Donato Rivas, Ph.D.

Donato Rivas	Scientist III Nutrition, Exercise Physiology and Sarcopenia Jean Mayer USDA HNRCA at Tufts University 711 Washington St. Boston, MA 02111-1524 Phone: 617 556 3399 Fax: 617 556 3083 E-mail: donato.rivas@tufts.edu
Education	Ph.D., Medical Sciences (Exercise Biochemistry/Metabolism) Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology, School of Medicine Sciences
Research Focus	Nutrition, Aging, Exercise Biochemistry and Skeletal Muscle Substrate Metabolism
Selected Professional Affiliations	Australian Diabetes Society
Recent Publications
Rivas DA, Lessard SJ, Saito M, Friedhuber AM, Koch LG, Britton SL, Yaspelkis BB 3rd, Hawley JA. Low intrinsic running capacity is associated with reduced skeletal muscle substrate oxidation and lower mitochondrial content in white skeletal muscle. Am J Physiol Regul Integr Comp Physiol. 2011 Apr;300(4):R835-43. Lessard SJ, Rivas DA, Stephenson EJ, Yaspelkis BB 3rd, Koch LG, Britton SL, Hawley JA. Exercise training reverses impaired skeletal muscle metabolism induced by artificial selection for low aerobic capacity. Am J Physiol Regul Integr Comp Physiol. 2011 Jan;300(1):R175-82. Yaspelkis BB 3rd, Kvasha IA, Lessard SJ, Rivas DA, Hawley JA. Aerobic training reverses high-fat diet-induced pro-inflammatory signalling in rat skeletal muscle. Eur J Appl Physiol. 2010 Nov;110(4):779-88. Lessard SJ, Rivas DA, Chen ZP, van Denderen BJ, Watt MJ, Koch LG, Britton SL, Kemp BE, Hawley JA. Impaired skeletal muscle beta-adrenergic activation and lipolysis are associated with whole-body insulin resistance in rats bred for low intrinsic exercise capacity. Endocrinology. 2009 Nov;150(11):4883-91. Rivas DA, Lessard SJ, Coffey VG. mTOR function in skeletal muscle: a focal point for overnutrition and exercise. Appl Physiol Nutr Metab. 2009 Oct;34(5):807-16. Rivas DA, Yaspelkis BB 3rd, Hawley JA, Lessard SJ. Lipid-induced mTOR activation in rat skeletal muscle reversed by exercise and 5'-aminoimidazole-4-carboxamide-1-beta-D-ribofuranoside. J Endocrinol. 2009 Sep;202(3):441-51. Gomes FR, Rezende EL, Malisch JL, Lee SK, Rivas DA, Kelly SA, Lytle C, Yaspelkis BB 3rd, Garland T Jr. Glycogen storage and muscle glucose transporters (GLUT-4) of mice selectively bred for high voluntary wheel running. J Exp Biol. 2009 Jan;212(Pt 2):238-48.