Dr. Brittany Edgett
Positions
Assistant Professor
Faculty of Kinesiology
Contact information
Location
Office: KNB422
Background
Educational Background
PhD Mitochondrial Biology, Queen's University, 2017
MSc Exercise Physiology, Queen's University, 2012
BSc Human Kinetics Saint Francis Xavier University, 2010
Biography
Dr. Brittany Edgett is an integrative exercise physiologist interested in sex differences and the physiological and molecular mechanisms underlying exercise intolerance and metabolic adaptations to exercise. Her lab uses a variety of techniques in physiology, molecular biology, protein biochemistry, and histology using an animal-to-human research approach to study the interplay between various organ systems that regulate aerobic capacity and how this differs in men and women.
Research
Areas of Research
- Cardiac Function
- Cardiometabolic Disease
- Energy Metabolism
- Erythropoiesis
- Exercise Physiology
- Mitochondrial Function
- Muscle Physiology
- Sex Differences
- Substrate Availability
Participation in university strategic initiatives
Courses
| Course number | Course title | Semester |
|---|---|---|
| KNES 673 | Exercise Physiology | Fall 2024 |
| KNES 485 | Skeletal Muscle Properties | Winter 2025 |
Awards
- Killam Postdoctoral Fellowship, Killam Trusts, Dalhousie University. 2018
- Early Career Author Prize Runner Up, Experimental Physiology. 2016
- Alexander Graham Bell Canada Graduate Scholarship Doctoral Award, NSERC. 2014
Publications
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