Kenneth Wilund, Ph.D.

• Assistant Professor
• Department of Kinesiology and Community Health
• College of Applied Health Sciences
• University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
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• Degree
• Ph.D., Kinesiology, University of Maryland, 2000
• Area of Professional Interest
• Professor Wilund’s area of interest is exercise science.
• Research Interests
• Professor Wilund’s research examines the effect of exercise training and dietary modifications on diseases associated with abnormal cholesterol metabolism. He is investigating the effect of endurance exercise training on the development of cardiovascular disease and cholesterol gallstones in mouse models of these diseases. Additionally, he is also interested in assessing the impact of endurance exercise training and dietary macronutrient manipulations on plasma sterol levels, and novel markers of coronary atherosclerosis, calcification, and the metabolic syndrome.
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• Awards, Academic and Professional Honors
• NIH post-doctoral fellowship in Cardiology, Department of Molecular Genetics, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center; Dallas, TX; 2000–2004
• NIH/NIA predoctoral fellowship, Department of Kinesiology, University of Maryland; College Park, MD; 1999–2000
• Membership in Phi Alpha Epsilon (local honor society for the College of Health and Human Performance), University of Maryland; College Park, MD; 1998–2000
• Publications
• See curriculum vitae for list of publications, proceedings, books, and articles.
• Professional Associations and Certifications
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