Easing the physiological load of competitive endurance cycling with protein ingestion during exercise

Dr Tanja Oosthuyse is an honorary lecturer in the Division of Physiological Sciences at UCT and an honorary researcher for Wits School of Physiology. Tanja completed her undergraduate and postgraduate studies in the School of Physiology at Wits. Her PhD investigated the effect of the menstrual cycle on exercise performance and metabolism using stable isotopic tracers and was supervised remotely by A/Prof Andrew Bosch. Tanja currently resides in Cape Town and conducts research within the HPALS Research Centre. Tanja’s current research focus includes nutrition, metabolism and performance in competitive cyclists while considering concerns for long-term cardiac and bone health, with additional insights of sex-specific and menstrual phase-specific effects. In keeping with these research interests, Tanja is also an avid mountain biker.