Dr. Tanya Holloway

Professor

Faculty of Applied Health & Community Studies

Biography
Scholarship, Research & Creative Activities
Grants

Dr. Holloway is currently a Professor in the Kinesiology and Health Promotion degree program within the Faculty of Applied Health and Community Studies. Dr. Holloway brings a breadth of experience to Sheridan, as both a clinician and leading researcher in her field. Following her Honours BSc and MSc in Kinesiology from the University of Waterloo, Dr. Holloway pursued a clinical career at the Peter Munk Cardiac Center at the University Health Network (UHN). During this time, as the sole exercise physiologist, she led the implementation of exercise prescription for a myriad of complex cardiovascular patients, served as the Clinical Co-Chair of the Employee Wellness Committee, an accreditation team member for Cardiology, and a student mentor. Subsequent to her 10-year clinical career, Dr. Holloway returned to the University of Guelph to complete her PhD in Exercise Physiology investigating the effects of high intensity versus endurance exercise in heart failure. Following her PhD, Dr. Holloway completed two NSERC funded post-doctoral fellowships (the University of Maastricht, the Netherlands and McMaster University) investigating the effects of exercise and inactivity on protein metabolism.

Selected Publications:

Holloway TM, McGlory C, McKellar S, Morgan, A, Hamill M, Afeyan R, Comb W, Confer S, Zhao P, Hinton M, Kubassova O, Chakravarthy MV, Phillips SM. A Novel Amino Acid Composition Ameliorates Short-Term Muscle Disuse Atrophy in Healthy Young Men. Fron Nutr 2019 July 10.

Holloway TM, Morton R, Oikawa S, McGlory C, Phillips SM. Microvascular adaptations to resistance training are independent of load in resistance-trained young men. Am J Physiol Regul Integr Comp Physiol 2018.

Holloway TM, Snijders T, Kranenburg J, van Loon LC, Verdijk LB. Temporal response of angiogenesis and hypertrophy to resistance training in young men. Med Sci Sports Exerc. 2017 Aug 25.

Holloway TMand Spriet LL. Last Words for Crosstalk Opposing View: High intensity interval training does not have role in risk reduction or treatment of disease. J Physiol. 2016 Mar.

Holloway TMand Spriet LL. Rebuttal from Dr. Holloway and Dr. Spriet. J Physiol. 2015 Dec 15;593(24):5225.

Holloway TMand Spriet LL. Crosstalk Opposing View: High intensity interval training does not have role in risk reduction or treatment of disease. J Physiol. 2015 Dec 15;593(24):5219-21.

Holloway TM, Bloemberg D, da Silva ML, Simpson J, Quadrilatero J, Spriet LL. High intensity interval and endurance training cause divergent skeletal muscle adaptations in a rodent model of hypertension. AJP-Reg Integrative Physiology 2015 Jun 1;308(11).

Holloway TM, Bloemberg D, da Silva ML, Simpson J, Quadrilatero J, Spriet LL. High intensity interval and endurance training have opposing effects on markers of heart failure and cardiac remodeling in hypertensive rats. PlosOne. Feb 12, 2015. 10(3)

Holloway TM, Chessex C, Grace SL, Oechslin E, Spriet LL, Kovacs AH. A call for adult congenital heart disease patient participation in cardiac rehabilitation. Int J Cardiol. 2011;150(3):345-6.

Journal Articles

Holloway, T., Miotto, P., McGlory, C., Phillips, S. (2018). Sex differences in mitochondrial respiratory function in human skeletal muscle.American journal of physiology.Regulatory, integrative and comparative physiology, 314(6), R909-R915.
Holloway, T., McGlory, C., McKellar, S., Morgan, A., Hamill, M., Afeyan, R., Comb, W., Confer, S., Zhao, P., Hinton, M., Kubassova, O., Chakravarthy, M., Phillips, S. (2019). A Novel Amino Acid Composition Ameliorates Short-Term Muscle Disuse Atrophy in Healthy Young Men.Frontiers in nutrition, 6, 105.
Holloway, T., Spriet, L. (2015). Rebuttal from Tanya M. Holloway and Lawrence L. Spriet.The Journal of physiology, 593(24), 5225.
Holloway, T., Oikawa, S., Phillips, S. (2019). The Impact of Step Reduction on Muscle Health in Aging: Protein and Exercise as Countermeasures.Frontiers in nutrition, 6, 75.
Holloway, T., Barbeau, P., Whitfield, J., Baechler, B., Quadrilatero, J., Loon, L., Chabowski, A. (2017). alpha-Linolenic acid and exercise training independently, and additively, decrease blood pressure and prevent diastolic dysfunction in obese Zucker rats.The Journal of physiology, 595(13), 4351-4364.
Holloway, T., Morton, R., Oikawa, S., McKellar, S., Baker, S., Phillips, S. (2018). Microvascular adaptations to resistance training are independent of load in resistance-trained young men.American journal of physiology.Regulatory, integrative and comparative physiology, 315(2), R267-R273.
Holloway, T., Snijders, T., Kranenburg, J., VAN, L., Verdijk, L. (2018). Temporal Response of Angiogenesis and Hypertrophy to Resistance Training in Young Men.Medicine and science in sports and exercise, 50(1), 36-45.
Holloway, T., Dirks, M., Miotto, P., Goossens, G., Senden, J., Petrick, H., Kranenburg, J., Loon, L. (2020). Short-term bed rest-induced insulin resistance cannot be explained by increased mitochondrial H2 O2 emission.The Journal of physiology, 598(1), 123-137.
Holloway, T., Bloemberg, D., Silva, M., Quadrilatero, J., Spriet, L. (2015). High-intensity interval and endurance training are associated with divergent skeletal muscle adaptations in a rodent model of hypertension.American journal of physiology.Regulatory, integrative and comparative physiology, 308(11), 927.
Holloway, T., Spriet, L. (2015). CrossTalk opposing view: High intensity interval training does not have a role in risk reduction or treatment of disease.The Journal of physiology, 593(24), 5219-5221.
Holloway, T., Verdijk, L., Snijders, T., Kranenburg, J., Loon, L. (2016). Resistance Training Increases Skeletal Muscle Capillarization in Healthy Older Men.Medicine and science in sports and exercise, 48(11), 2157-2164.
Holloway, T., Bloemberg, D., Silva, M., Simpson, J., Quadrilatero, J., Spriet, L. (2015). High intensity interval and endurance training have opposing effects on markers of heart failure and cardiac remodeling in hypertensive rats.PloS one, 10(3), e0121138.
Holloway, T., Oikawa, S., Bahniwal, R., Lim, C., McLeod, J., McGlory, C., Baker, S., Phillips, S. (2020). Potato Protein Isolate Stimulates Muscle Protein Synthesis at Rest and with Resistance Exercise in Young Women.Nutrients, 12(5), 10.3390/nu12051235.

Grants

"Influence of a BCAA and carbohydrate sport drink on cycling time-trial performance". Sheridan College. SRCA. $10,000. January 2020.
Tanya Holloway (Co-Investigator), Tanya Holloway, Trevor Cottrell, Saro Farra.
"Effect of BioSteel on cognitive function and mood in children Committee ". Sheridan College. SRCA. $10,000. January 2019.
Tanya Holloway (Principle Investigator), Tanya Holloway, Saro Farra, Trevor Cottrell.
"The effects of potato protein on rates of myofibrillar muscle protein synthesis in young women.". Alliance for Potato Research and Education . $196,000. January 2018.
Tanya Holloway (Co-Principle Investigator), Stuart Phillips, Tanya Holloway, Chris McGlory.
"Supplementation with n-3 polyunsaturated fatty acid-enriched fish oil to mitigate skeletal muscle-disuse atrophy in older women. ". McMaster University. McMaster Institute for Research on Aging. $40,000. January 2018.
Tanya Holloway (Co-Investigator), Phillips SM, Holloway TM, McGlory C, Hawke T and Noseworthy M.
"Effects of amino acid formulation on healthy men undergoing unilateral knee immobilization". Axcella Health Inc.. $300,000. January 2017.
Tanya Holloway (Co-Principle Investigator), Stuart Phillips, Tanya Holloway, Chris McGlory.