2005), Medical College of Georgia. Selected former positions: Asst. prof. of physical educ., City U of NY (Hunter College); Co-director of Center for Health Promotion, Columbia U; Co-director of Georgia Center for the Study of Obesity & Related Disorders; Adjunct prof. of nutrition, UNC- Chapel Hill. Research grants: More than $15 million in funding from the National Institutes of Health. Book: The high energy factor. Random House, 1983. Selected Recent Invited Presentations Stem cell differentiation into fat & lean cells: implications for prevention of child obesity: U of GA; U of Southern Calif.; National Inst. of Child Health & Development; U of Bremen, Germany; U of Groningen, Netherlands; Internat. Society of Behavioral Nutrition & Physical Activity, Ghent, Belgium; Ohio U. How can youths develop lean & healthy bodies? A new perspective. Duke U; Case-Western Reserve U; Slippery Rock U; UMass.-Boston. How parents, schools & communities can help youths develop healthy bodies: some surprising implications of recent research. Ohio U; Minneapolis. Volunteer teaching: Frontiers in medicine Osher Life-Long Learning Inst. at Duke U.
Research Interest
Physical activity, body composition and health.