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Lora Giangregorio, PhD

Lora Giangregorio, PhD

Professor and Schlegel Research Chair in Mobility and Aging, Dept of Kinesiology and Health Sciences

University of Waterloo

Lora Giangregorio, PhD is a Professor in the Department of Kinesiology at the University of Waterloo, and a Schlegel Research Chair in Mobility and Aging. She leads the Bone Health and Exercise Science Lab (BonES lab), which leads research on how to improve physical functioning and prevent osteoporotic fractures with exercise. She is a member of the Scientific Advisory Council for Osteoporosis Canada, with whom she collaborates on initiatives to improve patient and health care provider education. Dr. Giangregorio was on the leadership team that developed the 2020 Canadian 24-hour Movement Guidelines, and is leading the Exercise Working Group for the update to Osteoporosis Canada’s Clinical Practice Guidelines for the Management of Osteoporosis.

Disclosures: 

Amgen (Self) : Other Financial or Material Support (Status: Ongoing), Received honorarium for lecture in February 2022 on exercise rehabilitation for osteoporosis (Status: Ongoing)