Sylvia Santosa

Dr. Santosa is an Professor in the Department of Exercise Science at Concordia University and a former Tier II Canada Research Chair in Clinical Nutrition. Dr. Santosa joined the Department of Exercise Science in January of 2011 following a 3.5 year research fellowship at the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, MN. She earned her Ph.D. in Nutritional Sciences from McGill University and completed her dietetic internship at the McGill University Health Centers. Dr. Santosa is a registered dietitian through her membership in the College of Dietitians of Ontario. The goal of Dr. Santosa’s research program is to examine the heterogeneity of obesity, from the cell to the entire body. Her research applies techniques in biology, physiology and nutrition to study the effects of obesity that contribute to weight gain and disease.