Andrew M Jones PhD DSc is Professor of Applied Physiology at the University of Exeter, UK. He is one of the world’s leading experts in the physiology of endurance sports, having studied the determinants of, and limitations to, endurance exercise performance for more than 30 years. Andy has published >370 peer-reviewed scientific articles and is one of the world’s most cited researchers in the sport sciences with ~40K citations, h-index of 109 and i10 of 311 (Google Scholar). Andy is Editor-in-Chief of the ACSM’s flagship journal, Medicine & Science in Sports & Exercise, and a member of the editorial boards of several other leading journals in the exercise sciences. Andy received ACSM’s prestigious Citation Award in 2020, accepted an honorary doctorate from the Free University of Brussels in 2023, and is an elected member of the Executive Board of the European College of Sport Science. Andy has a keen interest in the translation of sports science research to aid elite sports performance and is himself a former international distance runner who still holds UK junior age best performances at 10K and the half marathon.

Paul E. Wischmeyer, MD, EDIC, FCCM, FASPEN is a critical care, perioperative and nutrition physician who serves as a Tenured Professor of Anesthesiology and Surgery at Duke University School of Medicine. He also serves as the Associate Vice Chair for Clinical Research in the Dept. of Anesthesiology & Director of the Nutrition Team at Duke Hospital. Finally, he is the founder and Director of the Duke Clinical Nutrition Fellowship. Dr. Wischmeyer’s clinical and research focus is helping patients prepare and recover from critical illness and surgery. His research interests include surgical and ICU nutrition and exercise rehabilitation therapy, parenteral nutrition and personalized nutrition trials, perioperative optimization, post-illness muscle mass and functional recovery, and the role of probiotics/microbiome in illness. Dr. Wischmeyer receives significant ongoing funding from the National Institutes of Health, Department of Defense and Industry Sponsors. He has received numerous awards for his work from national and international societies, including the Jeffrey Silverstein Award and Memorial Lecture for Humanism in Medicine from the American Delirium Society, the John M. Kinney Award for the most significant contribution to the field of general nutrition, and the Stanley Dudrick Research Scholar Award of the American Society for Parenteral and Enteral Nutrition (ASPEN). He has >215 publications (H index-74 and >50 papers with >100 citations) in critical care, nutrition, exercise, probiotics/microbiome and perioperative care, including publications in New England Journal of Medicine. He has been an invited speaker at numerous national/international medical meetings, delivering over 1000 invited presentations in his career.

Dr. Scott Forbes is an associate professor and Chair in the department of Physical Education Studies at Brandon University and an adjunct professor in the faculty of Kinesiology and Health Studies at the University of Regina in Canada. Dr. Forbes is a certified sport nutritionist through the International Society of Sports Nutrition (ISSN), and a clinical exercise physiologist and high-performance specialist through the Canadian Society for Exercise Physiology (CSEP). Dr. Forbes has published over 120 peer-reviewed manuscripts and 5 book chapters. His research examines various nutritional (e.g., creatine and protein) and exercise interventions to enhance muscle, bone, and brain function in a variety of populations, including athletes and aging adults.

Update and News on Creatine Supplementation Graduated and obtained a doctorate from the School of Physical Education and Sport at USP and completed post-doctoral studies in Sciences at the Faculty of Medicine at USP. Coordinator of the Laboratory for Evaluation and Conditioning in Rheumatology (HCFMUSP) and the Research Group in Applied Physiology & Nutrition (FMUSP). Head of the Medical Investigation Laboratory in Rheumatology (LIM-17, FMUSP). Member of the Center for Lifestyle Medicine (CMEV, FMUSP). Former Associate Professor in the Department of Biodynamics of Human Movement at the School of Physical Education and Sport at USP (2010-2018). Associate Professor in the Department of Clinical Medicine at the Faculty of Medicine at USP (since 2018). Visiting Professor at Nottingham Trent University (UK) and Waikato Institute of Technology (NZ). Associated Researcher at the Food Research Center (FoRC USP) and the Center for Advanced Research in Food and Nutrition (NAPAN USP). Associate Editor of the British Journal of Sports Medicine. Co-creator of the scientific dissemination channel Ciência inForma. Member of the Science and Society Coalition. Research interests include: exercise physiology; lifestyle medicine.

Registered Dietitian, Senior Researcher Coordinator at APC Microbiome – University College Cork (2022- 2024) and Associate Professor at Federal University of Goiás under the prestigious CNPq Research Productivity Grant – level PQ1 (Brazil). Postdoc fellow of the Human Nutrition Research Unit at the University of Alberta (2018). Advisor for the Nutrition Area for the Coordination for the Improvement of Higher Education Personnel (CAPES), an ad hoc advisor of the National Council for Scientific and Technological Development (CNPq), for the Foundation of Research Support of the Goias State (FAPEG), and for the Foundation of Research Support of the Federal District (FAPDF). Associate Editor of Clinical Nutrition ESPEN, PlosOne, and Biomed Research International. Twelve years’ experience in conducting randomized clinical trials exploring dietary interventions including dietary supplements in individuals diagnosed with chronic diseases and athletes. The main focus of my current research program is to explore the relationship among dietary interventions, metabolism, and gut microbiome.

Professor at the School of Applied Sciences at Unicamp. Bachelor in Sports Sciences and Nutrition at the University of Sao Paulo. Master and PhD in Science at the University of São Paulo. Post-doctorate at the Rheumatology Assessment and Conditioning Laboratory at School of Medicine – University of Sao Paulo. Post-Doctorate at Centre of Inflammation and Metabolism/Centre of Physical Activity Research – University of Copenhagen – DN. Main research lines are sports nutrition; therapeutic effects of physical exercise, inflammation and exercise.

Bachelor's degree in Nutrition from the Autonomous University of Yucatán, certified nutritionist by the Mexican College of Nutritionists, AC. Master's degree in Nutrition and Dietetics with a specialization in Nutrigenomics and Functional Foods, Master's degree in Advances in Food Safety, Master's degree in Chemical Sciences, and Doctorate in Chemical and Biochemical Sciences from the Autonomous University of Yucatán. He is an active member of the Spanish Society of Microbiota, Probiotics, and Prebiotics, the International Society of Immunonutrition, and the Mexican College of Nutritionists. He is a pioneer and author of the books Therapeutic Model of Functional Nutrition in Obesity (2019) and Functional Nutrition and Bioactive Compounds (2021), and the most recent Leo Martinez Treaty of Functional Nutrition (2022). In the last 5 years, he has conducted approximately 200 conferences, courses, and workshops at national and international levels, supervised 8 undergraduate and postgraduate theses, has 12 scientific articles published in indexed journals, 20 book chapters in international publishers, and 7 books in the field of functional nutrition, for which he has the distinction of being a CONAHCYT level I national researcher with a research line in oxidative stress, bioactive compounds, and nutrition. Currently, he holds the position of General Director of the National Institute of Research and Education in Health and Nutrition, AC, national vice president of the Mexican College of Nutritionists. He is a professor at undergraduate and postgraduate levels and a private consultant in the area of chronic-metabolic diseases.

Dr. Georgina Gómez Salas is a professor and researcher at the Department of Biochemistry at the School of Medicine of the University of Costa Rica. She holds a Bachelor's degree in Nutrition, a Master's degree in Biochemistry, another Master's degree in Nutrition, and a Ph.D. in Sciences from the same university. In recent years, she has focused her research on studying the Nutritional Status of the Costa Rican and Latin American populations. The results of her research have been published in about 100 scientific articles in high-impact journals. Additionally, Dr. Gómez has involved undergraduate and graduate students in her research, both from the Nutrition program and other related fields. To date, she has participated in 20 postgraduate theses and 19 Final Graduation Projects. Furthermore, the results of her research have been shared with the scientific community and the general public in numerous national and international congresses, forums, and webinars, as well as with governmental authorities. Her research represents a very significant contribution to the development of knowledge and the establishment of public health policies for Costa Rican society, earning her the Clodomiro Picado Twight National Science Award in 2023.

Nidia completed her degree in Dietetics and Nutrition at the School of Dietetics and Nutrition in Mexico City. She continued her education by obtaining a Diploma in Sports Nutrition from the International Olympic Committee. She worked for over 9 years as a Nutrition Advisor at the Gatorade Sports Science Institute (GSSI) in Mexico, and also worked as a sports nutritionist with the academy teams of Club Cruz Azul, A.C. in Mexico City, where she contributed to the development of young athletes. Nidia is an ISAK Level 3 Anthropometrist and has taught multiple courses in the United Kingdom and other countries around the world. Currently, Nidia shares her knowledge as a Senior Lecturer in physiology and nutrition at the University of Stirling in Scotland. Her role not only involves educating the next generation of sports scientists, but she also leads the Master's Program in Sports Nutrition (MSc). Additionally, she is the Academic Director of the Mexican Federation of Sports Nutrition. Nidia's research focus is broad, encompassing topics such as hydration, body composition, nutrition, and metabolism in athletes and the general population. Her curiosity extends to people of all ages, and she is dedicated to advancing our understanding of human physiology in different contexts, including sports. Nidia has a particular interest in the physiology and metabolism of female athletes, and she actively participates in research projects to promote healthy aging.