Brian Blackburn Email and Phone Number

Dr. Brian K Blackburn is an Assistant Professor of Kinesiology and Director of the Human Performance Lab at California State University (CSU), Humboldt. Prior to CSU, Dr. Blackburn was a translational diabetes researcher in the Department of Kinesiology and Nutrition at the University of Illinois at Chicago. He also lectured in the Biology and Human Health Sciences Department at The College of Lake County. He completed an eight-year Ph.D. in Human Bioenergetics, Kinesiology, and Nutrition at the University of Illinois at Chicago. Dr. Blackburn is a published author in peer-reviewed journals, including the American Journal of Physiology and Redox Biology. Further, Dr. Blackburn is an ad hoc reviewer for the CPQ Orthopedics journal.Dr. Blackburn researches exercise physiology and metabolism under healthy and diabetic conditions. Specifically, he investigates mechanisms of obesity, insulin resistance, and diabetes, and how exercise and diet can reverse or prevent these conditions. His most recent research focuses on the crosstalk between Active Receptor for Advanced Glycation Endproducts (RAGE), Nicotinamide Adenine Dinucleotide Phosphate Oxidase (Nox2), and Negative Regulator of Reactive Oxygen Species (NRROS) in human skeletal muscle. He is an authority in the field of Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus (T2DM) and is currently developing the first Humboldt State University Obesity and Diabetes Clinic located in Northern California. His future research will focus on the role of Plant-Based diets in disease reversal and exercise performance. Dr. Blackburn has also served as a strength and conditioning specialist for professional athletes and teams for the past decade. He currently works as a lead Mixed Martial Arts (MMA) coach for two UFC fighters and specializes in speed, agility, and explosiveness training for combative athletes. Dr. Blackburn conducts strength and conditioning as well as vegan-based nutritional seminars across the country. You can follow Dr. Blackburn's work on his Vegan podcast, The Plant-based Riot, on iTunes.