Mitchell Sitnick
Assistant Professor
Biology
Montclair State University
United States of America
Biography
Dr. Mitch Sitnick is an Assistant Professor of Biology and Molecular Biology and a new hire to the Center for Quantitative Obesity Research. Dr. Sitnick received a B.S. in Biology from The College of New Jersey, and his Ph.D. in Molecular, Cellular, and Integrative Physiology from the University of California, Davis. Dr. Sitnick is a skeletal muscle physiologist investigating the regulation of muscle function. Since receiving his degree, Dr. Sitnick has been focusing on the interactions and communication between skeletal muscle and lipids, particularly with obesity, aging and exercise, and how lipid hydrolysis contributes to normal function and disease states.
Research Interest
Obesity, Aging, Exercise, Lipid Hydrolysis
Publications
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Sitnick M, Foley AM, Brown M, Spangenburg EE. Ovariectomy prevents the recovery of atrophied gastrocnemius skeletal muscle mass. Journal of applied physiology. 2006 Jan 1;100(1):286-93.
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Sitnick M, Bodine SC, Rutledge JC. Chronic high fat feeding attenuates loadâ€induced hypertrophy in mice. The Journal of physiology. 2009 Dec 1;587(23):5753-65.
