Associate Professor
University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
Nicholas Burd is an Associate Professor in the Department of Health and Kinesiology and is also a faculty member of the Division of Nutritional Sciences at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign (UIUC). Dr. Burd has an interest in nutrition, exercise, and substrate metabolism. His research uses methods such as stable isotope tracers, blood and skeletal muscle biopsy collections to provide a window into the intricacies of human metabolism and regulation of skeletal muscle mass in various populations including aging and chronic disease. He has received funding from several National Food Boards and Councils (Beef, Pork, Dairy, and Potato) and government agencies (NIH and NASA). He has authored more than 120 peer-reviewed research, review articles and book chapters related to protein metabolism and its application in performance and/or clinical nutrition. He is an active member of several scientific societies including American Society of Nutrition and American College of Sports Medicine.