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Biography
Dr. Nathan Townsend is an applied exercise physiologist with extensive industry, research and academic teaching experience, with over 40 research publications and international conference presentations. He obtained his PhD from the Australian Institute of Sport and the University of Sydney. He has held positions at the New South Wales Institute of Sport, Deakin University and Aspetar Orthopaedic & Sports Medicine Hospital, Qatar. Dr. Townsend has worked with several world championship gold medalists in his career.
Education/Academic qualification
Exercise Physiology, PhD, Ventilatory Acclimatization to Hypoxia in Endurance Trained Athletes, The University of Sydney
Award Date: 1 Jul 2007
Keywords
- QP Physiology
- Exercise
- Hypoxia
- Altitude
- Fatigue
- Critical power
- Bioenergetics
- High-intensity Interval Training
- Incremenal exercise testing
- Oxygen uptake kinetics
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Collaborations and top research areas from the last five years
Projects
- 1 Active
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EX-QNRF-ARG-64: Elucidating the critical role of metabolic stress in central and peripheral mechanisms of adaptation to endurance exercise training in the elderly.
Townsend, N. E. (Principal Investigator), Murias, J. M. (Lead Principal Investigator), De Araujo Bonetti De Poli, R. (Post Doctoral Fellow) & Teso, M. (Post Doctoral Fellow)
1/04/24 → 1/04/27
Project: Basic Research
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Acute Hypoxia Decreases Maximum Fat Oxidation Rate During Step Incremental Exercise Normalized to Respiratory Compensation Point
Hassanein, Y. E., Ibrahim, D., Murias, J. M. & Townsend, N., Feb 2026, In: European Journal of Sport Science. 26, 2, e70086.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Applying thermal therapy: Comparison of different commercially available heating devices to increase muscle temperature
Nasir, N., Townsend, N., Cardinale, M., Labidi, M. & Racinais, S., 18 Jan 2026, In: Experimental Physiology.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Effect of hypoxia on muscle activation at equivalent absolute and relative intensity during incremental and constant load exercise to task failure
Ibrahim, D., Hassanein, Y. E. & Townsend, N. E., 1 Apr 2026, In: Experimental Physiology. 111, 4, p. 1933-1947 15 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Impact of heat exposure during immobilization-induced de-training and re-training on aerobic capacity and haemoglobin mass
Cocking, S., Townsend, N., Labidi, M., Mtibaa, K., Alhammoud, M., Nasir, N., Nader, N., Khalladi, K., Tourny, C., Farooq, A. & Racinais, S., 6 Jan 2026, In: Experimental Physiology.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Neuromuscular fatigability with repeated exercise in hypoxia: From single-joint paradigms to sprints
Ruggiero, L., Brocherie, F., Girard, O., Townsend, N., McNeil, C. J. & Millet, G. P., 11 Mar 2026, In: Journal of Physiology.Research output: Contribution to journal › Review article › peer-review
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